Joan Jonas (9)

Joan Jonas was born in New Year in the year 1936. She is a pioneer of and performance art and is considered one of the most important female artists ti emerge in the 60's and 70's. She started off as a sculptor and changed her style a few years later. During these years, Jonas also worked modeling mythological heroes like Icarus, as well as studying dance. She mixed performances with props and mediated images.

Jonas made Vertical Roll, a twenty minute black and white tape; which shows Jonas masked and naked, with her head to the horizontal to the bottom of the roll (of the tape).

Hmm Joan Jonas's work was interesting.. Creepy, yet interesting. To be honest, I got nervous watching this video, but I can't put my finger on it. The picture below also scares the hell out of me and I still don't know why.. I'm thinking the black and white has a lot to do with it. No color makes all the art look very mysterious and strange.