The world is both your brush and canvas, and the masterpiece they create, is what you call life. The readings pretty much told me that art isn’t always about putting paint to paper, but that it can be conducted through your actions and lifestyle. I am glad I read the Yoko Ono readings, they still fascinate me. It would also be interesting to see how each one interpreted each task, and was able to express/ present them creatively. I plan to collect the journals at the end of the year, and report on how each friend engaged with each task. On the weekend I asked a small group of friends to be a part of this project, where I create my own ‘Wreck this journal’ for them. I was so fascinated with this idea, that I was inspired to create my own. This project instantly reminded me of the Yoko Ono readings, where the author’s goal is to allow the reader to be the artist. The end result leaves the reader with a gallery of unique works, where they were the artist. The author, Keri, may ask the reader to tear a page in the journal, and the reader must to that. The journal contains random instructions placed on random pages of the journal that requires readers to document tasks on those selected pages.
#Yoko ono grapefruit map piece series
Basically, it’s one book from a whole series created by artist, Keri Smith. Intrigued by the images, I decided to read up on it. Art is not always about putting paint to paper, but it’s also a lifestyle.Ī few days ago, I came across tumblr images of a project called ‘Wreck this Journal’. Ono wants us to see the world through our imagination, as well as a canvas where the art is anything we do or see. As children anything, and everything is possible, that’s because we see everything we do with our imagination. In my opinion she was asking readers to revisit their childhood mindset, and ‘play a game’. I re-read the extracts over multiple times, and finally came to realise Ono’s aim with conducting these pieces. I guess all of her pieces were left for interpretation. So was she asking us to imagine we had wings, and spread them out to fly? Or was she using it as a metaphor, encouraging us to ‘fly’ in life, whatever that may mean. One of the pieces, labelled ‘Flying piece’, instructed readers to fly. I was puzzled at times because some of the pieces were physically impossible to do, which raised the idea that perhaps not everything she said was to be taken literally. Each ‘piece’ was a set of instructions that encouraged readers to engage with objects, or activities in a creative manner. They were instructions, and nothing else. Yoko Ono: Map Piece (1962) Yoko Ono never fails to astound through the use of a simplistic jovial style doused with paradoxical profound undertones. Her words were sharp, and straight to the point, she did not explain anything further in depth. The readings were structured as what I call ‘verses’, which are predominantly seen in poems, or songs. I had expectations to find an in depth conversation between her and the reader however what I found was far simpler than that. I had some background knowledge of who she was, but I didn’t know what she was about, and I was eager to hear about her artistry. I was excited to see her name appear on the list of artists we had to read up on, mainly because she was the only artist I had heard of. One reading that has stood out to me so far is the Yoko Ono “Grapefruit” extracts. However after re-reading, and discussion, the messages soon become clear.
#Yoko ono grapefruit map piece full
I sometimes struggle to make an analysis of a piece, as I don’t always have a full understanding of what the piece is about, or what message the artist is trying to convey. In 1971, they began work on “Imagine”, Lennon’s most popular solo album, named after the song partially inspired by Ono’s book “Grapefruit”.In all honesty, I will admit to finding some readings and lectures in the Exploring Creative Arts course confusing. His response? “Well, I’ll give you an imaginary five shillings and hammer an imaginary nail in.” John stated that this was the moment he and Yoko really “met,” changing the course of both their lives forever. There was an apple on sale for £200 at Yoko's exhibition, and John got the humor in her work immediately, despite not having too much knowledge about avantgarde or underground art.Īnother conceptual piece invited people to hammer a nail, but Yoko said John could only do it if he paid five shillings. The only Beatle she knew by name at the time was Ringo, because it was Japanese for “apple”.
He was a world-famous pop star, she was an avantgarde artist. Located in Masons Yard, where White Cube now stands, the Indica Gallery was famous for its VIP-heavy happenings and support of the alternative arts scene, and is incidentally where Lennon would later meet Yoko Ono in November 1966, at an exhibition of her conceptual work. *The Art Gallery Where John Lennon met Yoko Ono
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