Beauty still lives here: narratives of radical self-love

Author

Deshun Peoples, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-1-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Ceramics

First Advisor

Lesley Baker

Second Advisor

Anina Major

Third Advisor

Nicole Cherubini

Abstract

This exhibition is primarily concerned with the act of taking up physical and socio-political space. Through the use of form, design, color, and installation this work places various histories and traditions of both ceramics and resistance in communication with one another. The red, black, and green of Marcus Garvey’s 1920 Pan-African/Black American flag are proudly displayed against a warm, calm, pale green backdrop to highlight the importance of mental health in all endeavors, especially in the emotionally taxing labor of social, political, and economic protest in the battle for humanity, life, civil rights, equity, access, and decision-making power.

Comments

View exhibition online: Deshun Peoples, Beauty Still Lives Here: Narratives of Radical Self Love

Recommended Citation

Peoples, Deshun, "Beauty still lives here: narratives of radical self-love" (2021). Masters Theses. 683.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/683

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