The Network of Actions: On the Collectivity in the Vicinity of Red Wave Art

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This paper aims to identify the concrete aspect of collectivity in the vicinity of Red Wave artworks through examining the artistic space for “painting” and “seeing.” It first describes the concept of “Oceania” proposed by Epeli Hau’ofa, which is an equivalent of collectivity sought for among the Red Wave. It then focuses on where a work of art is being painted, especially by one artist working alone, and points out the interdependence—between an artist and the materials—of actions that emerges within the space. This interdependence offers the channel, then, for a viewer of an artwork to make connections with what he is seeing. The paper concludes by discussing these continuous, interdependent actions among the human body and the materials—the network of actions—as one of the bases for the collectivity where Red Wave art emerges.