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Awful/Awful: An Archive Of Light Embarrassments, Teysha Vinson
Awful/Awful: An Archive Of Light Embarrassments, Teysha Vinson
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
The difficulty of representing intangible religious ideas is at the core of Awful/Awful: An Archive of Light Embarrassments. Through an interest in how light is discussed in the Bible as a symbol for God and his fellowship, I make imagery that both repulses me and intrigues me but never do I get to the point where I feel the work encapsulates any answers. Instead, the photographs are questions, archived, unable to represent this light of God on their own without being trite or obtuse. The arranged work on the walls consists of these photographs plus a few ephemera from my …
Doubting Thomas: The Testaments, Ivan Riascos
Doubting Thomas: The Testaments, Ivan Riascos
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This paper will discuss the creation of my artwork, which has been inspired by my experiences and understandings of Catholicism and its icons. I will consider how iconography works in art, its influence, and how and why I have created this artwork dealing with my beliefs. I will also refer to the works of contemporary artists Duane Michals and Michael Wesely to help explain my exhibition, which I have titled "Doubting Thomas: The Testaments."