Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Program
Art
Date of Award
8-2007
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Mira S. Gerard
Committee Members
Anita Deangelis, Catherine A. Murray
Abstract
The artist discusses his Master of Fine Arts exhibition, Present Access, hosted by The Carroll Reece Museum on the campus of East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, from April 2 through April 25, 2007. This exhibit contains works that span his four-year tenure in the graduate program and represent several iterations of the artist's exploration of the landscape as metaphor and discovery.
Subjects discussed explicate the development of thought and process leading to the pieces presented in this exhibition. Topics explored include the importance of form, material, media, research, personal history, experience, and memory. Also considered are the influences of contemporary artists such as Tula Telfair, April Gornick, Toba Khedoori, Ying Kit Chan, and Rackstraw Downes; the poetry of T. S. Eliot; the ideas of Theoretical Physics and philosopher Paul Crowther.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Renfro, Garry D., "Present Access." (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2112. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2112
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.