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Someone who looks like me

dc.contributor.authorToppin, Ayn K., author
dc.contributor.authorYust, Dave, 1939-, advisor
dc.contributor.authorCoronel, Patricia D., committee member
dc.contributor.authorHall, Bruce, committee member
dc.contributor.authorLehene, Marius, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-16T16:54:00Z
dc.date.available2016-02-16T16:54:00Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThematically, my paintings reflect the life long struggle of coming to terms with self-identity. The process of creating art enables me to navigate the complexities of identity while examining the connection this has to our emotional behavior. I use the figure as a tool to explore the space between self-actualization and self-presentation. Dualities, their balance and imbalance, make up the majority of the questions I address in my work. The primary examples are self/other, emotional/corporeal, private/public, sameness/difference, and reality/performance. I'm interested in challenging societal conditioning which teaches to disguise homosexuality and emotional expression, and question how this conflict constructs our self-identity and self-worth. My emotive response to these issues is the driving force behind my work. This thesis is a visual journey through the obscurity of existence, a search for a sense of recognition within oneself.
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/170636
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991021587519703361
dc.relationND237.T587.A4 2005
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectpainting
dc.subjectdrawing
dc.titleSomeone who looks like me
dc.typeText
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thesis.degree.disciplineArt
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

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