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A Pawn’s Toil: Advocating for a Return to the Toybox

Boch, Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors153599598226024

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2018, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Ohio University, Studio Art.
This paper serves as a contextual and conceptual aid to the three, oil on canvas still life’s that make up my senior thesis exhibition, A Pawn’s Toil. The first section of this document addresses the paintings directly as political artworks. It spells out each’s narrative, identifies their references to other artworks and inspirations, and discusses their intent. Next is a discussion and cultural analysis of the toy objects used as subjects in the paintings. These toys serve metaphorically as representatives of various economic and social backgrounds in the artwork. This paper suggests that they give rise to the candid, childlike senses of curiosity and investigation which have the potential to inspire subversive political action. Afterwards is a brief analysis of the still life genre’s rich, historical lineage, and discussion of how this contemporary artwork operates within it. Attached as an appendix is an evaluation of the current political and economic climate in the United States of America, and declaration of my position on the topic.
Jennie Klein (Advisor)
47 p.
Fine Arts
fine art; painting; anti-capitalism; toys; still life

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  • Boch, E. (2018). A Pawn’s Toil: Advocating for a Return to the Toybox [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors153599598226024

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Boch, Elizabeth. A Pawn’s Toil: Advocating for a Return to the Toybox . 2018. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors153599598226024.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Boch, Elizabeth. "A Pawn’s Toil: Advocating for a Return to the Toybox ." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors153599598226024

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