Date of Award
Spring 6-1-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Sculpture
First Advisor
Taylor Baldwin
Second Advisor
Benjamin Jurgensen
Third Advisor
Gail Dodge
Abstract
This thesis is an exercise in, perhaps a futile, attempt to trace just some of the ideas, stories, and musings I might meander through in my process. It’s not quite a map, nor is it a neat catalogue; it is a haphazard collection of tickets and receipts from a travel abroad, carelessly tossed in a carry-on, only to be stashed upon returning home. These ideas are derived from much greater thinkers and authors than myself; I am a mere collector or a translator, if that, and not a very good one, for much is lost. I do not claim comprehensive knowledge of any of the subjects discussed here— instead, it is the gaps in my understanding and the bemusement thereof that serve as an impetus for my work. There is a sense of comfort in embracing the chaos, recognizing that fact is not always truth, and some thing shall never be known.
Recommended Citation
An, Jaimie, "A Thesis, or Digressions on Sculptural Practice: In Which, Concepts & Influences Thereof are Explained, Set Forth, Catalogued, or Divulged by Way of Commentaries to a Poem, First Conceived by the Artist, Fed Through ChatG.P.T., and Re-edited by the Artist, to Which are Added, Annotated References, Impressions and Ruminations Thereof, Also Including Private Thoughts & Personal Accounts of the Artist" (2024). Masters Theses. 1220.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1220
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