First Advisor

Michihiro Kosuge

Term of Graduation

Spring 2000

Date of Publication

5-15-2000

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Painting

Department

Art

Language

English

Subjects

Acrylic painting, Collage, Modern Painting -- 20th century, Modern Painting, Priscilla Hanson

Physical Description

1 online resource (18 pages)

Abstract

The paintings in this exhibition are an investigation of the dichotomy between rational and intuitive processes. The scope ranges from a purely historical perspective to include personal history as well. The work references ancient mythologies and the ordering systems that humans have created to explain the world around them as an expression of rational processes. The objects and symbols used derive from my interest in archaeology, mythology, astrology, and astronomy of the ancient world. Most of the surface on my paintings is unstructured, consisting of loosely applied layers of paint and subtly shifting colors. Surfaces are built up through a process of applying layers of paint and paper, partially scraping these off, and then applying more. Symbols of rational processes, the grids and plotted points, are placed against this nebulous form of the surface as a reference to both an ordering of the cosmos and an ordering of my own life. The objects and symbols that I incorporate into my paintings, although often identifiable, are presented with a certain level of ambiguity allowing the viewer wider room for interpretation.

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