COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Transcending Clutter by Layering a Fragmented Abstraction
Creator:
Calderon, Rebeca Pittman
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Painting
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Painting
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
The aesthetic of the thesis work by Rebeca Calderón is one of
fullness and brightness. It is informed by visual traditions of Calderón’s
life in Guatemala and the visual excesses of twenty-first century media.
The inherent characteristics of Calderón’s medium and techniques
support her intentions. Drawings on vellum inspire a combination of
motifs and forms that influence and appear in the paintings. While the
computer provides an immediacy and efficiency unrivaled by other tools
available to artists, acrylic painting mimics historic mediums, offering
unimagined possibilities.
The thesis examines the relationship between process and
narrative content. Biblical cities like Babel or Ephesus provide
provocative themes. These extend through the artist’s actions that
correlate to archaeology: layering, fragmentation, and excavation. The
metaphorical function of process in the work of contemporary artists
Ingrid Calame and Mark Bradford and the mediation techniques of
Christopher Wool and Albert Oehlen inform Calderón’s work.
fullness and brightness. It is informed by visual traditions of Calderón’s
life in Guatemala and the visual excesses of twenty-first century media.
The inherent characteristics of Calderón’s medium and techniques
support her intentions. Drawings on vellum inspire a combination of
motifs and forms that influence and appear in the paintings. While the
computer provides an immediacy and efficiency unrivaled by other tools
available to artists, acrylic painting mimics historic mediums, offering
unimagined possibilities.
The thesis examines the relationship between process and
narrative content. Biblical cities like Babel or Ephesus provide
provocative themes. These extend through the artist’s actions that
correlate to archaeology: layering, fragmentation, and excavation. The
metaphorical function of process in the work of contemporary artists
Ingrid Calame and Mark Bradford and the mediation techniques of
Christopher Wool and Albert Oehlen inform Calderón’s work.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-05
Format:
PDF : 33 p. : ill