Netherlands<\/p>\n
Performance Art<\/p>\n
Since 2015 Guda Koster and Frans van Tartwik collaborate in their\u00a0performances. Kosters sculptures are closely related to clothing\u00a0and costumes, and after having decided to wear her sculptures\u00a0herself as a model for her photographic works, it was a logical\u00a0next step to let her sculptures come to life and do performances\u00a0as well. Frans van Tartwiik is a visual artist who has a wide\u00a0experience as a performer and musician. The sculptures used in\u00a0the performances are produced together, and together they decide\u00a0on movement, sound\/music and location.<\/p>\n
Kosters and van Tartwilks sculptures and performances bring to mind Kasimir Malevich revolutionary stage design for the Opera Victory over the sun (1913) or Oscar Schlemmers Triadic ballet(1922) in which the costumes used are more like sculptures. The aesthetic quality of Koster\/van Tartwilk’s costumes\/sculptures is important: they are made meticulously and the\u00a0fabrics used contribute to their fresh and colorful appearance.\u00a0Each costume has a distinct character, and humour and\u00a0exaggeration are never far away. Apart from what the “Living\u00a0Sculptures” look like, there are also (mostly subtle) references to\u00a0themes like (over)consumption, identity, (in)equality, architecture,\u00a0and art.<\/p>\n
In the 60’s and 70’s performance artists like Vito Acconci, Marina\u00a0Abramovic and Yoko Ono confronted their audiences in the most\u00a0radical ways possible. The artists’ body was literally used as a\u00a0material. Closely linked with this radical use of the body was the\u00a0aspect of physical endurance. In Koster and van Tartwilk’s recent\u00a0performances like The hand that gives (2021), Coole types(2022),\u00a0or A man with many faces(2020) the interaction with the public is\u00a0an important aspect. but the performers do not seek a\u00a0confrontation. The body is not used as a material, but it remains\u00a0invisible and hidden in the sculpture. Endurance can be important.<\/p>\n
Since 2017 many of Koster and van Tartwijks performances took\u00a0place on carefully selected locations on streets, squares or parks\u00a0in Dutch, German or French cities. The sculptures\/performers\u00a0move and act: they chant, dance and speak. The amazed passers-by may wonder what the true nature of these appearances is: are\u00a0they machines, performers, male or female?<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4245,"template":"","class_list":["post-6057","artist_in_residence","type-artist_in_residence","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a4artmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist_in_residence\/6057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a4artmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist_in_residence"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a4artmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artist_in_residence"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.a4artmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a4artmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}