Thesis
Threads that connect and separate us
Washington State University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
05/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102746
Abstract
This thesis will discuss the research and process behind the series of paintings shown in the Museum of Art Washington State University from April to May 2016. These paintings serve as explorations of textile analogies in order to explore the social constructions or 'containers' we put ourselves and others in. They speak to the absurdity of trying to 'fit in' and of making others do the same. The series also addresses the canvas as a container and navigating the limitations of these physical and psychological containers. In order to find a balance between planned order and the unexpected these paintings find solace in the imagery of quilts. In quilted imagery these paintings find a textile that embraces the ambiguity of being contemporary and traditional, and a place where boundaries can be challenged.
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Details
- Title
- Threads that connect and separate us
- Creators
- Kayla Michelle White
- Contributors
- Thom Brown (Chair)Joseph Hedges (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Fine Arts, Department ofAvantika Bawa (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Fine Arts, Department of
- 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, Washington] :
- Number of pages
- 19
- Identifiers
- 99900525137601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis