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.

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