tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878806998874405096.post2984211308665441409..comments2024-01-17T03:48:14.553-06:00Comments on B.S. Houston Art Blog: Lazy Sunday Press Release Actionb.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00388023677187238908noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878806998874405096.post-75535518912587563872007-12-02T13:09:00.000-06:002007-12-02T13:09:00.000-06:00there will also be a performance in the big space ...there will also be a performance in the big space by Erick Michaud around 8:30. <BR/><BR/>Erick Michaud<BR/>My work moves between painting, performance, video, and drawing to develop narratives that investigate ideas of death, youth, failure, home and nostalgia.<BR/><BR/>Through performances I incorporate myself, or variations of myself, in fabricated characters (a herald of doom/death, a high school girls' basketball coach, a heavy metal teenager), to communicate observations of the shortcomings I have experienced or witnessed in my life. I use my personal experiences in order not to seem overly didactic, and to keep the element of sincerity active in the pieces. Humor is also an element present in my performances. I find that it disarms the viewer, and makes the art viewing experience a less intimidating one.<BR/><BR/>Painting inspires me as much as performance, and I give myself the freedom to use aspects of both methods to execute my ideas. Some performances use a painting as a backdrop (via green screen) to create a realm in which I develop characters. Both the painting and the finished video exist separately but can also exist together to inform one another. Other performances are live, and engage the physical world by injecting characters and their actions into an actual setting.kathkellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915802275878023041noreply@blogger.com