Date of Graduation
5-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts in Art (MFA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Art
Advisor/Mentor
Young, Rana
Committee Member
Murff, Zora J.
Second Committee Member
Taoka, Loring
Third Committee Member
Morgan, Rebecca
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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