Reflections of Self
I vacillate between all extremes, beauty vs. ugly, internal vs. external, micro vs. macro. It is these disparate notions that inspire what I make. We cannot ever see ourselves objectively, but does that mean we shouldn’t try? This thesis is my attempt to dissect what I created in my 2 years at Virgi...
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ndltd-vcu.edu-oai-scholarscompass.vcu.edu-etd-38062017-03-17T08:33:00Z Reflections of Self Athey, Melissa I vacillate between all extremes, beauty vs. ugly, internal vs. external, micro vs. macro. It is these disparate notions that inspire what I make. We cannot ever see ourselves objectively, but does that mean we shouldn’t try? This thesis is my attempt to dissect what I created in my 2 years at Virginia Commonwealth University, my exploration of the illness within and the psychological nature of how we go about hiding our insecurities. 2012-05-17T07:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2807 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3806&context=etd © The Author Theses and Dissertations VCU Scholars Compass Grotesque illness sickness body glass pills capsules motorized mixed-media geode mirror-self mollusk cast raven Arts and Humanities Fine Arts |
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I vacillate between all extremes, beauty vs. ugly, internal vs. external, micro vs. macro. It is these disparate notions that inspire what I make. We cannot ever see ourselves objectively, but does that mean we shouldn’t try? This thesis is my attempt to dissect what I created in my 2 years at Virginia Commonwealth University, my exploration of the illness within and the psychological nature of how we go about hiding our insecurities. |
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