Performing the body : a corporeal site
Author
Yücel, Erdem
Advisor
Sarıkartal, Zekiye
Date
2003Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This thesis documents a process through which the body
was realized as it exceeds its formal unity and becomes
integrated with the space. It includes works of art
produced during the process. Concepts of vision and
figure are contemplated in relation with body and space.
Arte Povera and artists associated with the movement are
studied within the framework of ‘site-specificity’ and
‘performance’. Assimilation into space is exemplified
through phenomena. Islamic ornamentation is studied in
accordance with the concepts of ‘gaze’ and ‘screen’. A
work of art is proposed as a conclusion of the process.