Thesis
What is left behind
Washington State University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/100189
Abstract
My thesis exhibit is a collection of sculptures along with a few works on paper. The sculptures work together to form an installation that creates an inclusive environment for the viewer. The material used for the work primarily consists of paper, fabric and various organic materials that were selected for their textures, color and my own personal and family history associated with the items. The surface qualities of the sculptures are evocative of the body‟s surface, or of a constructed membrane meant to capture the body‟s shape. The concave paper membranes in the sculptures reference the absence of the body through their negative spaces. The idea of negative space and impressions left behind by the presence of life is echoed throughout the work in the materials used, and the processes in which the work is constructed. The use of paper mold casts, reconstructed organic matter is constituted into new forms revealing the visible presence of my own labor and handwork. They reveal the time, effort and thought processes I entered into while making the pieces. My creative research is a way for me to question the connections between family members and how we operate as individuals but are tied together as a whole. This work in particular dwells on my relationship to my family and my deep connection to my brother and great-grandmother, even after their deaths.
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Details
- Title
- What is left behind
- Creators
- Ashlin Mears
- 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
- 99900525191201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis