Date of Award
Spring 5-2019
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
Major Professor
Jeff Rinhart
Second Advisor
Cheryl Hayes
Third Advisor
Dan Rule
Abstract
My creative process is a ritual I use to examine my personal narrative. Digital photography is a way for me to mine an object or environment with an obsessive emphasis, and extract an image that signifies something relatable. By employing tropes derived from my personal narrative, and filtering them through image manipulation software; I am able to dramatize aspects of perspective and scale. With an automatic mark guided by printed images and projections of digital panoramic images, the surface and resulting picture comes into focus. This is a way for me to move past my experiences. Achieving this level of intimacy with the mundane objects or environments makes it possible for me to develop a personal iconography.
Recommended Citation
Bivalacqua, Matthew J., "Picturing Things" (2019). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2586.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2586
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