Addressing you & I Addressing we

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dc.contributor.advisorCox, Diane
dc.contributor.advisorPowers, Angus
dc.contributor.authorGause, Sydni
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-30T16:12:42Z
dc.date.available2019-10-30T16:12:42Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.descriptionThesis 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractMy work acts like the proud quilted banners pinned to the walls of a Southern Baptist church that read "King of Kings" and "Lord of Lords." I begin by investigating the role of material and the psychological undertones that follow, as objects like these are situated in specific sociopolitical contexts. Similar to the iconic chrome decal of a sexualized woman that has been stuck to the back of a pick-up truck, I find these religious textual devices to allude to a particular type of identity, one that is commonly seen in the South where sexist oppression of women is an active reality. My sculptural work manifests similar physical properties to the items above, yet negates the original intention, often times speaking directly to the viewer and their conditioned gender constructs. My aim here is to challenge this form of conditioning, especially between text and iconography. It is within this critical way of manipulating recognizable objects that I ask my work to be active and vocal while reaching an empathetic conclusion.en_US
dc.format.extent26 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10829/23463
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofScholes Libraryen_US
dc.rightsThe author has granted Alfred University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other rights.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuseen_US
dc.subjectMFA thesisen_US
dc.subjectSculptureen_US
dc.subjectTextile arten_US
dc.subjectQuiltingen_US
dc.subjectWooden_US
dc.subjectWritingen_US
dc.subjectDeer antlersen_US
dc.subjectSculpture-Dimensional Studiesen_US
dc.titleAddressing you & I Addressing ween_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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