Date of Award
Summer 8-2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
Major Professor
Cheryl Hayes
Second Advisor
Anthony Campbell
Third Advisor
Kathy Rodriguez
Abstract
I struggle to present work that reflects a psychological expressivity which at the same time conveys intellectual concepts that are of concern to me. It seems that the fluidity of an image can communicate a certain pathos, and correspond to the fluid nature of one’s identity. Drippy paint, distorted bodies, and vertiginous video clips can give an indication about what a body feels like from within. Depictions of these bodily feelings help to communicate ideas about what it means to be alive in general, and a mixed race woman, in particular.
Recommended Citation
Owens, Ruth M. MD, "Visual Pleasure and Racial Ambiguity" (2018). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2520.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2520
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