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Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Art
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2016
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
On a scale of 1 to 10… 10 being the worst is an exhibition of sculpture that attempts to visualize the struggle, anxiety, and pain that occurs when your body lets you down during the process of making. Daily chronic pain places limitations on the work that I am able to create. The work in this exhibition not only depicts those limitations, but also expresses the anxiety that takes place while making it. To accomplish this there are several objects that allegorically reference bodies. These bodies are placed in various states of struggle and tension. Ready-made objects are incorporated alongside these bodies to provide a real world context of labor for the sculptures, and also to change the way that the viewer navigates and experiences the space.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/8529338
First Advisor
Robin Mandel
Second Advisor
Benjamin Jones
Third Advisor
Jeanette Cole
Recommended Citation
Thorne, Kyle, "On a Scale of 1 to Ten... Ten Being the Worst" (2016). Masters Theses. 378.
https://doi.org/10.7275/8529338
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/378