Honors Program
Fine and Performing Arts Honors
Date of Award
5-2014
Thesis Professor(s)
Donald Davis
Thesis Professor Department
Art and Design
Thesis Reader(s)
Scott Contreras-Koterbay
Abstract
The artist discusses the concept, imagery, and research influences behind a body of work entitled What We Give, for the completion of her Bachelor of Arts Degree and undergraduate research for the Fine and Performing Arts Scholars branch of East Tennessee State University’s Honors College. The artist used this body of work to explore her personal relationships with the ocean, Aspergers, and information. Particularly, the artist’s pseudo-mystic beliefs about the ocean, her frustrations with her life struggles, and fascinations with scientific facts and libation vessels are discussed. Dysfunctionality is cited as the driving force behind the thought process of the project. Her work includes two sculptural vessels, rendered in ceramics and painted with house paint. The artist cites gastropod shells, ancient libation vessels, and contemporary artists Marcel Duchamp, Beth Cavener Stichter, and Alison Evans as inspirations.
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Stupin, Nicole B., "What We Give" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 222. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/222
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.