Response: The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism

http://www.peripatetic.us/classes/manifesto_futurism.pdf

The language in this is beautiful. The imagery is so well described with incredibly powerful words. I must say I was confused, but it seems like the author purposely used vagueness in this piece. Reading through the description of futurism, it is evident that these people are demanding a social change, a revolution in literature. The writing seems so powerful that I almost want to join them. Until I got to the part about burning books and destroying old cities and people. It gives me the impression that these people are a cult, and while they may have fabulous writing skills and really great ideas about new literature, they scare me a bit.
If you want a revolution, power to ya. I love people trying to change the world. In fact, I wish I had the guts and the power to do something drastic, and I hope one day I will. I totally admire people, especially artisits, who want a change and actually do something about it. It's nice when people recognize the need for change, but when people sit around and complain, it pisses me off. I love to hear about those who actually decide to do something, to contribute in whatever way they are able.
But when it comes to violence and such, I am out. Anything that adds pointless pain and suffering of the world is NOT good.

Performance Art

I thought the article was very interesting. I have never really considered the fact the performance art is the complete opposite of what most consider the "performing arts", like singing and dancing. It is interesting that a prominant characteristic of performance art is that it is in "real time", which ties it to this time based class. The author expressed extreme passion for this unique form of art, which i may never fully understand.I must admit it is true that when I think of performance art, I think of weird abstract things, like crazy naked people running into things. But, being a creative person myself, I think I can take the time to try and understand what is being portrayed and appreciate the artists' visions.

January 22

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