Subject Area
Art
Abstract
Abstract
The thesis, Drawing Under Construction navigates notions of invisible labor, repetition, and endurance. I explore aspects of labor and movement through the use of drawing, installation, performance, and video. Unseen work, an exercise of emotional control, is central to this investigation, transforming notions of invisibility and visibility into tools to explore three concepts; "Unfolding the Line,", "The Line Under Construction," and "Locating the Line." It is through these three areas of study that I further analyze “my hand” versus “the universal hand” and “my body” versus “the universal body” and create a system where my body and work live in an expansive and fluctuating ecosystem in constant evolution.
Degree Date
Spring 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Department
Division of Art
Advisor
Tamara Johnson
Second Advisor
Anna Lovatt
Third Advisor
Courtney Brown
Fourth Advisor
Michael Morris
Number of Pages
37
Format
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Alfonso, Nathalie V., "Drawing Under Construction" (2020). Art Theses and Dissertations. 11.
https://scholar.smu.edu/art_etds/11
Weavers
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Continuous Line
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Continuous Line I
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To Occupy
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Sweeping
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Sweeping
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Line Under Construction
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Line Under Construction I
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Anatomy I
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Anatomy I (A)
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Anatomy V
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15 Works Untitled in Plaster After Donald Judd
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15 Works Untitled in Plaster After Donald Judd
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Anatomy
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Underwaterlines
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Underwaterlines
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Underwaterlines
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Underwaterlines
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Fingers
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Underwaterlines
Nathalie Alfonso Artwork List .pdf (73 kB)
Nathalie Alfonso Artwork List
Nathalie_Alfonso_Art_Statement_MFA_2020.pdf (53 kB)
Nathalie Alfonso Art Statement
ALFONSO_NATHALIE_CV.pdf (100 kB)
Nathalie Alfonso CV
SMU-Grad-Pamphlet-Nathalie - Digital Version.pdf (4125 kB)
Nathalie Alfonso Graduate Brochure Pollock Gallery
SMU_Scholar_Deposit_Form_Alfonso_2020.pdf (170 kB)
SMU Scholar Deposit Form
ALFONSO_ABSTRACT_2020_SMU.pdf (67 kB)
Abstract
ALFONSO_THESIS_MFA_2020_(SMU).pdf (17013 kB)
Thesis
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