Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Bibliography

Bibliography on Stelarc.

Stelarc’s webpage, http://stelarc.org/, (2012)
This website hold a copious amount of information on Stelarc’s career as an artist including explanations and interpretations on most of his works alongside detailed photographs and diagrams. Also found on this website is the artists biography and sources of relatable essays and quotes to characterise the artist and his motives. Being a performance artist, suitably the website contains a gallery of images of his works as well as an archive of video footage of his performances, which allowed the viewer a greater understanding of each piece and the feelings and interpretations obtained from each work.

Stelarc - The Body is Obsolete, http://www.artfilms.com.au/Detail.aspx?ItemID=220, Artfilms, (2005) – an excerpt from the film
This short excerpt contained information on the concept and notions of Stelarcs work, focusing on his interpretation on the use of his body in his art. Suspension was also addressed, developing an understanding on how Stelarc chose to come about using piercings in his pieces and the various ways he explored this suspension direction.

Stelarc - Art, Design, Future of Man, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1SPish8ZwQ Adam A. Ford (TheRationalFuture), (28-06-2011)
This was video footage of an interview with Stelarc. Being quite a long video, it held a helpful amount of information on his works and concepts directly from the artist. His manner of speech and occasional manic laughter assisted in understanding the character and artist that is Stelarc.

Still hooked after all those years, Stelarc suspends pain threshold, http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/still-hooked-after-all-those-years-stelarc-suspends-pain-threshold-20120313-1uyia.html, Ashley Crawford (The Age), (March 14, 2012)
This was an article on Stelarc’s most recent suspension piece, allowing and understanding of the happenings of the performance and a sense of the mood and audience reaction to this work. It included quotes from the artist before the performance to discover his feelings moments before the painful suspension. The image included also helped with and understanding of the layout and feel for the work.

Performer gets third ear for art, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7039821.stm, BBC News UK (11 October 2007)

Extended-Body: Interview with Stelarc, http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/stelarc/a29-extended_body.html, Paolo Atzori and Kirk Woolford

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