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| SHOUT DOCUMENTS | ARTIST PAGE 3 July 2009 |
ANTHONY SCHRAG |
ARTISTS INFORMATION 10 JUNE 2009 Anthony Schrag |
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| Anthony Schrag: I have always been interested in the phenomenological, and my work always considers the physical sensations of the body at the core rather than a lens of representational intellect and/or schooling relating to art and its contexts. The work often takes the form of solo performances, interactive installations, publications, interventions, sculptures as well as a variety of other strategies to explore these notions. I am not a particularly good artist, but I do have a lot of fun. I'm not sure if admitting that makes me a better artist, or worse. Either way, I look to subvert an expected physical experience by altering how the social, political and creative intersect in the hopes that an alternate reading of a physical experience will give birth to new meanings or new knowledge or shifts in perception. When working this way, I am aiming to return the body to the locus of the art experience, rather than any abstracted notion, notions that rely so heavily on training, culture, class and education. Some of my ridiculous projects have included falling walls, sticky floors, firing myself out of giant catapults, kidnapping city councillors, climbing buildings and blowing things up. The impulse for this type of work comes from an interest in theories related to socially engaged practices and inviting a wide spectrum of the public into a shared, cultural debate. I have received some awards, had some shows and been on a bunch of residencies, and not all in one country. The artist Nathalie De Briey once referred to my practice as 'Fearless'. The writer Marjorie Celona once said: ‘Anthony, you have a lot of ideas. Not all of them are good.' | |
Video/performance interaction. |
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