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This project instantly reminded me of the Yoko Ono readings, where the author’s goal is to allow the reader to be the artist. The end result leaves the reader with a gallery of unique works, where they were the artist. The author, Keri, may ask the reader to tear a page in the journal, and the reader must to that. The journal contains random instructions placed on random pages of the journal that requires readers to document tasks on those selected pages.

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Basically, it’s one book from a whole series created by artist, Keri Smith. Intrigued by the images, I decided to read up on it. Art is not always about putting paint to paper, but it’s also a lifestyle.Ī few days ago, I came across tumblr images of a project called ‘Wreck this Journal’. Ono wants us to see the world through our imagination, as well as a canvas where the art is anything we do or see. As children anything, and everything is possible, that’s because we see everything we do with our imagination. In my opinion she was asking readers to revisit their childhood mindset, and ‘play a game’.

I re-read the extracts over multiple times, and finally came to realise Ono’s aim with conducting these pieces. I guess all of her pieces were left for interpretation. So was she asking us to imagine we had wings, and spread them out to fly? Or was she using it as a metaphor, encouraging us to ‘fly’ in life, whatever that may mean. One of the pieces, labelled ‘Flying piece’, instructed readers to fly. I was puzzled at times because some of the pieces were physically impossible to do, which raised the idea that perhaps not everything she said was to be taken literally. Each ‘piece’ was a set of instructions that encouraged readers to engage with objects, or activities in a creative manner. They were instructions, and nothing else. Her words were sharp, and straight to the point, she did not explain anything further in depth. The readings were structured as what I call ‘verses’, which are predominantly seen in poems, or songs. I had expectations to find an in depth conversation between her and the reader however what I found was far simpler than that. I had some background knowledge of who she was, but I didn’t know what she was about, and I was eager to hear about her artistry. I was excited to see her name appear on the list of artists we had to read up on, mainly because she was the only artist I had heard of. One reading that has stood out to me so far is the Yoko Ono “Grapefruit” extracts. However after re-reading, and discussion, the messages soon become clear.

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I sometimes struggle to make an analysis of a piece, as I don’t always have a full understanding of what the piece is about, or what message the artist is trying to convey. Emphasizing the reciprocal way in which viewers and subjects become objects or each other, Cut Piece also demonstrates how viewing without responsibility has the potential to harm or even destroy the object of perception.In all honesty, I will admit to finding some readings and lectures in the Exploring Creative Arts course confusing. Challenging the neutrality of the relationship between viewer and art object, Ono presented a situation in which the viewer was implicated in the potentially aggressive act of unveiling the female body, which served historically as one such ‘neutral’ and anonymous subject for art. “In this performance Ono sat on a stage and invited the audience to approach her and cut away her clothing, so it gradually fell away from her body. For example here’s how our book Art and Feminism puts it: How should we regard it today? Perhaps as a work that, despite its novelty, keys into earlier artistic concerns. This work, first staged on Jat Yamaichi Concert Hall, Kyoto, examined in a disarmingly simple way, the role the female body has played in art throughout the ages. Photographer unknown courtesy Lenono Photo Archive. Cut Piece performed by Yoko Ono on Jat Yamaichi Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan.