Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MFA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
Intermedia & Photography
Committee Chair
Michael Sherwin
Committee Co-Chair
Dylan Collins
Committee Member
Dylan Collins
Committee Member
Amy Schissel
Committee Member
Geral Habarth
Committee Member
Jason Lee
Abstract
My MFA thesis and supporting exhibition focus on works ranging from video and sculpture to installation. The work has evolved from an intimate spiritual dialogue and interaction with the terrestrial world. This personal narrative is a jumping off point to pursue more universal themes and ideas of layering of information, shared versus collective perceptions and creating systems of understanding. Many of the processes involved in this exhibition contain some form of collage. The use of these various collage techniques furthers the idea of complexity in perception and expression and the many layers of experience. I will explain how the creation of this art work is born from a personal and universal desire to observe, collect, organize and interpret our own systems of understanding.
Recommended Citation
Simpson, Rachel Emily, "Artifacts of Imagination" (2019). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 3786.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3786