The author of this article brings up the truth of art and how, "The truth of art asserts itself when the work engages us and says something to us about what it means to be ourselves in the world." I can see how this can be connected to performance art. Performance art is meant to express human emotions and show how the human body interacts with environments. It engages an audience and tells us about ourselves in the world. This is when the truth of the art comes out. People can connect to the performance. They can see themselves or others in the shoes of the performer or in their imagination.
I like this aspect of performance art, the interaction with the audience and the connection you can make with them. A lot of the performance art that I have seen I could connect with or imagine someone who could connect with it. A lot of the performances can create extreme emotional fluctuations in viewers because of how strong they can be.
Many performance pieces are duration pieces, many of which I do have a problem with. Although most of them need that duration to prove a point or say what they want to say, some are plain boring. The one I have selected is far from boring and is extremely entertaining. It incorporates sounds and artistic talent along with the performance aspect, in front of a live audience.
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