The Art Of Performance Art: Marina Abramovic

When I first read about Marina Abramovic, I found her performance art can be both shocking and hold the attention of one. Her work ranges in physical intensity, emotional exposure, and sadness. Marina Abramovic work is about self abuse, self discipline, and unreasonable punishment and great courage. Through the conditions she puts herself and her audience in her performance. In my opinion, I feel Marina Abramovic and my main goal as an artist is not only to completely change the way art is seen by the public, but to push the performance the same line as fine art.

Marina Abramovic was born in Belgrade, Capital of Yugoslavia on November 30, 1946. Many people asked her where she is from, she replied “I came from a country that no longer exists” (Abramovic). Her parents, Danica Rosie and Vojn Abramovic, were Communist partisans in World War II. Her parents held high positions in Josip Broz Tito’s government. The strictness of their jobs were carried over into their personal lives, running their house in military standards. Marina Abramovic mother frequently rejected and beaten Abramovic for seeking attention from her. Abramovic mother also helped her “gain her lion-hearted sense of self mastery and Communist determination” in her performances. She was raised most of her childhood by her grandmother. Marina Abramovic had very strange and bizarre dreams which had her wondering the meaning behind them. Her grandmother would sit her down and explain in her best ability to define her dreams with religion logic. Abramovic grandmother helped her creativity expand and influence her performances.

What do I see in her performance? Her art performance “The Artist is Present” is the first career exhibition the MoMA under took for a performan...

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...earance. Not only has Marina Abramovic been influenced, she also has influenced others. She influenced music artist like Lady Gaga. Marina Abramovic helped Lady Gaga with personal issues during her retreat. She also influenced Jay-Z. She gave him advice for a music video called “Picasso baby”. Not only did she give him advice, she became a part of the music video. Many artist enjoy her work, other artist believe she sold herself to the music industry. She has gain more artist to enjoy her work in the music and critic world.

Marina Abramovic work is about self abuse, self discipline, and unreasonable punishment and great courage. Through the conditions she puts herself and her audience in her performance. In my opinion, her main goal is not to only completely change the way her performance is seen by the public, but to push the performance the same line as fine art.