A Body of Vision

A Body of Vision PDF Author: R. Bruce Elder
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 0889203288
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 409

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Book Description
Elder examines how artists such as Brakhage, Artaud, Schneemann, Cohen and others have tried to recognize and to convey primordial forms of experiences. He argues that the attempt to convey these primordial modes of awareness demands a different conception of artistic meaning from any of those that currently dominate contemporary critical discussion. By reworking theories and speech in highly original ways, Elder formulates this new conception. His remarks on the gaps in contemporary critical practices will likely become the focus of much debate.