DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/T85E-3T74
Defense Date
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts - Painting
First Advisor
Tapia Javier
Second Advisor
Holly Morrison
Third Advisor
Christine Gray
Abstract
The written component of my thesis will take the form of an extended artist statement in which I discuss all six paintings included in my thesis exhibition. A major theme of my work is sexuality, specifically female sexuality. This thesis will begin by looking at the three miniature paintings that spearheaded the investigation of this theme. I will examine the generalized and personal feminist symbolism that these paintings contain. The two works that followed the miniatures are depictions of sexual interactions between my husband and myself. I will explain the significance of my depictions and relate them to the work of contemporary painters who deal with the same subject matter. The last painting in this series is a seven by eight foot landscape. I will explain how it relates to my figurative work and why nature has a constant presence in all of my paintings. Lastly, I will clarify why the lighting and composition of my paintings takes the form of traditional stage sets.
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Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
May 2012