Off The Wagon? Then Go To god.

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2020-12

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Off the Wagon? Then Go To god, uses painted visuals to give a glimpse of what life looks like as a non-white person in a predominately white community. Francesco Gattuso draws upon Mediterranean folklore, customs, and mythology along with Abrahamic stories and high fantasy imagery to address issues of identity and being “other” within the United States. He utilizes mediums such as watercolor pencil and gold leaf to illustrate difficult content. Francesco Gattuso uses personal experiences, storytelling, illustration, and symbolism to address the complexities of identity, isolation, and misrepresentation.

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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, Mediterranean folklore, identity, Alfred-Dusseldorf Painting

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http://hdl.handle.net/10829/24525

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Master of Fine Arts Thesis