Leveling Up Review (Andrea Terrasa)

The projections displayed in Leveling Up did not effectively contribute to the progression of the story. Throughout the entire play, different characters played different video games. The projection in the background was stagnant and did not change or show the games that the actors were playing. The moving projection intended to display the game one specific character was playing, but it was the only game displayed throughout the entire play. I did not understand why this specific game was more important to display than the other games that were played by everyone in the cast. The projection supplemented the narrative because it gave the audience a chance to see what the gamers were talking about and it made them more relatable. I think the lack of consistency of the projections made it seem like it was just put in the play for the sake of having a projection. 

The projection was not in style with the rest of the production. It was not youthful or stimulating like the rest of the play. The colors chosen for the projection were dark and the moving figures did not possess distinguishing faces. The characters in the projection did not walk, but hovered around to move. The explosions in the projection were stimulating and colorful. There was a disconnect between the projection and the actor playing the game because lights flashed in his face, but the screen that he was supposedly looking at was projected behind him. This did not make sense. Overall, I think the show would have benefitted from the inclusion of projections for each of the games the characters played.

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Dada Fluxus

Dada known as the 20^th Century Avant -grade European movement that started in 1916 in Switzerland, utilizes many different concentrations of fine arts to discard any standards of art and to stimulate anti war politics. Fluxus, which was inspired in the 1960s by this movement, is an international group of artist that are known for emerging artistic/creative mediums into one intermedia.

 By the leadership of George Macinuas, they participated in Neo- dada noise music, which was a blend of audio and visual art together.

Dada and Fluxus - Andrea Ward

Dada was a 20^th century European avant-garde art movement that began in Switzerland in 1916 and became international. It utilized visual arts, graphic design, theatre, art theory, art manifestoes, poetry, and literature to reject previous standards of art and to promote anti-war politics. Eventually the movement inspired other movements, including surrealism, Nouveau realism, pop art, and Fluxus.

Fluxus is an international group of artists known for blending different mediums of artistic media during the 1960s. Under the direction of George Maciunas, they have participated in the Neo-Dada noise music and have worked to merge audio and visual art together. Fluxus is also known as intermedia.

Dada and Fluxus

Dada was an art movement of the European Avant-Garde in the early 20th Century. It was born out of negative reaction to the horrors of World War 1. This was an international movement and was started by a group of artists and poets associated with the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich. Dada rejected reason and logic, prizing nonsense, irrationality and intuition. Dada demonstrated anti-war and anti-bourgeois politics through visual arts, literature, poetry, art manifestoes, art theory, theatre, and graphic design. I believe this movement was an integral part of the spark of creativity in art and design we know today.

Fluxus comes from Dada roots and is essentially a network of artists. It developed its 'anti-art' and anti-commercial aesthetics under the leadership of George Maciunas. Fluxus also consisted of avant-garde performances, often spilling out into the streets of various places where shows were held. The artists involved in this movement have been active in Neo-Dada, noise music, visual art, and more. It seems that Fluxus is basically the modern version of the Dada,  and I am glad that the spunk and absolute raw creativity of the Dada movement is being continued today. I am inspired by this type of work!

Dada and Fluxus Response

Dada was a European avant-garde movement occurring in the 20th century that supposedly originated in Swizterland. The group formed as a response to World War I and all of the negative connotations that came with it. They focused on anti-war politics and promotions and continued to reject current "rules" about art.

Fluxus stemmed from Dada. Flusus stems from a Latin word defined as "flow" to show the main purpose of the group: to flow between different mediums to make a statement. It is a group of artisits that combine different aspects, styles, and forms of art and media to make a statement about breaking the "rules" and "ideal image" of what art can be defined as. They attempt to define art in new ways.

Dada and Fluxus

Dada is a European avant-garde art movement of the 20th century. Formed because of the horrors of World War I, the movement valued nonsense and irrationality. Dada was based on anti-war politics and was adamant about rejecting existing art standards. Dada laid the groundwork for abstract art and Fluxus. Fluxus is Latin word meaning "flow". It's a network of artists who combine different art styles and media from the 1960s. The movement is based on "anti-art" ideals, it continues to push the limits and definitions of art today.

Dada and Fluxus

Dada is an avant-garde artistic movement through Europe and influencer of Fluxus. Dada was born during the 20th century out of the anti-war feelings of World War I. Dada's anti war feelings manifested through their rejection of the artistic standard and culture. Neo Dada,similar to Dada, focus on the work of the art produced rather than the actual creating. Fluxus is a festival of the collaboration of many different forms of artists that used this idea and "anti-art"/ "anti-commercialism" ideas. It was a new way to look at art and creating. It challenged artists and pushed new limits.

DaDa and Fluxus

DaDa was an informal international movement in Europe and North America. DaDa, or dadism, was a movement that was said to have began in Switzerland in 1916 and soon after spread to Berlin. However the height of the American DaDa was a year earlier, in New York. It was stated to have been brought on from the negative reactions of World War I. It was a rejection of the prevailing standards of the arts of the time by facilitating an anti-art movement of sorts that encompassed things like visual arts, art theory, and literature, to name a few. DaDa activities include public gatherings, demonstrations, and publications of art. Fluxus in latin means "flow" and was a group of artists and composers in the 1960's known for mixing different artistic media. Like DaDa, it developed as an "antit-art" movement.  

Dada and Fluxus

Dada was an avant-garde art movement in the early 20th century that spread throughout Europe. It is suggested that the movement originated in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916. Dada was formed out of the negative reaction to WWI and was begun by a group of poets and artists associated with the Cabaret Voltaire. This movement involved visual arts, literature, poetry, art manifestoes, art theory, theatre, and graphic design. It was also known for being anti-bourgeois as well as anti-war, and associated itself naturally with the radical left political parties. Dada is also known for laying the foundation for what would become Fluxus.

Fluxus, from the Latin word for "flowing," consists of many different artists, designers, and musicians who are noted for merging different disciplines and artistic mediums. This movement was most popular in the 1960s, and is often also known as intermedia. Its Avant-Garde style is known for being the "Anti Art" movement under the leadership of George Maciunas. Artists from this movement include Joseph Beuys, Yoko Ono, and Nam June Paik. The main influence-rs on the development of Fluxus were John Cage and his experimental music of the 1950s and Marcel Duchamp, whose Fountain broke the mold for what true 'art' could be.