A Question of Language - Ruud Janssen, Marie Wintzer, Katerina NIKOLTSOU

[cheryl penn]

From Ruud Janssen - a new FLUXUS word - which brought me to the question of language - YES I KNOW - AGAIN!!!

I read somewhere that language can be seen as the ‘signature’ style of conceptual art.  From the late 1960’s there was a  breakdown in distinction between the space of the publication and the space of exhibition.  Words flew from books, publications and the printed page onto walls and canvas and land.  Language became a tool for the artist – a model for understanding art, as well as the site of new problems. Words became isolated, removed from specific contexts to roam free – here I am thinking of work like Ed Ruscha’s Electric.  Words became entities in their own right. 

SCORE : FLUXUS WORDS

By Ruud Janssen

1. Think of a new word that doesn’t exist

2. Promote it as a new word

3. Determine the meaning of the word

4. Promote the word worldwide

September 1988

Thats a LONG time to be generating a new language.

I am determining  the meaning of ZOLAI as

The study of all FLUXUS words generated by Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) beginning with the letter Z. 

REVISED ZALOP CHART

And what about our physical effects on language?  We can cut it up and block it out, substantially altering its meaning and substance with physical interference - as this work from Marie Wintzer (japan). shows. “I wrote a .. of letters and tore them all up”… What route are we taking with all this I have to wonder.  This work was sent in the context of the Dream series, but I think it suitably enhances my discussion here :-). Do you know how vocabulary has shrunk? How sad this is? I am thinking a variety of grunts seem to be taking over :-(.... I have taken to calling these works of Maire - Cut-It-Out Works :-)

The labyrinth of language?

A maze within we negotiate our way through life, Attempting to set parameters and find meaning through verbal and artistic expression.  This was supposed to be a 3-d piece – external forces interfered with the artist and words becomes embedded within and on themselves, creating an unintended palimpsest. 

For sure I  think language is user friendly - one just has make friends with it!

Language as I understand it, is a tool with social functions. It has the ability to transform as cultural situations change. We now have recognizable language that incorporates numbers – for example - the word gr8.

And then there is the formulation of new words – Trashpo? I think that was De Villo Sloan? And now its used with frequency, an accepted word form. Red/Re(a)d?

I received this Trashbook from Katerina NIKOLTSOU – again, the moving of words and items out their original context to create a new form of expression – this time in a very old, very  traditional format -  the book. 

Red Angel?

ZALOP - the original Fluxus word I received from Ruud has made an impact when one googles it - as an image or as a word. The increasing frequency with which ones uses these new words enhances the world wide promotion of them.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Hmmm, did I say anything? Ya gotta love the internet...remember how mama always said:

"Be careful what you say...think before you speak...you can never take those words back"?

Ha! I just "deleted" :-)

Now even the spell chick will be confused about all the comments ...

but then again, she is such a bimbo (as Erni...and Dark Wall know)

[cheryl penn]

Or is it Central Command? Its been so long since they've saved the world I think the canteen servings killed off all the agents...

[cheryl penn]

O :-)))- I can handle ALOT more than long teeth :-)) - you have that expression? Extraction via MI5 I think is the only solution..

[De Villo Sloan]

I need to brush up on that.

[De Villo Sloan]

You want the tooth? You can't handle the tooth!

[De Villo Sloan]

Su-PEARL-ative! She was looking rather long in the tooth, and the tooth hurts!

[cheryl penn]

DW - its rude to put pretty blonds on other peoples blogs :-))) - the spell chick I lost had no teeth - I had to send her to America for dental surgery - I have NEVER seen pearly whiles - you see!!! There she goes - PEARLY WHITES like hollywood's....  Nancy said she would fit the dental bill, but she's been quite quiet - I think the cost was greater than she thought...  X

[De Villo Sloan]

Spell Chick online now!

 

Miss Penn! Do not have a cow! We have enough Hole-steins!

[cheryl penn]

You saw the correction I hope!! Sorry about that - I tried your suggested remedy - Alas Alack - I have banished her for good :-( - and her sister that got left behind WONT let me write what I want - she changes words while I'm sleeping I'm convinced - Marie quite likes her though - I told her today I had butterfish shoulders.... well I didn't - she did :-))! X

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Cheryl is a-bloggin'! Yay! ZOLAI to zalop trashpo...amazing lux of flux!

Thank you, Cheryl. 

The Red Angel is Angel Rossi designed clothes!

You know "Designed in Italy - Made in China"  :-)