Silence and Slow Time

Author

Steve W. G. Byrnes, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Abstract

This thesis explores abstract painting from the perspective of a material based production, drawing parallels from poetry to augment its position. Building upon existing material-driven painting traditions such as Abstract Expressionism, and examining their physiological affects from a scientific perspective, it aims to substantiate a more corporeal approach to understanding and interacting with painting.

Committee Chair

Jamie Adams

Committee Members

Jamie Adams

Comments

I improvise my way through the indeterminate realm of abstract painting by sewing together various sections of pre-painted canvas, often painting on them again in order to arrive at an unforeseeable and foreign image.

Permanent URL: https://doi.org/10.7936/K7RF5RZ3

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Art

Author's Department

Graduate School of Art

Author's School

Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Document Type

Thesis

Date of Award

Spring 5-2014

Language

English (en)

Recommended Citation

Byrnes, Steve W. G., "Silence and Slow Time" (2014). Graduate School of Art Theses. ETD 20.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/K7RF5RZ3