Live painting
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Live painting is a form of improvisational performance art
, in which artists complete a visual art piece in a public performance, often at a bar, music concert, or public event, accompanied by a DJ or live music. The form is often contrasted with more studied fine art
compositions from the same artists, which are generally executed in an artist studio or other private space.
Artists in a number of genres have performed live painting, including famously LeRoy Neiman
creating a painting during the 1976 Summer Olympics
. In the 1990s and 2000s, live painting became a hallmark of street art
and graffiti artists.
Live painting has evolved beyond painting in situ by the impressionists, to incorporating the general public and arenas' of Modern Times. One of Australias famous exponents of 'Live Painting' performance art, Robert K Gammage has introduced the physical participation by spectators/hosts and or guests of adding imagery and colour in situ in the public domain during the event. Caitlin Beidler, an American artist of Redemption Art uses her live paintings to restore people, relationships, and communities through art. Redemption Art aims to be an effective tool in the restoration process by first creating trusting relationships through art, regardless of race, age, culture, or socioeconomic status. From these relationships, Redemption Art seeks to help bring about restoration and then transformation.
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
, in which artists complete a visual art piece in a public performance, often at a bar, music concert, or public event, accompanied by a DJ or live music. The form is often contrasted with more studied fine art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
compositions from the same artists, which are generally executed in an artist studio or other private space.
Artists in a number of genres have performed live painting, including famously LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman is an American artist known for his brilliantly colored, pseudo-expressionist paintings and screen prints of athletes and sporting events.- Early years :...
creating a painting during the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
. In the 1990s and 2000s, live painting became a hallmark of street art
Street art
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...
and graffiti artists.
Live painting has evolved beyond painting in situ by the impressionists, to incorporating the general public and arenas' of Modern Times. One of Australias famous exponents of 'Live Painting' performance art, Robert K Gammage has introduced the physical participation by spectators/hosts and or guests of adding imagery and colour in situ in the public domain during the event. Caitlin Beidler, an American artist of Redemption Art uses her live paintings to restore people, relationships, and communities through art. Redemption Art aims to be an effective tool in the restoration process by first creating trusting relationships through art, regardless of race, age, culture, or socioeconomic status. From these relationships, Redemption Art seeks to help bring about restoration and then transformation.
External links
- Live Painters Database http://www.livepainters.org
- live event performance artist