Date of Award
5-2011
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
Major Professor
Johnson, Richard
Second Advisor
Richard, Jim
Third Advisor
Saucedo, Christopher
Abstract
This thesis, which supports an exhibition of visual art, develops from Jean Baudrillard's philosophy of seduction. I have focused on the representation of the bachelor and his pad in American men's magazines from the mid-twentieth century. During this period, magazines such as Playboy, Escapade and Rogue created features on modern living to reassure an independent and affluent man that a dwelling with style and taste would ensure a happy bachelor life and facilitate intimacy. My photographs and collages add complexity to this portrait by framing this unique space as a stage where an unmarried man encircled by his lusty decor acted to entrance a woman.
Recommended Citation
Derouin, Jason, "Staging Modernism" (2011). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 117.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/117
Rights
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