Fluxus ch.3

Chapter 3 about Fluxus explored the relationship, as Higgins mentioned, “between Fluxus and three other major movements of the 1960s and 1970s: Happenings, conceptual art, and pop art” (105). Each movement has its own uniqueness however, they also have similarities. Both Fluxus and Happenings were described by Kaprow as “avant-garde lifelike art” (108). With conceptual art, Fluxus artists produced some of the first conceptual arts such as the Event scores. In addition, pop art like Fluxus challenged the idea of original art works. But as Higgins has explained, Fluxus has influenced these other movements however, it has gained no recognition for its influence. This form of art is unique. For example, the Blink video clip that we watched in class wasn’t creative, but it did have a purpose. As I was starring at the screen, my eyes soon started to blink everything the white screen flashed and then my eyes would stop blinking when the black screen showed up. This piece dealt with the viewers perception and how his/her eyes were registering the image. The Fluxus art works are weird, but unlike the art we’re normally used to.