Bruce Nauman's Terrible Stomping Performance

I think that Bruce Nauman could have successfully done his stomping piece without recording it, which is alone, with absolutely no one watching. I think that the video does benefit the performance, but it is way too long and very boring. If a viewer came to a performance and he was just stomping I do not think it would have had as much as an impact as this boring video did. As much as I do not like the performance, I think that there is something that we as artists can relate to. Just think, when we are in our studio trying to think of something to do or cannot come up with a good idea, we may pace back and forth. I think that the frustration of him stomping shows us just how frustrated he may be. I have no clue what made him want to videotape himself doing something like this, something so awful. But I definitely could relate this to something contemporary, or at least that is what the artist may call it. This would be Jim’s “Break” why didn’t he film it? Because it’s boring and irrelevant?