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Queer Architecture and the Facade (how it is used as a defense mechanism and a way of self-expression)
Within this written thesis and in conjunction with a physical practice I will explore the complex nature of identity as a universal concept throughout humanity. Examining how it develops and changes through time as a fluid ... -
Rationale & Outlook (or: Return of the Repressed)
This document, accompanying the exhibition in the Henry Art museum, is a celebration of the corridor as a protected species, as a transformational entity, as a space of self-reflection and a space I hold a lot of concern ... -
Revising Devotion: the role of wooden sculptures in affecting painting and devotion in the Late Medieval period in Italy (XII-XV century)
This dissertation offers a reconsideration of medieval wooden sculptures and a new perspective for understanding their role in affecting devotion and pictorial production in late medieval and Renaissance culture. My study ... -
(searching for shadows)
This thesis outlines the art practice of artist Paul Baughman. His work investigates the role of the individual as it relates to agency, power, and change, in the context of contemporary society. His research systematically ... -
Shorthanded
How can the development of personalized language be supported through a survey of visual experience? Interacting with any system asks us to formulate a reaction to the structures of reality. My research into participatory ... -
Sky View
University of Washington Abstract Sky View Heather Nibert Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Head Chair Helen O’Toole Painting and Drawing This thesis paper aims to communicate my thought process as well as my methods ... -
Some Place
University of Washington Abstract Some Place Benjamin Dunn Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor Helen J. O’Toole School of Art, Art History and Design This thesis examines the role of specificity, ... -
Split Ends
I sit by the window, running my fingers through my hair. Getting to the ends, I hold them up to examine them. There is a golden afternoon light coming through the window. This is the magic time of day when every strand is ... -
Spoiled Landscapes
The Industrial Revolution ushered in a new stage of human history. It brought economic prosperity and dramatic technological advances, while it pushed the Earth into a new geological epoch—the Anthropocene, in which humans ... -
Stasis Suits
This project is an exploration of fragility and safety, using artificial protective membranes as material and form. The work is concerned with situations of ‘stasis’ - defined as a time loop, a medical term for a blockage, ... -
The State of My Painting Practice
Over the past two years, my painting practice has centered on botanical subject matter, particularly in relation to art historical precedents and the contemporary world. I have researched plant biology, which has given me ... -
Stress and angst of a material body: waste and disgust in the Built Environment.
Introduction / abstract Through both imagery of a grotesque body and though symbolism of industrial materials, my work reveals a visceral connection between a damaged body and a mutilated environment. This is a result of ... -
Suspended Animation
The purpose of this project is to extend the genre of the vanitas still life within painting by merging with the context of contemporary biological and medical sciences. By doing so I hope to challenge conventional ... -
Tarzana Syndrome
In a world where hubris is a necessity, concrete transmogrifies and metastasizes, delicacies revolt and captivate, and creatures lurk amidst the potted fichus and cul-de-sacs, their powerful odors carried on by the dry, ... -
Tension in Play
Tension in Play is a thesis paper detailing context and methodology surrounding my artwork from the past 2 years while pursing a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington. I recall specific memories from working ... -
The Closet Room
This project is an extension of my longstanding interest in visual storytelling through domestic still life. In an attempt to discover these stories, I rely heavily on the practice of collecting and investigating evidence ... -
“The Excavation of Artistic Process; Mining for knowledge, technique and materials to create form.”
My judgement is purely out of excitement or joy I get from a work. I often work on multiple pieces at a time. Time is instrumental to the process as it involves repeat judgement and meditation. Creation of a work can take ... -
The Fact that the world is Hapining
A red curtain opens to reveal a world in which rabbits are left responsible for the sky. Whoever thought this was a gud idea for rabbits is silly. Despite their unasked for tasks, they are somewhat flaffy. Details remain ... -
The Inner Distance: an examination of Cyborg, Disembodiment, and Literature
My research and work explores disembodiment and the effects of being cyborg and archived within contemporary society. Through video, object, and atmospheric presence the work pushes boundaries between the physical and ...