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Andre Goeritz Mfa Thesis Statement, Andre M. Goeritz
Andre Goeritz Mfa Thesis Statement, Andre M. Goeritz
CGU MFA Theses
I strive to make objects of no complicity--arranging smaller parts to create larger forms, or allowing the combination of parts to allude to narratives without linearity, foreshadowing, point of entry, point of attack, conflict, context, or catharsis; a state of sustained stillness until equilibrium is no longer a desired result, at which point the parts of the whole can be dismantled, reconfigured, made anew. I think about words, rhythm, inflection, resonance or timbre, vocal dissonance, dismembered disjointed utterances, and repetition--somatic impulses guided by intent. Intention translates into action--an act of will, a willful act, an act of willful intent--a marker …
Jane Gillespie Pryor Mfa Thesis Statement, Jane Gillespie Pryor
Jane Gillespie Pryor Mfa Thesis Statement, Jane Gillespie Pryor
CGU MFA Theses
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Delicacies, Michelle Carla Handel
Delicacies, Michelle Carla Handel
CGU MFA Theses
My work initiates a conversation about corporeal strangeness by creating ambiguity or mystery where simultaneous qualities of sensuality, vulnerability, and disgust exist. I create contradictions, subverting pleasing or friendly forms with uncomfortable qualities to elicit a sort of visceral consternation. Cues pointing in different directions can remain simply experiential or they can refer to the complexity of the body and raise questions about human attitudes towards it. Abstraction is used as a visual shorthand or entry point to the body in an effort to describe commonality among humans rather than emphasizing their differences. In this way, there is more freedom …