Subject Area
Art
Abstract
Through my interdisciplinary practice, I create paintings, mixed-media sculptures, carved reliefs, and large-scale installations that recreate domestic objects and spaces. In this paper, I examine and connect these seemingly disjointed modes of working and how they work together to accomplish similar goals. First, I explore the act of mark-making and observation as a way to understand and process visual information and how it translates to memory. Next, I discuss pictorial ambiguity as a means to record something understandable without context. Lastly, I present my work that acknowledges its own fragility and decay in connection to its real-world counterpart, which is accomplished through the use of archival and nonarchival materials.
Degree Date
Spring 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Department
Division of Art
Advisor
Barnaby Fitzgerald
Second Advisor
Nishiki Sugawara-Beda
Number of Pages
17
Format
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Betzen, Elizabeth, "Paintings and Sculptures and Reliefs and Installations, Oh My!" (2020). Art Theses and Dissertations. 13.
https://scholar.smu.edu/art_etds/13
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