Parisian public performance art, if that's what you'd call it

"FAREWELL"

All of the videos are less than 4 minutes. Indulge !

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Headwar LYVE

French avant-garde craziness, bunch of gibberish and sheep bleating. Yee-haw

montage response

From reading einstein's article on montage methods, i am now much more aware of the technicality of each method and the kinds of moods the can display. One example that directly came to mind was Rocky Balboa's training montage sequence. from my own analysis I figured that this training sequence goes back and forth between metric and rhythmic montage. At times the pace at which he jogs is in beat with the music and along with the cuts making it metric, while other times, Rocky's movements go against the grain of the cuts and music making it rhythmic. This class is slowly taking away my movie watching experience because I am now much more aware of the techniques! In the best possible way though.

Theater and cruelty

The main point that I took away from Artaud was that what cinema depicts is an exact reflection of what is at the heart of our human condition -- Love, violence, crime, and madness. Artaud states that theater is something that connects with our sensibility and that It is "Unforgettable soul therapy." when done right. Artaud proposes that we reinstate theater but with an appeal to the senses first and foremost. But isn't that the current state of cinema today? -- a show that connects with the senses of the masses (which only ever really turns out to be of sight, and sound.) I understand what Artaud is ultimately striving for, but for me at least, I wasn't able to see the full scope of his game plan on how the senses were to be challenged. This lead me to wonder... What if an appeal of smell or touch were added to the atmosphere of theater? A much more engaging and original viewing experience would be created!
Artaud suggests that there is a great deal of poetry locked up in us all -- even as we trample over ourselves in our chaotic world. Poetry is the missing ingredient that needs to be engaged once more! Maybe this was Artaud's way to differentiate theater from cinema.

Detournement

What I got from this article is that detournement is basically a form of appropriation that reuses works that have already been done, but these works are changed ever so slightly so that the artist can claim it as their own work. Meaning can also be changed by detourning a work. I found this interesting because it's hard to create something totally original and the fact that artists like Duchamp used detournement to mock old traditions. I actually went and found a comic strip that sums the whole idea up. Enjoy!

Detournement

From what I grasped from this article, the concept of Detournement seems like to resemble the ideas of the Futurist. The idea of totally recreating something and removing its entire memory /  context and creating a completely new identity that will create a new embedded memory. I am also confusing the difference of appropriation and Detournement. I see them both walking on the same line by "it is in fact necessary to eliminate all remnants of the notion of personal property in this area. The appearance of new necessities outmodes previous “inspired” works. They become obstacles, dangerous habits. The point is not whether we like them or not. We have to go beyond them." Is there truly a difference between the two? 

A User’s Guide to Détournement

Seems to be exactly what the title says a guide on how to creating Détournement when woking. The authors  Guy Debord and Gil Wolman seem to believe works done using Détournement must not contain ideology as they are a commodity, but despite this they must still teach something political.