Date of Award
Spring 5-17-2018
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Art
Degree Type
Thesis
Abstract
This thesis is a narrative of personal and material history. Through my work in painting, sculpture, and installation, I seek to share my story of emotional armoring in an attempt to connect to an audience. In my work, I look to my personal memories of growing up in a small, midwestern town and armoring myself with emotional barriers against its social construct of “normalcy.” Inspired by Medieval suits of armor and the characteristics of Goth culture throughout history, I employ my work to present the stage of a theatrical battleground. Creating each of my pieces is a fight for the work, against my own dysfunctional body, and against the fear of appearing abnormal. The following chapters are my exploration into the causes and effects of emotional barriers that turn into psychological cages. I investigate the narrative elements of my work in relation to my fictional narrative—included—and compare my work to that of corresponding artists.
Language
English (en)
Program Director
Patricia Olynyk
Program Director's Department
Graduate School of Art
Thesis Advisor
Monika Weiss
Studio/Primary Advisor
Buzz Spector
Studio/Primary Advisor
Arny Nadler
Committee Member
Richard Krueger
Committee Member
Richard Krueger
Recommended Citation
Brown, Jenn, "Misassembled Monsters" (2018). Graduate School of Art Theses. ETD 113. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7TB16BG.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/samfox_art_etds/113
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Artist's Statement
jennbrownstudioart.wixsite.com/jbstudio
Permanent URL: https://doi.org/10.7936/K7TB16BG