Some People Call Them Dolls: Capturing the Iconic Power of the Female Form in Non-ferrous Metals.

<p>The artist discusses her Master of Fine Arts exhibition at East Tennessee State University, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee, October 28-November 8, 2002. Her exhibition was a personal narrative of her southern upbringing in small town Appalachia as well as a reflection of her inner thoughts and feelings towards feminism, adolescence, sexuality and Barbie. She chose to reference the female form, void of an actual body, implied through clothing. Works are figurative and sculptural and are constructed of copper, sterling and fine silver. They are sculptural hollow vessels, raised, formed, and colored with gesso and prismacolor pencils.</p> <p>Topics discussed: the artist's experiences as a woman, development in graduate school, casting versus raising, a detailed technical discussion on each piece, the influences of Marilyn da Silva’s use of the narrative and color on metal, and Judith Shea’s use of clothing to reference the human form.</p> <p>Includes images and discussions of twenty-six works and images of the exhibition.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MFA (Master of Fine Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Art

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Pack, Alison Greer

• feminism
• vessels
• clothing
• solder
• fine silver
• sterling silver
• copper
• female forms
• color on metal
• holloware
• forming
• casting
• fabrication
• raising
• colored pencils
• gesso
• acrylic paint
• Art and Design
• Arts and Humanities

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/762

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1919