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Flash Mob

Flash Mob. An introduction . Video . A Flash Mob: . is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse. - Wikipedia. History .

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Flash Mob

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  1. Flash Mob An introduction

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  3. A Flash Mob: is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse. - Wikipedia

  4. History • The first documented flash mob occurred in 2003 created by Bill Wasik • Since that time they have occurred in many major cities all over the world in different forms. • People have begun to use them for different purposes. (advertisement, protest, entertainment) • They are usually under 10 minutes in duration

  5. How is a flash mob organized? • Social media • Viral e-mails • Blogs • Twitter • Text messages

  6. What do they look like? • Flash mobs have been staged using some of the following: • Dance (choreographed and pre-rehearsed) • Freeze (people freeze their actions and become living statues) • Slow Mo actions or other abnormal actions • Pillow fights • Dress-up in some bizarre way

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  8. So what do these have to do with art? Flash Mobs are considered by many people to be performance art. Performance art is art in which the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular timeconstitute the work. It can happen anywhere, at any time, or for any length of time. Performance art can be any situation that involves four basic elements: time, space, the performer's body and a relationship between performer and audience. It is opposed to paining or sculpture, for example, where an object constitutes the work. - Wikipedia

  9. If Performance Art…… • is live. • • has no rules or guidelines. It is art because the artist says it is art. It is experimental. • • is not for sale. It may, however, sell admission tickets and film rights. • • may be comprised of painting or sculpture (or both), dialogue, poetry, music, dance, opera, film footage, turned on television sets, laser lights, live animals and fire. Or all of the above. There are as many variables as there are artists. • is a legitimate artistic movement. It has longevity (some performance artists, in fact, have rather large bodies of work) and is a degreed course of study in many post-secondary institutions. • • may be entertaining, amusing, shocking or horrifying. No matter which adjective applies, it is meant to be memorable. • -Taken from http://arthistory.about.com Then why could flash mobs be considered art?

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  11. Be Creative…. It’s your turn now so: Go out and make a scene

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