Subject Area

Art, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, History, Philosophy

Abstract

My artwork is situated within and around vessels and the Queer Homoerotic World and explores sexuality as a Demisexual within them. This is accomplished through the two processes of my creation, Minivague and Queerform/ing: balancing sexual tension and explicit expression, while subverting traditional norms and stereotypes with queerness to distance oneself from stereotypical Gay Art. Altering/emphasizing makes the artwork more romantic, lighter, whimsical, softer, and tender than the figure/s and the situations actually are. The process is also emphasizing what one sees or wants to be seen. The Pink Boy becomes a celebration of intimacy of any form. I discuss ambiguity and the move toward queer surfaces. They are emphasizing and elevating the moment and memory to show and extend beyond the confines of conformity. Twisting, zooming, adding, subtracting, and Minivaguing elements are moving beyond conformity—beyond the conformity of memory and surfaces.

Degree Date

Spring 5-11-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.F.A.

Department

Division of Art

Advisor

Nishiki Sugawara-Beda

Second Advisor

Brian Molanphy

Number of Pages

26

Format

.pdf

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Matthew Solon-Lee Weimer CV (Updated 4.23.2024) (1).pdf (92 kB)
Matthew solon-Lee Weimer CV

Matthew Weimer Artist Statement 4.23.2024.pdf (61 kB)
Matthew Solon-Lee Weimer Artist Statement

Matthew Weimer 2024 MFAQE Brochure.pdf (6390 kB)
2024 MFA Exhibition Brochure

Matthew Weimer_WorkChecklist.pdf (63 kB)
Work List

1. Hair on My Pillow, 2.75 x 3.34 Inches, Hair and Thread on Canvas, 2024.jpg (4672 kB)
2. Hair on My Pillow 2024.mp4 (155278 kB)
3. Untitled, 65 x 54 Inches, Oil, Thread, and Pins on Canvas, 2024.jpg (5593 kB)
4. Akul Folding Clothes, 10 x 8 Inches, Oil on Panel, 2023.jpg (4523 kB)
5. Pink Boys at Sundown, 11.02 x 8.66 Inches, Oil and Thread on Canvas, 2023.jpg (5459 kB)
6. Detail of Pink Boys at Sundown, 11.02 x 8.66 Inches, Oil and Thread on Canvas, 2023.jpg (2166 kB)
7. Pink Boys at Sundown 2023.mp4 (96732 kB)
8. Pink Boys in The Field, 12 x 9.21 Inches, Oil and Thread on Canvas, 2024.jpg (2723 kB)
9. Pink Boys in The Field.mp4 (119383 kB)
10. Pink Boys in The Field and Pink Boys at Sundown, Oil and Thread on Canvas, 2024 and 2023.mp4 (59456 kB)
11. Boner, 5.31 x 8 Inches, Oil and Thread on Canvas, 2023.jpg (5763 kB)
12. Side detail of Boner, 5.31 x 8 Inches, Oil and Thread on Canvas, 2023.jpg (1228 kB)
13. Morning Leisure, 15.35 x 19.48 Inches, Oil, Pins, and Thread of Canvas, 2023.jpg (6501 kB)
14. Nipple Play, 18.7 x 5.51 Inches, Oil and Thread on Paper and Canvas, 2024.jpg (5253 kB)
15. Nipple Play 2024.mp4 (218511 kB)
16. Untitled, 12.2 x 8.38 Inches, Oil and Thread on Paper, 2024.jpg (5670 kB)
17. Whims of Wood, 5.70 x 12.48 x 3 Inches, Oil and Paper on Wood, 2024.jpg (1797 kB)
18. Tick, Tock, 24 x 18 Inches, Oil on Canvas, 2023.jpg (6427 kB)
19. Sunset Happening, 13 x 19 Inches, Oil on Canvas, 2023.jpg (3071 kB)
20. A22 Memory, 4.33 x 6.2 Inches, Oil, Carpet, and Thread on Canvas, 2023.jpg (5737 kB)
21. Side View of A22 Memory, 4.33 x 6.2 Inches, Oil, Carpet, and Thread on Canvas, 2023.jpg (3068 kB)
22. D23 Memory, 12.36 x 15.94 Inches, Oil, Thread, and Pins on Canvas, 2024.jpg (6062 kB)
23. Side View of D23 Memory, 12.36 x 15.94 Inches, Oil, Thread, and Pins on Canvas, 2024.jpg (5828 kB)
24. Detail of D23 Memory, 12.36 x 15.94 Inches, Oil, Thread, and Pins on Canvas, 2024.jpg (6727 kB)
25. Untitled, 1.25 x 1.65 Inches, Oil on MDF, 2024.jpg (6073 kB)
26. Untitled, 13.38 x 10.82 Inches, Oil on Plywood, 2024.jpg (6761 kB)
27. Untitled, 8.5 x 5.5 Inches, Oil on Paper, 2023.jpg (7949 kB)
28. Untitled, 6 x 8 Inches, Oil on Canvas, 2023.jpg (4319 kB)

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