Date of Award
5-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
Major Professor
Richard, H.J.
Second Advisor
Hayes, Cheryl
Third Advisor
Jenkens, Lawrence
Abstract
In our present image-laden environment that only seems to keep growing, the nature of how we see and interpret this visual information becomes highly relevant for me in my art. Spectacle, nostalgia, notions of portraiture, theatricality and other visual reflections of our present culture industry, are all elements that I address in my work. It is with these ideas in mind that I construct visual fields where disparate forms and images coexist, forming new narratives aside from their individual isolated implications; incorporating art production methods that construct an evolving dichotomy that contains a sense of play, tension, and irony while evoking references to our current social experiences. Keywords: spectacle, nostalgia, portraiture, collective consciousness, culture industry
Recommended Citation
Sciortino, Natalie, "Postures" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 695.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/695
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