Date of Award
12-2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Legacy Department
Visual Arts
Committee Chair/Advisor
Jensen, Heidi
Committee Member
McDonald , Todd
Committee Member
Feeser , Andrea
Committee Member
Detrich , David
Abstract
The Prickled Lilly Perch series consist of graphite drawings and designed wallpaper, functioning as a device to mediate and reflect on morality. This work illustrates and investigates the cyclical system of birth, life, and death through multivalent, polar conditions. These opposing implications of birth, life, and death are investigated through concept and form, and can be seen through the visual language of whimsy, fantasy, subtle narration, symbols, decoration, and delicate detailing. Operational tools to suggest birth, life, and death are described through transitioning forms, an implied direction upon the human form, aging of a plant, portals, an irrational use of gravity, and the creation of a cyclical system using plants and figures.
Recommended Citation
Ludwig, Jillian, "Prickled Lilly Perch" (2007). All Theses. 261.
https://open.clemson.edu/all_theses/261