Date of Award
12-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Legacy Department
Visual Arts
Committee Chair/Advisor
Cross, Sydney A.
Committee Member
Feeser , Andrea
Committee Member
McDonald , Todd
Abstract
My art navigates the fragmented religious traditions of my childhood in an attempt to clarify my thoughts and feelings about which spiritual beliefs and practices I want to teach my children. This navigation is represented across art media through portraits of my family and myself. As I was raised in a multicultural family that combined aspects of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism, a complex navigation occurs within me to find meaning in existence amidst disparate traditions, cultures, and beliefs. For my thesis show, I adapted existing fragments and frameworks from these varied beliefs and cultural traditions into a collage of a belief system. Similar to combining belief systems in my spiritual practice, my studio practice combines art processes. Through my use of contemporary printmaking and time-based media I combine components of drawing, traditional printmaking, photography, sculpture, and digital media. My art also combines types of visualization, technology, and process. The way I see the world today from multiple viewpoints is presented through this hybrid art making process.
Recommended Citation
Gerhard, David, "The Process of Passage" (2013). All Theses. 1773.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1773