OVERVIEW

The Six Viewpoints is a study that establishes and expands the base of performance by inquiring into the vocabulary of the basic materials that are found in the creation of all art. The Viewpoints theory involves three intertwined sections:

The SSTEMS, an interrogation of the materials; Space, Shape, Time, Emotion, Movement, and Story.

The Bridge, a set of nine philosophical interrogations into the nature of performance.

The Practice Manual, a set of practical exercises that lead the artist into a dialogue with their work process.

These three approaches presented by the Six Viewpoints combine to aid in the expansion of the artist’s process. The Six Viewpoints give artists the opportunity to approach making art from a field of knowledge that is presented in a horizontal, non-hierarchical language. The Viewpoints create a study and work process that encourages the artist to function and define themselves as “observer/participants,” trading in the traditional “creator/originator” function held in modern and classical eras.