Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Personages from my past and present have spoken to me in a familiar language that demanded a translation of their own ‘essence’ into visual form. Using the methods exampled by Cézanne and Matisse, I have sought to create portraits that are revelations of both the sitters and myself.</p> <p>The totality of an individual’s being is ineffable. Thus, the task of the portrait artist is limited to an evocation. ‘Essence’, attributes that identify a unique entity provide the necessary links to this act of re-creation. While some subjects depict strangers, the majority have developed from physiological and psychological investigations of individuals I have known.</p> <p>Drawing delivers form to a portrait. While the likeness of a sitter initially resides in the eye and the mind of the artist, conversion of this mental image into a visible representation requires the physical engagement of the artist and her medium.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis - restricted
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Art
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2002
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Wilson, Paula Spangler
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- Copyright by the authors.
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/725
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1882