Anthony Schrag begins the first stage of his residency at Standpoint
Anthony Schrag’s practice is largely based around the phenomenological. In this sense the artist chooses to focus on the physical sensations of the body, as opposed to intellectual or emotional considerations.
The work often takes the form of solo performances, interactive installations, publications, interventions, sculptures and a variety of other strategies to explore these notions
Anthony is interested in subverting the social, political or emotional situations by altering physical expectations with the hope that an alternate reading of a corporeal experience will give birth to new meanings, new knowledge or shifts in perception.
When working in this way, the artist attempts to return the body to the locus of the art experience, rather than any abstracted notions that rely so heavily on training, culture, class and education. Some projects have included falling walls, sticky floors, firing himself out of giant catapults, kidnapping city councillors, climbing buildings and blowing things up. The impulses for this type of work comes from an interest in theories related to socially engaged practices and inviting a wide spectrum of the public into shared, cultural debate.
For further information please see
http://www.anthonyschrag.com/
