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Mice, Memory, and Medical history: A Personal Narrative

Blackmer, Jessie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1314909047

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2011, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Art.
My work is a response to natural stimulus, the beautiful and benign, the grotesque and insidious. My response is a personal synthesis of the two combining both beauty and repugnance. I use glass for its preciousness, fragility, lushness of color, and as a simultaneously utilitarian and luxurious material. I use other materials, plaster, metal, wood, and fabric, to name a few, when their material properties relates more closely to the idea I am trying to convey. I see art as a form of communication and I communicate in a very narrative way. In using easily recognizable objects and images I seek to evoke a strong response in the viewer. My medical history and childhood becomes a frame of reference. Rashes, pests, mice and building materials act as specific emotional and intellectual triggers. I am sharing my experiences and observations as a way to connect with others. Additionally, the work is personally valuable to me as I am able to address traumatic and painful life events through the therapeutic act of making.
Richard Harned (Advisor)
Rebecca Harvey (Committee Member)
Amy Youngs (Committee Member)
Michelle Herman (Committee Member)
79 p.
Fine Arts
mice; personal medical history; memory; art; glass; craft; sculpture; installation; narrative; home

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  • Blackmer, J. (2011). Mice, Memory, and Medical history: A Personal Narrative [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1314909047

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Blackmer, Jessie. Mice, Memory, and Medical history: A Personal Narrative. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1314909047.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Blackmer, Jessie. "Mice, Memory, and Medical history: A Personal Narrative." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1314909047

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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