Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Program
Art
Date of Award
5-2011
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Mira S. Gerard
Committee Members
Anita DeAngelis, Ralph D. Slatton
Abstract
The artist discusses the search for identity which underlies her Master of Fine Arts exhibition, Eulogy, hosted by the Carroll Reece Museum on the campus of East Tennessee Sate University, Johnson City, Tennessee, from March 8 to May 6, 2011. This exhibit contains works which explore the artist's relationship with the natural world, ornithology, philosophy, psychology, poetry, and related personal influences.
The artist's thesis work consists of paintings, drawings, and photographs. The artist references her own investigation of poetry, philosophy, psychology, and personal history which have shaped a private sense of awareness. Also reviewed are the influences of artists such as Alexander Marshall, William Morris, Charles Burchfield, Rosamond Purcell, and Kiki Smith; the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke and writings of Loren Eiseley; the ideas of philosophers G. W. F. Hegel and Slavoj Žižek, and art historian James Elkins.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Levacy, Megan Renee, "Eulogy." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1265. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1265
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.