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Georgia Southern University

The Last Word

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The last word, as defined by Webster's dictionary, describes the final remark in a verbal exchange, the power of a final decision, a definitive statement or treatment, and the most advanced, up-to-date, or fashionable exemplar of its kind. I venture to explore and utilize the meaning of this well-known idiom through the creation of visual artworks that comprise my Master of Fine Art thesis research. Within this body of visual artworks, titled The Last Word, I explore the evolution and realization of self-image through the examination of disparate and reciprocal relationships. Utilizing personal symbolic imagery, provocative text and mixed media processes, I present my last word about my own self-image. This written support paper chronicles the evolution of The Last Word, correlating the creative process with historical and theoretical scholarship.

Degree

thesis:*
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
2012

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Kyzer, Kristin Lawhon
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Patricia Wasson Carter
  • Julie McGuire
  • Marc Mitchell

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/162
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1162

Chain of custody

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digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/do/oai/
Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Kyzer, Kristin Lawhon. The Last Word. Thesis (open access) thesis, 2012. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/162