A tall, lanky young man in his 20’s passes a giant, white balloon-ball to a tall, lanky young woman in her 20’s. Her dark black hair flows through the wall just like the white balloon ball being passed to her. She then sits down on a plain lonely couch completely isolating herself by passing the ball back to the lanky man. As his scrawny, veiny hands catch the ball he passes it back to the unknown woman. They play this minute long game of catch until he breaks the ice by sitting next to her on the couch. The couch isn’t lonely anymore. Not only does it have a man and a woman sitting on it but also a pure white innocent ball that bonds these two strangers together. No one has spoken yet. Both of them leave the couch and decide to sit near a blank white wall gazing at it endlessly. Their muscular backs along with their bare behinds face the camera representing Adam and Eve. Unexpectedly they tumble backwards back into the couch where they first met. The cameraman decides to record their calm faces more closely as they being to pass the ball again. The ball bounces back to a mysterious unknown surface that bounces back to each partner. The man and woman have not shown human emotions as if they were trained to do so. The woman begins to now push the ball with her two sweaty palms and places her arms on the couch’s arm rests and sits her six-pack body down. Her laughter begins showing that she enjoys this stranger’s company and their playful game of catch. Her legs gracefully bend as she takes tiny slow steps on the couch cushions approaching the man. This serene connection is drawn as they hold the ball together shuffling back and forth, while the man takes the lead in this sensual dance. While the audience waits for one to make a move, the pubic genitals are focused on the screen letting viewers understand that this story is about sexual nature.
Hi Victoria,
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful, well-described, attentive piece of writing about art. Thank you for this! Scrawny... veiny... dark... six-pack... these are outstanding details.
You might want to add some attention to the medium of the artwork described. For example: You could add more details about Yvonne Rainer's camerawork. What does it mean that this is a film, not a photograph, and not a live dance? How are repeated gestures used?
Also, in future work, you might consider how the work you observe relates to work you want to make? You might embrace the art you describe as inspiration for future projects.
The part about Adam and Eve sticks out a little bit. Perhaps you could move this observation to the end of your piece and expand on how you make this this connection.
Let me know if you have any further thoughts of questions.
Marcus