In Flux

<p>This thesis explores my practice of non-representational, mixed media painting as a way to consider the passage of time and the shifting nature of memory. Working in layers of paper, pigment, paint, and other materials, I build and disrupt surfaces that mirror the instability of short-term memory and the gradual erosion experienced during my father’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease. Each painting becomes a palimpsest where gestures accumulate, fade, or reemerge, reflecting how memories surface, distort, or disappear.</p> <p>Through this layered process, the work intertwines personal narrative with broader questions of how time is felt rather than measured. The paintings act as both material records and emotional markers, using abstraction to convey the tension between holding on and letting go. Ultimately, the thesis argues that mixed media painting—rooted in layers and revision—offers a potent language for representing the complexities of memory, impermanence, and presence.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Art

Year dc:date.available

2025

Author dc:creator

• Gilmore, Gavin G.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shaun Roberts
• Neal Cox
• Ron King

• non-representational
• mixed media
• passage of time
• layers
• memories
• Painting

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/616

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1700