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Expanding and Shedding the Self: Processing Selfdom Through Painting
| Title: | Expanding and Shedding the Self: Processing Selfdom Through Painting. |
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| Name(s): |
Lucey, Theresa, Author Poindexter, Carla, Committee Chair Lotz, Theo, Committee Member Burrell, Jason, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2019 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The absurd perpetual struggle, although entirely without hope of resolution, is the key to life's meaning, or perhaps, meaninglessness. The artist must work to live and live to work and find their place in an absurd world. Find joy in the questioning act of art making, make no attempt to escape the meaninglessness through pacifism, and face the chaos with awareness. I employ self-portraiture as a means to dig deeply into my experience and response to living. Self-portraiture morphs along with my experiences and keeps a record of my thought patterns. My body of work is the harvest of my seeds of reflection. Tying together past influences, existential questioning, and a Sisyphean philosophy to a life of art making, I unravel the inner outcomes of my studio practice. It is in retrospect, through distance, that these connections are fully realized. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0007490 (IID), ucf:52657 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2019-05-01 M.F.A. Arts and Humanities, School of Visual Arts and Design Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | theresa -- lucey -- painting -- pastel -- self -- portraiture -- mfa -- fine art -- thesis -- expanding -- shedding -- paint -- drawing -- gender -- stroke -- strokes | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007490 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public 2019-05-15 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
