I am making art

This piece is a reenactment of John Baldessari's 1971 performance piece "I am making art." I chose to also incorporate another series of pieces that he became famous for by putting a dot over my face. Baldessari came to fame by questioning what art is through his work. He created pieces to make people really think about what art is, if it really has any concrete definition. Today we have endless technology that allows us to make art in countless forms, and we are no longer constrained to painting pretty pictures. Aesthetics have lost their power. While a piece can be pleasing to the eye, some are meant to scare or even make us feel uncomfortable. Others are created to raise questions. I chose to recreate Baldessari's piece because I question myself as an artist. Can I really claim to be one? I'm an art student who is assigned projects and then I do them. But when I think about genres such as performance art, I can't help but to also ask myself if I am making art without even thinking about it. Performance art can be private. So how I get ready in the morning could be considered art. The way I walk, is an art. Reading about and watching Baldessari's piece, "I am making art" flipped on the switch for the lightbulb in my head that art doesn't have to be some intricately detailed drawing, sculpture, or painting. Art can be simple. Art can be art because I say so. So this video is me.. it's me making art.