Date of Award
Spring 5-30-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Painting
First Advisor
Craig Taylor
Second Advisor
Jackie Gendel
Third Advisor
Roger White
Abstract
In this thesis, I will reflect on issues of nostalgia through a series of work based upon the landscape where I grew up. I discuss how my paintings stage themes and negotiate criticality towards memory. The writing analyses my engagement towards the collaging of documentary and fictional sources: and how my paintings seek to dispel legibility and embrace slippage. Alongside discussions of personal experiences, I talk about the relationship of distancing in my practice, concerning tangible and geographic detachment. The thesis expresses my adoration for the history of British painting, and my efforts to internalize its traditions. Moreover, this investigation highlights my moral obligations regarding recollection.
Recommended Citation
Drake, Samuel Robert Campbell, "Addicts of nostalgia" (2019). Masters Theses. 350.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/350
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