Thesis
From trivial to traumatic
Washington State University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105647
Abstract
From Trivial to Traumatic explores my fixation with the anxieties that result from the ambivalence of my inner-dialogue. I am fascinated with what this insistent self-questioning can reveal about my identity and how mental uneasiness can manifest itself physically. My introversion and obsessive inner-dialogue have inevitably led me to create fictitious selfportraits. In these portraits, my mental angst transforms into physical duress through accidents, mishaps, dismemberment and eventual repair. Many of these self-portraits are large scale, meticulously carved woodcut prints depicting these scenes. The process of print is inseparable from my experiences since the nature of print harbors innumerable minute decisions. My particular interest in this body of work has been with the effort to create woodcut prints that defy the typical marks and style of woodcuts. Inconspicuous unnecessary struggle plays a major role in both the imagery and process of the work. Each print media has its own unique set of marks that help it to be identified, and it is through this jarring of the identity of the print itself, that I find such a rich ground for discussion of the identity of the self.
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Details
- Title
- From trivial to traumatic
- Creators
- Georgeanne Louise Krampien
- Contributors
- Kevin Haas (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Fine Arts, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525279201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis