Date of Award
Spring 5-2019
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
Major Professor
Cheryl Hayes
Second Advisor
Kathy Rodriguez
Third Advisor
Anthony Campbell
Abstract
Through sculpture and drawing, I create my own versions of natural specimens primarily based upon the visual unity of disparate organisms. Invented specimens are composed using a variety of processes employing a mixture of atypical materials following the (20th, 21st century) Postmodern shift away from formalist and traditional uses of any singular medium. As well as a variety of art materials, the specimens are hybrids of organic and biomorphic elements, blurring boundaries between botanical, animal, fungal, metal, and mineral. Is my approach perhaps like Charles Darwin, observant and studious naturalist, or am I more like Dr. Frankenstein, science fiction maker of monstrosities?
Recommended Citation
Santamaria, Sylvia S., "Darwin or Frankenstein?" (2019). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2639.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2639
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