Abstract
dc:description.abstractMy work is about becoming and un-becoming. I seek to capture a time of transition and possibility. The pre-pubescent girls in my drawings are actually reduced versions of me, going back to a time of innocence and potential, and I multiply them as a means of selfexploration. They split apart, re-combine, and re-configure, trying to make a new whole. They are rendered with detailed accuracy, yet the world around them is empty, like a partially recalled memory. In this thesis, I will explore the use of the self-portrait, twinning, and re-configuration as they relate to identity, memory, and nostalgia. I will investigate the surrealist aspects as well as the different types of space--psychological, illusional, and physical--and how they work together as part of the narrative. Finally, I will investigate how the work can be both seductive and discomforting to the viewer.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- M.F.A.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Fine Arts
- Year
- 2006
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Zeringue, Monica
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Gertjejansen, Doyle
- Saucedo, Christopher
- Hayes, Cheryl
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/506
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1506