Performance Art

hmmm... I may have to play my effete snob card...

performance? yes, art? in a sort of velvet elvis sort of way...

I've seen street performers here in Georgia do the same thing. It's a trick, a memorized series of strokes and it is an amazing performance but not an act of creation though working out the pattern is creative. Maybe it's a southern thing?

These guys include an artist as an integral part of their show. Not remembered strokes - a new creation every set.

http://www.myspace.com/glenlynskey

(disclaimer: Glenn is an old friend of mine, however my opinion is also professional)