Exploring Contexts of Ubiquitous Structures

The following is the written source of my ideas and the execution of their place in my work used for my MFA thesis exhibition. In this body of work, I have approached the same subject matter -- social structures -- through various techniques and media. I have chosen this subject matter after consistently observing and experiencing people base social decisions not on their own personal intuition, but on that which is dictated by any number of social pressures they are presented with. I represent these social structures metaphorically through arrangements of grids and lines. Artists and philosophers whose work has influenced me, whether contemporary or found in art history, will be cited throughout this thesis. These influences range from Abstract Expressionism and Modern art to Pop and Contemporary art. The methods I employ that come from these influences vary from drawing and painting on flat surfaces, collaging elements, and later into adding three dimensional objects. I will begin by discussing the ideology behind my work including various philosophical and aesthetic ideas, and give a general overview of the path my work has taken in my time at Georgia Southern University. I will then discuss influential figures from art history, and lastly my own work and techniques in-depth.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Art

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Leuven, Heidi Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bruce Little
• Julie McGuire

• ETD
• Abstract expressionism
• Modern art
• Structures
• Mixed media
• Acrylic paint
• Combine paintings
• Silk screen printing
• Chaos
• Intuitive
• Grids
• Social issues
• Social problems in art

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/143

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1143