Valentina - Notes on Book Task

Valentina


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Works of Todeusz Kantor.
His personality is changeable, prone to be affected by fascinations, of someone who does not fear to take the risk of experimenting.

One day I saw a woman beating a carpet. There I perceived a new relation of this figure to this object, so far unknown to me. And it was not the genre scene that attracted my attention, but the character of the relation. Tha carpet was ascribed to this woman and one did not make sense without the other.
( looked at the pictured related to the writing and realizing my misunderstanding of “beating the carpet”)

From “ Performance art”
According to the London-based Scottish artist Bruce McLean, the key to entertainment was style and the key to style was the perfect pose.


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What drew you to the book?

I decided to look at all the books before choosing one. I was last to get one. I wanted to look at Calvino but it was taken. I wanted some narrative. I then went for Kantor a painter that I did not know.
The second book was “Performance art” because I recognized the cover and Calvino was still taken.

How did you approached the book?

Opened it and read the first sentence that I saw…liked and wrote it down. Searched for more writing. Found another one that I liked and that gave me the possibility to imagine it. I mean I had an image from what I read. Looked at the picture related to it. Looked through the picture while waiting for Calvino.
Second book. Recognized the cover. Flicked through it and looked at the photos. Wrote down something that make me smiled.

Did the way you approached the book different from the way you approach dancing?

Not sure about the question but no, but there many different way I could of approached the book and that I approach dancing.

How did you document your interest in the book?
Copied the parts I chosen without comments. I guess knowing I was going to share it after