Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Program
Art
Date of Award
8-2017
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Andrew Ross
Committee Members
Mira Gerard, Christian Rieben
Abstract
The artist discusses the work for his Masters of Fine Arts exhibition, Mind under Matter, held at the Tipton Gallery in downtown Johnson City, Tennessee. Exhibition dates are from March 27th through April 5th 2017. ‘Matter under Mind’ explores the balance of control and non-control within the art-making process. This technique creates an automatic dialogue resulting in abstraction guided by the subconscious. The title ‘Matter under Mind’ is a slight play on the phrase ‘mind over matter’ emphasizing how matter/material is manipulated by the mind through the making of artwork, and within the mind’s eye or imagination.
The video installation featuring the work is accompanied by a soundscape to bring the viewer deeper into the creative process. The video symbolizes the idea of ‘solve et coagula’ or, dissolve and coagulate, destroy to recreate by revealing how the process of cleaning paint off of a surface creates artwork in itself.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Lause, John F., "Matter under Mind" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3270. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3270
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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