Date of Graduation
5-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts in Art (MFA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Art
Advisor/Mentor
Rana Young
Committee Member
Zora J. Murff
Second Committee Member
Loring Taoka
Third Committee Member
Rebecca Morgan
Keywords
archive, authenticity, contemporary art, digital art, photography, queer theory, transgender
Abstract
My fixation on water as metaphor is a product of my cosmic design; Scorpio sun, Pisces moon, Pisces rising. I am made of water, begging to be held. Anything liquid has this same desire. I use my art practice to examine the fluidity of physical and digital spaces; how they transform almost constantly. This is only possible through the use of containers that give form to abstract ideas and make them easier to drink (read: digest). Containers can vary in size and shape, but their purpose remains the same. A drinking glass, a swimming pool, a creek bed. These are containers for water. But a body, a gallery, and an art institution are containers of a different kind.
Citation
Norman, N. (2021). made of water, covered in mud. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4004
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