Interlocking Paint and Paint

Abstract

University of Washington Abstract Interlocking Paint and Paint Tarran Sklenar Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ann Gale Painting and Drawing Through my paintings, I am exploring the materiality of paint and its likeness to flesh, as well as paint’s ability to embody psychological sensations. I’m exploring the expressive qualities of painting and process that allow one to capture their emotional reaction to subject and experience. Most importantly, I’m interested in how my personal experience and relationships have shaped me and my understanding of the world. My research comes from my need to question and understand human behavior, human psyche, trauma, and coping. These questions have led to my interests in psychoanalytic theory, behavioral psychology, color psychology, phenomenology, and criminology. Much of my research began in my undergrad where I was originally double-majoring in psychology and art, consequently taking several classes in psychology, sociology, and criminology, which have aided in my understanding of human behavior and societies role in shaping it. These questions have followed through into my graduate studies as I continue to seek understanding of such questions.