Semester
Fall
Date of Graduation
2003
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MFA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
Painting
Committee Chair
Paul Krainak.
Abstract
My work attempts to develop the relationship between optical and formal painting traditions in modernism via the literal surface of the painting and the object or objects represented. They are arranged to create an effect of simultaneous emergence and dissolution. They represent the falsely temporal aspects of the perceived world, the concretization of which only exists in the mind of the viewer. This thesis statement will address issues of surface and illusionism in modern pictorial theory and the importance of perception verses objectification. In addition I will discuss the subject matter, composition, and techniques employed to create the works. I will also address the influences of artists and writers that deal with similar aesthetics or themes.
Recommended Citation
Horton, George M. Jr., "Ersatz" (2003). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 1378.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/1378