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Worry My Head: An Exploration of Head-Like Forms as an Expression of Existential Concerns

Pasek, Jeffrey Douglas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1385383454

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2013, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
The focus of my thesis is the use of a head-like form as a visual expression of personal struggles with existence. I use the head (which I believe to be the most basic visual signifier of the human person and sentient life) in two ways––it acts as a framework within which to explore and express fundamental concerns of pointed self-awareness, and it serves as a sign to allude to such concerns, and a resultant anxiety, for the viewer. My method involves working automatically, initially through the first several layers and in frequent bursts thereafter. The employment of chance and automatist techniques reflects the arbitrary nature of thought, and allows the chaotic chatter of consciousness an outlet into the physical world. My practice is expressive in nature. Pulling out and shaping these head-like forms imposes a degree of order on the chaos, but an order I intend to be unstable and uncertain. I seek to create a visual manifestation of the sense of interiority I experience. My work displays the labor and struggle of creation as a reflection of the daily struggle inherent in existence itself.
Martin Ball (Advisor)
Darice Polo (Committee Member)
Gianna Commito (Committee Member)
31 p.
Fine Arts
painting; expressionism; abstract; art

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  • Pasek, J. D. (2013). Worry My Head: An Exploration of Head-Like Forms as an Expression of Existential Concerns [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1385383454

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pasek, Jeffrey. Worry My Head: An Exploration of Head-Like Forms as an Expression of Existential Concerns. 2013. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1385383454.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pasek, Jeffrey. "Worry My Head: An Exploration of Head-Like Forms as an Expression of Existential Concerns." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1385383454

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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