Degree Name

MFA (Master of Fine Arts)

Program

Art

Date of Award

5-2020

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Vanessa Mayoraz

Committee Members

Travis Graves, Scott Koterbay

Abstract

The artist discusses the work in Silly Trip Wires, 2020 his Master of Fine Arts exhibition. The exhibition includes an installation, Silly Trips Wires, and documentation of a smaller site-specific version of the work.

The Artist discusses the process of transition from military to civilian, and the potential effects that mental trauma from combat deployments can have on this process. This is tied to an analysis of how communicating the experience of veterans to civilians, through artwork, functions to bring about understanding.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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