patina_paws

So I'm an artist (illustrator) and I went to art school and saw a bit of performance art, but I just don't get it. Why do you do it? What are you trying to accomplish? Do you feel like you actually do accomplish your goals? Do you think this is the best/ only way of doing accomplishing them? Or do you do it, mostly because you like to shock people and interact with them?

I'm wondering why you think your fear of wild animals is irrational? I think it's very rational, there are a lot of animals that can easily kill you. Wild animals have killed humans plenty of times.

I have to admit that I'm now seeing the psychological intrigue in this. Not in all performance art I've seen, but in this one at least. It helps to have the camera to catch the reactions. As you said you see the difference between men and women and various ages. That can tell you something about a person, it can help decipher differences in gender, generations, etc...

So you don't have a certain reaction that you're trying to provoke? Most of the time in paintings, we have a goal to make the viewer feel a particular way, to translate a message/story/point to them. Is your goal to do something shocking and out there and then try to decipher the meaning from the reaction of the audience? To me I'm mostly left a little confused, also if I was there I would feel a little uncomfortable with your nudity (not too much though cause I'm used to doing a lot of nude figure drawing classes), but I would almost feel like I'm raping you in way, if I were to have control of your body and force you into poses. I wouldn't want to do it. I don't feel like I have the right to control what you or your girlfriend do. I suppose that is a reaction that you're looking for. One that you might be interested in.