erica larsen-dockray
Games Play and Performance
Companion Page for
PLAY + ART
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THIS LIST...
This page is built off of a companion I created for a presentation I delivered on Intersections of Play, Art and Identity so you will see sections that still reflect those of that talk. Because we have already discussed many of the play concepts I've decided to leave them in these sections.
There are artists that we talked about in class here and a few that we weren't able to get too. Please take some time to view at least those we discussed in class and add to the corresponding discussion in canvas.
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*high fives*
PLAY CYCLE >< CREATIVE CYCLE
SOURCES
Lancashire County Council Play Cycle
http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/viewdoc.asp?id=128864
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Drawing on the Artist Within by Betty Edwards
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/680042.Drawing_on_the_Artist_Within
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Unpacking the Creative Process
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/the-four-lenses/9781118947319/Pt4_Chapter5.html
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Creativity Portal The 4 Stages of the Creative Process
https://www.creativity-portal.com/bc/four.steps.of.creativity.html#.X2TtfJNKjGK
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity by David Lynch
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FURTHER READING
Children's Scrapstore - The Play Cycle: Observing & Understanding Play by Claire Sands
https://www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/blog/2013/10/parents-4-play-play-cycle.html
PLAY AND ART
Nancy Holt & Richard Serra - Boomerang, 1974
Charley Friedman - Talisman (2017)
Artist's Website : https://www.charleyfriedman.com
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Other Notable - Playful works:
A Brief History of Performance Art (2013):
https://www.charleyfriedman.com/discounted-performances/view/374941/1/374962
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PLAY QUE >< ART CUE
Sam Gurry - Gutterball, 2016
Artist's Website : https://www.samgurry.com/
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Other Notable - Playful works:
Saint Victoria's Incorruptible Body
Sam also is part of a group that performs Magic Lantern & Noise Duo which are super fun:
https://www.samgurry.com/saint-victorias-incorruptible-body
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Film
The Biggest Wad is Mine
Bjorn Melhus - Deadly Storms, 2008
Artist's Website: https://melhus.de/
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Other Notable - Playful works:
Just about all of his work but these are others I am most familiar with
No Sunshine https://melhus.de/no-sunshine/
Captain https://melhus.de/captain/
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Stefan Draschan - People Matching Artworks, 2015

Artist's Website: https://stefandraschan.com/
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People Touching Artworks:
https://stefandraschan.com/2017/10/22/people-touching-artworks/
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People Sleeping in Museums:
https://stefandraschan.com/2015/12/11/people-sleeping-in-museums/
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Related Articles:
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Daphne Rosenthal - The Forgetting of Objects, 2014
Artist's Website: https://www.daphnerosenthal.eu/
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Him and Her:
https://www.daphnerosenthal.eu/Now-on-view
Meanwhile, looking elsewhere: https://vimeo.com/90624864
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William Wegman - Stomach Song, 1970
Artist's Website: https://williamwegman.com/home/
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Two Dogs & Ball: https://youtu.be/mxsypEOXpik
Deoderant: https://vimeo.com/23930919
Randy's Sick: https://youtu.be/89TV0jpZtAk
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Related Articles:
PLAY FRAME >< ART CONCEPT
Matt MacMillan - Baby “Sings” Thunderstruck, 2020
Artist's Website:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy81mmYczgZE9O4M0sPoQDw
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The WFH Mini Boss https://youtu.be/3BQ6q6NzHMs
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How I made "Baby Ryan Sings Thunderstruck :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HubNcg-vCTg
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Related Articles:
https://www.georgetakei.com/dad-baby-sings-acdc-thunderstruck-2644845884.html
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/25/us/thunderstruck-video-baby-acdc-trnd/index.html
Maddy Kelly - Kittens Inspired by Kittens, 2008
Pes - Western Spaghetti, 2008
Artist's Website: https://pesfilm.com/
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Basically all of his films. :)
Fresh Guacamole https://pesfilm.com/pages/fresh-guacamole
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Game Over https://pesfilm.com/pages/game-over
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Human Skateboard https://pesfilm.com/pages/human-skateboard
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Miwa Matreyek - Various clips from her performances
Artist's Website http://www.semihemisphere.com/
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Myth and Infrastructure
http://www.semihemisphere.com/#/mythandinfrastructure/
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Related Articles:
https://portlandovations.org/event/miwa-matreyek-glorious-visions-in-animation/
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Huntress Janos - Various Works


Artist's Website
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Virtual Garments:
https://huntrezz.com/virtual-garments
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Filters:
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See in all Directions:
https://huntrezz.com/360-Vision
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PLAY FLOW >< CREATIVE FLOW
Peter Millard - Boogodobiegodongo, 2013
Artist's Website http://hellopetermillard.com/
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Hogan https://vimeo.com/38582873
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Related Articles:
Nicole Paris & Popz - Time, 2016
Nicole Paris YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSkZVT6Vupj7e9iIvROHV4Q
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All of their Mentor vs Apprentice Videos! :D
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Related Articles:
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nicole_paris
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https://www.npr.org/2018/07/13/628365560/a-father-daughter-bond-kept-tight-by-beatboxing
SOURCES & BONUS INFO

Here is also some archival footage of Jackson Pollock Painting from SFMOM.org
https://www.sfmoma.org/watch/jackson-pollocks-drip-painting-process/
SOURCES & BONUS INFO
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Play Wales Reflective Practice PDF - https://issuu.com/playwales/docs/reflective_practice
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FURTHER READING
Reflective Playwork: For All Who Work with Children by Jacky Kilvington, Ali Wood
https://www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/blog/2013/10/parents-4-play-play-cycle.html
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PLAY IS THE WORK
MIRANDA JULY
Artist Website
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Related Articles:
https://www.aspenartmuseum.org/exhibitions/62-stories-we-tell-ourselves
Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam
ALLAN KAPROW - HAPPENINGS

Paullie Nielsen - The Model for a Qualitative Society, 1968

http://www.thedoublenegative.co.uk/2014/01/palle-nielsen-the-model/
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The Model: A Model for a Qualitative Society (1968) Palle Nielson by Lars Bang Larsen
https://www.amazon.com/Model-Qualitative-Society-Palle-Nielsen/dp/8492505346