The Land of Reverie

<p>As children we are fascinated by the mythical. Imagining the attractive or even the disturbing serves as an escape from reality. By painting unicorns, vast surreal landscapes, and imaginative playscapes my work expands the white cube gallery into an immersive extension of my imagination. By viewing the canvas as a portal into a world where limitations dissolve, I paint acidic colors, fluid boundaries, and a malleable reality.</p> <p>My studio practice is inspired by artists who experiment with color and scale like Kenny Scharf, Katharina Grosse, and Pipilotti Rist. In my colorful, large-scale works I explore the transformative power of play and how it can transport the viewer into a dreamlike realm beyond the confines of the gallery space. My paintings use traditional techniques on canvas combined with artificial craft materials such as rhinestones, collages, and glitter to create a maximalist, fantasy escape for the viewer. In my work I am able to blend dance, intuitive mark-making, painting, and collage together to achieve an exhalation of delight, wonder, and joy.</p> <p>The following text explores and elucidates my processes of making paintings and creating videos that encapsulate the overwhelming feeling of childlike awe, dreams of vintage pop-culture cartoons, and personal memories of play.</p>

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

2024

Author dc:creator

• Moon, Sarah

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cheryl Wassenaar
• Jamie Adams
• Jack Risley

• Painting
• Collage
• Pop Surrealism
• Performance
• Color
• Wonder
• Immersive
• Art and Design

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_visual_art/22

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openscholarship.wustl.edu:mfa_visual_art-1023