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The Mothers: An Exploration of Memory and Secondary Knowledge
- Date Issued:
- 2016
- Abstract/Description:
- I consider the experiences of past generations of women in my family and my relationship to them. This body of work began with Bessie, a portrait of my father's mother. I painted it after attending her funeral. I did not have a meaningful relationship with either of my grandmothers. This led me to consider my right to portray them. My need to admit my incomplete memory and avoid the objectification of my subjects caused me to question my perspective. I wanted to memorialize these women to avoid their erasure. Through the progressive abstraction of these women's figures, I chase an honest representation of my understanding.
Title: | The Mothers: An Exploration of Memory and Secondary Knowledge. |
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Name(s): |
Battle, Taylor, Author Raimundi-Ortiz, Wanda, Committee Chair Harris, Christopher, Committee Member Price, Mark, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Date Issued: | 2016 | |
Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | I consider the experiences of past generations of women in my family and my relationship to them. This body of work began with Bessie, a portrait of my father's mother. I painted it after attending her funeral. I did not have a meaningful relationship with either of my grandmothers. This led me to consider my right to portray them. My need to admit my incomplete memory and avoid the objectification of my subjects caused me to question my perspective. I wanted to memorialize these women to avoid their erasure. Through the progressive abstraction of these women's figures, I chase an honest representation of my understanding. | |
Identifier: | CFE0006072 (IID), ucf:50947 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
2016-05-01 M.F.A. Arts and Humanities, Visual Arts and Design Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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Subject(s): | Painting -- Abstract Painting -- Abstraction -- Non-Representational -- Reconstructive Memory -- Memory -- Cognition -- Drawing -- Print-making | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006072 | |
Restrictions on Access: | public 2016-05-15 | |
Host Institution: | UCF |