Date of Award
Spring 6-1-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Painting
First Advisor
Yasi Alipour
Abstract
There's a silver key from Lowe’s for the front door and a smaller unmarked gold key for the back door. There are two identical RISD keys–studio and storage closet. There’s the key to my mom’s apartment and another to the gallery where I used to work on Saturdays. There’s the key to the bike lock that I’ve kept on the ring even though my bike was stolen. I tried splitting up all the keys and creating two different sets–daily keys and occasional keys–but I never had the occasional keys when I needed them.
I have been making paintings of the everyday that I hope can operate like doorways. Can a still life or a quiet interior open up a half-forgotten narrative? I don’t expect to go all the way inside but to begin to reconnect to something that has been divided or lost, or that eventually will be.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Lily, "A Delicate Balance" (2024). Masters Theses. 1213.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1213
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