Abstract
This thesis is a back and forth conversation I have with myself, my work, and a departed friend. These words thread together a belief, and lack of belief in an ontological infinity. I discuss how the loss of a friend relates to my work and my ever-changing thoughts in regards an eternity that I view as impalpable. Throughout my studio practice and poetry, I create a personal symbolic system in order to soothe my ephemeral thoughts around my knowledge of mortality. This system of iconography and meaning eases my ever-questioning secular mind as I try to find significance in life and in death.
Committee Chair
Richard Krueger
Committee Members
Richard Krueger
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Art
Author's Department
Graduate School of Art
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 5-20-2016
Language
English (en)
Recommended Citation
Block, Candice J., "I Do Not Pray, So I Paint" (2016). Graduate School of Art Theses. ETD 53.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/K7GX48TG
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Art and Design Commons, Metaphysics Commons, Other Philosophy Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Comments
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Permanent URL: https://doi.org/10.7936/K7GX48TG