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Touchy-Feely, Gross Stuff, Elise Marie Robbins
Touchy-Feely, Gross Stuff, Elise Marie Robbins
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Physical affection and visible emotion were not the way of my family. Compassion, concern, judgment, really any sentiment was expressed almost exclusively verbally while I was growing up. To me this very normal, and as an only child, I did not have much to compare it to until I started school. It was there that I saw children and adults convey emotion not just with words but also with a physical display. Though the idea of outwardly expressing emotion was not foreign to me, it was not exactly natural, and I struggled with it. or this reason, I was constantly …
[ ] (Making Sense Of What Is Known And What Is Unknown, Jake Weigel
[ ] (Making Sense Of What Is Known And What Is Unknown, Jake Weigel
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The ontological curiosity of how "things" work and how our perceptions are shaped are two of the most innate and difficult questions to answer as there is a vast amount of information that is unknowable. The great void of this unknown is the driving force behind all mystical, alchemical and religious endeavors throughout human history, which seek to alleviate the discomfort of such nature. The art that I create is from a complex development of research and experience into this area of philosophy. It seeks to visualize the immaterial in order to have a better grasp on the difficult questions. …