WALKING AS THE ARTIST’S MATERIAL

Abstract

While the track of everyday life is being traced, walking as an ordinary action attracts philosophers, literati, clergy, politicians, and artists by drawing their attention to the streets of urban or rural areas. The unity of art and walking has been discussed in various ways and different periods, although walking has become an art form that has been actualized by the Dada movement, which directly implements the practices of action. This anti-art form began with Dada's actions has been gradually enriched through the impact of subsequent art movements. In this study, the practices of artists that used the act of walking as a material of art will be examined and the probability of changing the borders in art by the practice of walking without borders will be reviewed.