Not Another Muse

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2018-05

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The environment of the sculpture became my focus with the figurative presence being assumed by the vessel as they inherited the characteristics of the body. I began questioning the extension of identity through environments, more specifically the domestically designated woman’s environment. These ideas were effected by a newfound consciousness of the social commodification of the female body. This shift resulted from my recognition of how people view me, and men look at me. There is a look of objectification, of longing, of using, of lust. When confronted with this look, I retreat. I am not another muse for the viewing pleasure of anyone and everyone. I create spaces out of a feeling of lack of place. My intention is to confuse, overwhelm, and seduce by the construction of spaces referencing the abundantly excessive domestic interior.

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Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

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MFA thesis, Decoration, Sculpture, Religion

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http://hdl.handle.net/10829/23516

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Master of Fine Arts Thesis