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Floors and walls

Dombrosky, Marc Robert

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1999, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Art.

For the current work, my interest is in recognizing and presenting patterns that exist all around us and that are (for whatever reasons) ignored or hidden. These patterns may be either man-made (usually accidental) or may occur naturally. In the works described here, this inquiry has taken the form of various operations, rubbing areas of the floor, taping walls, and making paper to illustrate these arrangements. I think of myself as a painter; my techniques derive from painting (and their evolution through drawing). I came to Ohio State to make paintings. I still make paintings (by paintings, I am speaking of a traditional definition; oil paint on stretched canvas). This format has proven useful for me to communicate like a sketchbook or journal would. In the last two years however, painting (in light of the other procedures at work here) has taken a backseat in my production.

My interests are increasingly focused on sites and events that are transitional. I am looking at the relationship between how closely a set of materials I am using can mirror an event (a rubbing of the floor on the floor) while at the same time exhibit unique properties of the materials and patterns created. In this manner, stretched canvas and oil have given way to duct tape, pushpins, and beeswax. Even as the work moves further away from what may be considered "painting", I continue to address my work to painting. Paintings happen now as studies between the site-specific works that are the primary focus of this paper. Painting is an operation that I use to plan my work and reflect upon the work I have done.

This paper examines a body of site-specific works that engage different aspects of my studio. They are not solely painting and drawing, but rubbing, taping, stamping, holes in paper, and papermaking. I will attempt to describe why certain materials align with certain object/patterns, what this may imply, and how it will evolve (all the while maintaining an attachment to "painting").

Robert Schwartz (Advisor)
Pheoris West (Committee Member)
Malcolm Cochran (Committee Member)
23 p.

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  • Dombrosky, M. R. (1999). Floors and walls [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1326998927

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dombrosky, Marc. Floors and walls. 1999. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1326998927.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dombrosky, Marc. "Floors and walls." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 1999. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1326998927

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)