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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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PLAY CYCLE >< CREATIVE CYCLE
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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 

https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/catching-the-big-fish-meditation-consciousness-and-creativity.html

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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

Paul McCarthy - Spinning Room, 2008

Artist's Website : https://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/2796-paul-mccarthy

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The full show this work is a part of: 

https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/paul-mccarthy-central-symmetrical-rotation-movement-short/

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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
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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 

https://www.samgurry.com/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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Daphne Rosenthal - The Forgetting of Objects, 2014

Artist's Website: https://www.daphnerosenthal.eu/

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Other Notable Playful Works:

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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Other Notable Playful Works:

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: 

https://wegmanworld.typepad.com/wegman_world/

PLAY FRAME >< ART CONCEPT

PLAY FRAME >< ART CONCEPT

Pes - Western Spaghetti, 2008

Artist's Website: https://pesfilm.com/

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Other Notable Playful Works: 

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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Huntress Janos - Various Works

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Artist's Website

https://huntrezz.com/

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Other Notable Playful Works:

Virtual Garments: 

https://huntrezz.com/virtual-garments

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Filters: 

https://huntrezz.com/filters

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See in all Directions: 

https://huntrezz.com/360-Vision

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PLAY FLOW >< CREATIVE FLOW

PLAY FLOW >< CREATIVE FLOW

Peter Millard - Boogodobiegodongo, 2013

Artist's Website http://hellopetermillard.com/

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Other Notable Playful Works:

Hogan https://vimeo.com/38582873

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Related Articles: 

http://www.edgeofframe.co.uk/peter-millard/

SOURCES & BONUS INFO

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Here is also some archival footage of Jackson Pollock Painting from SFMOM.org

https://www.sfmoma.org/watch/jackson-pollocks-drip-painting-process/

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE >< ART CRITIQUE

PLAY IS THE WORK

Paullie Nielsen - The Model for a Qualitative Society, 1968

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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

PLAY IS THE WORK
PLAY + ART + ACTIVISM
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