One thing I think both “Art as Performative Enactment” and
“The Fantasy Beyond Control” had in common is the comparison between objectivity
and subjectivity – the act of perceiving art and performance pieces in general. For example in “Art as Perfomative Enactment”
it talks about symbols and how they play a role in the art industry. Symbols, similar to those used in
mathematics, are not considered representative or expressive. When subjectivity and perception is
considered though, Hershman says reality and perception is verified by words
and visual codes, meaning symbols could mean so much more if we choose to
perceive them in a particular way.
John Cage’s 4’33’’ is very representative of the message the
two articles were conveying. This famous
piece involves 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence; if the viewer/listener were
being objective, they would simply think it is silence – nothing more, nothing
less. But if we were to listen to the
piece subjectively, the listener starts to understand that this piece is
significant for several different reasons.
Each time the piece is performed it is different because a cough from
the audience or a musician turning their sheet music is included into the
piece, yet the piece as a whole is performed in the exact same way. It has brought up the question “what is sound?”
similar to the question “what is art?” and both questions will likely never
have a definitive answer.
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