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Title:
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How the Childhood Stories We Tell, Are the Lives We Live
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Creator:
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Oritz, Eduardo
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Subject:
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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Painting
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Subject:
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Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Painting
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Abstract:
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In this thesis the contiguous relations of recalling childhood stories and identity development interrelate, build upon and support a studio practice. The manipulation of wood, metal, and burlap into three-dimensional wall structures reinterpret memories of
childhood. The use of each material and the construction of artworks address the manner in which a memory is experienced and interpreted. A memory is experienced through a multitude of sensations; memories are not two-dimensional pictures that live within the mind. A memory is composed from a recollection of sights, tactile qualities, sounds, and smells. The development of structures that move beyond the picture plane is an attempt to
reinterpret memories through various materials and construction techniques, which parallel the sensation of recalling a memory.
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Abstract:
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The artworks addressed in this thesis inform how the ability to recall childhood stories help support the development of identity. Exploring the biographies of Han Bellmer and Henry Darger, expose how it also affects an art practice. Apropos, given that every person has childhood stories to tell, this thesis provides an opportunity for the audience to recognize how events experienced in childhood inform the stories they share as adults, and how the stories they tell are the lives they live.
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Publisher:
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Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
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Date:
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2011-05
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Format:
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PDF : 32 p. : ill
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