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Not Just A Symbol But A Status Symbol, Summer D. Winston
Not Just A Symbol But A Status Symbol, Summer D. Winston
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
I create art, not out of a deep understanding of the world around me, but out of a lack of one. Human psychology, motives, behaviors, stressors, intentions and identity are the themes that boggle me the most. Therefore, it is only natural that my work would be fueled by the questions these themes pose. In the past I sought to understand what pushes people to make certain choices and how can the world around us affect the formation of identity. Currently I wonder about identity in terms of what do people use to form and reinforce identity both real and …