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Washington University in St. Louis

Un Guisado: Allí, Allá and the Space In Between

Abstract

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<p>I am a <em>Guisado</em>: a savory stew. A blend of two worlds: one of Nicaragua, and the other of the United States. I am both <em>Nicaragaüense y Estadounidense</em>. As an artist, I work with painting and collage as a form of image making that carefully takes inspiration from those traditions to create a new narrative. In my work, I examine both my struggle with identity and how I came to be the person I am today. As I am both <em>Nicaragüense </em>and <em>Estadounidense</em> it is important that my paintings reflect those two worlds. </p> <p>The ingredients making up my <em>Guisado </em>are as follows: The Loss of the Mother Tongue, A Merging of Two Worlds, Nostalgia (The Longing for Wholeness), The Botched (An Other), and The Hybridity of Globalization. Combined, these ingredients are what makes my <em>Guisado</em> unique. Through the act of collaging and painting, my work takes society’s scraps of discarded material and my own personal history to create a new environment: one that celebrates my identity and creates a feeling of fulfilment for both myself and the viewer.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Art
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Graduate School of Art
Year dc:date.available
2022

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Briceño, Quinn A
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Michael Byron
  • Cheryl Wassenaar
  • Carmon Colangelo

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:openscholarship.wustl.edu:mfa_visual_art-1001

Chain of custody

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Washington University in St. Louis
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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Briceño, Quinn A. Un Guisado: Allí, Allá and the Space In Between. Thesis thesis, 2022. https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_visual_art/2