Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This thesis explores sculptures that are directly dependant on my life experience before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. This event has changed not only the way I look at life, but also the way I create art. Prior to the hurricane, my artwork was much more formalist. I tried to let the natural beauty of the material take front seat and rarely dealt with the conceptual side. Post Katrina, I find political undertones in just about everything I create. The storm has opened my eyes to the fact that nothing is neutral and that politics surround everything we do in America. I now feel that as an artist, it is my job to express my opinions through my artwork. The opinions that I have formed in order to bring me to these conclusions may not be agreeable to everyone, but I believe in them deeply. These feelings have created the first sense of emotional certainty I have felt since the onset of Hurricane Katrina.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Fine Arts
- Level thesis:degree_level
- thesis
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Art and Design
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2008
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Stanley, Michael
- Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
-
- Joe Muench
- Charles Richards
- Jonathan Sturm
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/15477/
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:dr.lib.iastate.edu:20.500.12876/69113