Thesis
X-tra jumbo
Washington State University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104985
Abstract
This thesis examines the visual relationship between the plastic cultural materials and the representation of Black American culture. My work examines legacies of plastic adornments as an African American tradition with an emphasis on the beautification objects used, and how these objects inform contemporary cultural practices. This thesis also addresses the implications of how Black people move through the world, considering what will be passed down to future generations and how such cultural practices are re-made as time goes by. The actual content focus of my work is on a few of the minuscule objects that continue to shape the reconstructions of connections across Black diaspora. The work specifically: (1) deconstructs materiality about cultural artifacts, with particular emphasis on beautification/ adornment rituals and (2) transforms the idea of a plastic object into a cultural signifier that is passed through generations. The works in this show turn to the materiality of the surface of plastic to comment upon race, class, and inter-generational tradition.
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Details
- Title
- X-tra jumbo
- Creators
- Ayanna Nayo
- Contributors
- Joe Hedges (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, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525013801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis