Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Program
Art
Date of Award
5-2010
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Ralph D. Slatton
Committee Members
Catherine A. Murray, Patricia Mink
Abstract
This paper is the supporting document for the Master of Fine Arts exhibition, The Door in the Threshold, held in the Slocumb Galleries at East Tennessee State University from March 15-19, 2010. The exhibition contains twelve pieces of artwork, mounted on the wall. The paper expands upon such themes as memory and family as explored by the work in the gallery. The title of both the paper and show reference the impact of my Armenian heritage on my creative process. Doors in Armenian folklore were sacred places containing the threshold to the spiritual. Thus, my pieces are meant to become doors to the threshold of my past. Also discussed in the paper are the influence of the quilt form and connections to the work of artists Arshile Gorky, Whitfield Lovell, and Karen Hampton.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Volkan, Ani Kristine, "The Door in the Threshold." (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1675. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1675
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.