Performance
can be arranged for group performance, a characteristic that opens up a host of educational, therapeutic and community art possibilities.
Public performance of demystifies the artist and makes visual art more accessible to the lay person. The meaning of the composition may remain a puzzle, but the physical effect of performance is positive, enticing the individual to learn more and, gain a more profound appreciation of the art form.
The challenge for the serious painter is to make their own landmark in interpreting a score. But NEA painting is as much for the novice as the professional. Because the structure is predetermined by the composer, the score enables people who would otherwise not know where to begin a painting, to participate in the most complex of visual compositions after a very short period of instruction. Thereafter, individuals can pursue the art form as deeply or as casually as desired. By using the system, it is hoped that many more people will be able to experience the challenge and aesthetic delights of artistic endeavor for the enrichment of their lives' (Graham, New Epoch Art, InterACTA No 4 1990 p 14)
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