COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
More Lightning in the Hand
Creator:
Coggins-Tuttle, Lauren
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:
In this thesis, I set out to expound the evolution of my recent series, More Lightning in the Hand.
The series grew out of research into Native Americans’ struggle in the development of The United States
and their current state after generations of marginalization, assimilation and oppression. Key themes
investigated in More Lightning in the Hand are Native American histories and cultural aspects, Abstract
Expressionist thought, and the intertwining of the two to inform processes and conceptual aims. I discuss
my work along with artists I find commonality with, such as Cy Twombly and Iva Gueorguieva. At the
crux of my essay is an examination of ideas on history, civilization, and modernization in regards to the
processes and concepts in which my works function. Finally, an in-depth analysis of the individual
paintings from the More Lightning in the Hand series illuminates the varied inspirations and processes
that converge onto themes ranging from modern guilt, decay, and detachment to remembrance, retribution
and reconnection.
The series grew out of research into Native Americans’ struggle in the development of The United States
and their current state after generations of marginalization, assimilation and oppression. Key themes
investigated in More Lightning in the Hand are Native American histories and cultural aspects, Abstract
Expressionist thought, and the intertwining of the two to inform processes and conceptual aims. I discuss
my work along with artists I find commonality with, such as Cy Twombly and Iva Gueorguieva. At the
crux of my essay is an examination of ideas on history, civilization, and modernization in regards to the
processes and concepts in which my works function. Finally, an in-depth analysis of the individual
paintings from the More Lightning in the Hand series illuminates the varied inspirations and processes
that converge onto themes ranging from modern guilt, decay, and detachment to remembrance, retribution
and reconnection.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2013-03
Format:
PDF : 32 p. : ill