DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/QPXC-GQ88
Defense Date
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Crafts
First Advisor
Jack Wax
Abstract
The transparent qualities of glass lend to the creation of elements that suggest presence and absence. I often use glass as a surrogate for lost time or space in an object, comparable to the human prosthetic and the notion of a phantom limb. Recent objects of exploration have included broken bottles, fallen tree limbs, and a human skull. The practical knowledge I gained while working in a conservation lab has directly influenced the methodology for treating these objects of disrepair. My primary impetus is a desire to construct what has been lost during an objects existence and reveal sublime qualities. Looking for the spaces in-between things, I create sculpture and installations that transcend static objects beyond their corporeal existence, engage in the process of entropy, and negate it.
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
August 2008