DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/WW5N-9228
Defense Date
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Painting and Printmaking
First Advisor
Caitlin Cherry
Second Advisor
Hilary Wilder
Third Advisor
Noah Simblist
Abstract
This research statement summarizes how my artwork has shifted from my performance-lecture Say It After Me to the painting-installation Becoming Dysfluent. To understand that shift in my practice, an account of my performance-lecture Say It After Me is explained in order to understand how it’s similar and different to Joseph Beuys’s performances with blackboards. Next, the relationship between the American educational system and my identity is explained in order to understand how my experiences as an instructor in higher education informed the creation of my performance persona Professor Castro. After discussing my identity as a Puerto Rican-American, my decision to engage in a conversation about stuttering through text, sound, and abstraction will be elaborated. Last but not least, a formal analysis and description of the painting-installation Becoming Dysfluent is explained in order to understand how my artistic practice is about visualizing and performing dysfluency.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-20-2020