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Artist Statement:
An experimental performance with the 6 exoskeleton arms, attached together with a bendable sprung backbone with brushes bolted to the end of the arms that are dipped in to four buckets with acrylic paint and then in gestured body movements the exoskeleton applies to a 10ft x 9ft canvas.
‘When wearing this exoskeleton one is reacquainted with the ability of the movement the human body and its capability to make elaborate jesters, also how the body is forced to redefine its parameters with the integration of this new found skin’.
In contemporary western culture it is not deemed unusual to communicate only using the means of social networking sites, email or mobile phones. Through these means communication has become more accessible; however there are some senses in the wake of technological advancement which are becoming obsolete to communication, such as touch and smell, (face to face contact). This performance aims to experiment with the human body’s parameters and its awareness of the prosthetics and the identifiable imprint that resonates upon our environment.
Build up:
Had trouble with the extra two arms needed to add belts to stop pulling away from back.
The additional belts seem to add the support required.
Outcome:
There are many options for the exoskeleton to develop ( view, interaction, different and larger arms, more inventive, small gestures, more canvases) design works well positive reaction. However on its own without the other performances does the meaning become blurred? What would need to change to make the meaning clear? Does the meaning need to be clear? Is the only theoretical element that matters, the idea of prosthetic parameters?The main theoretical element needs to be dissected and isolated.
Resonate: proposed idea for a future show. The paintings themselves are interesting and deliver their own show (experiment with thermal reactive paint).
http://cardiff-school-of-art-and-design.org/2014/stelarc-inspired-painting-performance/
