Fluxus
Introduction
In 1963, an artist named George Maciuna came up with a rallying cry for a new art movement he called "Fluxus." It has its roots in Dada, Futurism and Surrealism, and has a strong rebellious spirit.
Charlotte Moorman
Artists
Fluxus has its heart in New York City, but it is also popular in Europe and Japan. A loose international community of artists, designers, poets and musicians has embraced it.
Nam June Paik
TV Cello wearing TV Glasses
Charlotte Moorman performing on Nam June Paik’s TV Cello wearing TV Glasses, Bonino GAllery, New York City, 1971. Photo: Takahiko Iimura. © Takahiko Iimura. Courtesy of Grey Art Gallery, New York University;
Charlotte Moorman
Charlotte Moorman grew up in Little Rock, Ark, and moved to New York in 1957. She studied classical cello at the Juilliard School of Music. Before long, she was drawn to the avant-garde music scene, where she combined two distinct styles, classical and avant-garde, into Fluxus Art.
By the mid-1960s, her collaborations with other artists were filling her life with captivating performances. For example, she plays the cello composed of television, which presents visual effects that echo the music (her Concerto for Television Cello and Video with artist Nam June Paik, 1971); and cello in hand, suspended in midair by a bunch of balloons (her Sky Kiss with artist George Maciunas, 1968-1980).
Sky Kiss
Charlotte Moorman performing Jim McWilliams’s Sky Kiss, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, April 11, 1976. Unidentified photographer, reproduced courtesy of Kaldor Public Art Projects. Courtesy of Grey Art Gallery, New York University.
Tiger is Alive
Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik is considered the father of video art - his best-known sculptures are real television sets. Nam June Paik creates impressive artwork through a combination of music, performance, technology and film.
He combined his interest in television images and large-scale connections in edgy live performance shows, including Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1989) and Tiger is Alive (2000). He also actively explored the possibilities of mass media and emerging technologies. He coined the term "electronic superhighway" in the 1970s, and he suggested that in the future, modern media technologies would connect people through a global network; In a sense, he predicted the Internet.
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Definition
Fluxus' projects are broad, often multidisciplinary, humorous, and everyday-based.In my opinion, Fluxus is confusing, experimental, and downright ridiculous. Just like when artists asked to define Fluxus, Maciunas frequently responded by playing recordings of barking dogs and geese. Fluxus like any other art is about emotional catharsis and conflict, but it is also chaotic and comical. Like a sack full of glass, dragged through a commercial center by a pregnant woman. It may seem pointless, but it is full of fascinating concepts.
Fluxus Art Performance Piece- ‘Where are you’
Legend has it that Chinese kung fu masters can tell the position of their enemies by their footsteps, so I wanted to create a false sound, in a simulated dark environment, to mimic this profound realm.
In school buildings, the friction between the floor and shoes makes a special noise. I recorded a journey and created a fake crowd by changing the volume, speed, and direction of the sound. In the video, there are no images, just a jumble of sounds.