ART21 Response

 Joan Jonas

https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/joan-jonas-drawings-short/

Expressive, Meditative 


Repetition- A reoccurring element of dots in the background of this work creates unison and connection between the two bodies.

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/joan-jonas-untitled-from-circular-revision-video-performance-in-conjunction-with-joan-jonas-rformance-video-galerie-der-stadt-stuttgart-2000-2001

Organic line/shape- This work is a collection of organic lines and strokes that are unique and expressive standing alone. When put together, they form a suggested shape of a fish.  
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/joan-jonas-searobin-maybe














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