Double Lunar Dogs (1984) is not a painting as much as a performance of painting; angry red paint and dancing brushes. Gestures created from the shoulder and torso, than from the hand. Careful respect for the edges of the paper. More like modern dance, than painting. Perhaps too personal?
What did I mean by too personal? I mean I don't know what to make of the sketched dog heads. Within the formal context of this piece, the dogs appear anomalous. Red is not a color we associate with dogs. Is she angry with her dogs? One's feelings for ones' dogs is not proper dinner table talk for adults. It's too personal.
I really enjoyed finding out about Joan Jonas, and I agree that is hard to pin down a direction of her work, it seems to start in one place and explode out in different trajectories and I loved that! Reflecting on the ‘brand ness’ and instant recognition of Yayoi Kasama’s work it highlights how opposites share space in the art world.
I wondered with Jean Jonas though if that repetitive nature or the sketching was leaning towards the quiet and contemplative rehearsal associated with performance, and I think that’s a classic example of how introversion and extroversion can work hand in hand sometimes.
I'm really interested in the connection between performance/performing and introversion. There are clearly introverts and extroverts in all walks of life, but I do wonder about the connection between creative practice of all kinds (including acting) and introversion. It may be anecdotal but I often notice it.
It’s intriguing for sure, acting is one profession where we see plenty of introverts ‘act a part’ on stage, stepping into a role or costume can help an individual to present a different version of themselves.
But there might be something else at play, stories show that generally, people enjoy acting extraverted and this does not depend on which trait (intro/extra) that person is disposed to. Studies show there’s a forecasting errors, introverts tended to be less accurate, particularly by overestimating the negative affect and self-consciousness associated with their extraverted behavior. So this may explain why introverts do not act extraverted more often
Absolutely bloody loved this video! The bit when her dog is sitting there posing for Joan whilst she is drawing her. I don't know much about Joan Jonas either, but I'm inspired to find out more now. Love her quick drawing experiments.
Double Lunar Dogs (1984) is not a painting as much as a performance of painting; angry red paint and dancing brushes. Gestures created from the shoulder and torso, than from the hand. Careful respect for the edges of the paper. More like modern dance, than painting. Perhaps too personal?
Hi Bill and welcome! What do you mean by too personal?
What did I mean by too personal? I mean I don't know what to make of the sketched dog heads. Within the formal context of this piece, the dogs appear anomalous. Red is not a color we associate with dogs. Is she angry with her dogs? One's feelings for ones' dogs is not proper dinner table talk for adults. It's too personal.
I really enjoyed finding out about Joan Jonas, and I agree that is hard to pin down a direction of her work, it seems to start in one place and explode out in different trajectories and I loved that! Reflecting on the ‘brand ness’ and instant recognition of Yayoi Kasama’s work it highlights how opposites share space in the art world.
I wondered with Jean Jonas though if that repetitive nature or the sketching was leaning towards the quiet and contemplative rehearsal associated with performance, and I think that’s a classic example of how introversion and extroversion can work hand in hand sometimes.
I'm really interested in the connection between performance/performing and introversion. There are clearly introverts and extroverts in all walks of life, but I do wonder about the connection between creative practice of all kinds (including acting) and introversion. It may be anecdotal but I often notice it.
It’s intriguing for sure, acting is one profession where we see plenty of introverts ‘act a part’ on stage, stepping into a role or costume can help an individual to present a different version of themselves.
But there might be something else at play, stories show that generally, people enjoy acting extraverted and this does not depend on which trait (intro/extra) that person is disposed to. Studies show there’s a forecasting errors, introverts tended to be less accurate, particularly by overestimating the negative affect and self-consciousness associated with their extraverted behavior. So this may explain why introverts do not act extraverted more often
oooh. This is fascinating, fascinating stuff (obviously thinking about myself in this mix here...)
Absolutely bloody loved this video! The bit when her dog is sitting there posing for Joan whilst she is drawing her. I don't know much about Joan Jonas either, but I'm inspired to find out more now. Love her quick drawing experiments.