Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Spring 1999
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
Advisor
Leland W. Powers
Abstract
“Of Memories in Combination” is an attempt to connect the personal with the universal. Based in abstraction, my work is a process of developing techniques that add a dimensional presence to inspirations from memories, dreams, literature and music. My work represents experimentation with surface texture and mixed media to create symbolic meaning open to interpretation. This exhibition consists of paintings and sculptural constructions. The paintings are like pages of a book just as the constructions are intimate storage places for personal memories, feelings, and desires. Memories vary in textured layers that are shallow and flowing or within deep recesses and niches. The coloration can be subdued and muted or vivid and strong. Memories combine to form an individual’s beliefs, hopes, fears, and desires. The main thing that I am striving for is the translation of unsuperficial emotion using soulful abstraction.
Recommended Citation
Sullivan-McKean, Ann, "Of Memories in Combination" (1999). Master's Theses. 2760.
DOI: 10.58809/KEHP2786
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2760
Rights
© 1999 Ann Sullivan-McKean
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