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Liminal

Smith, Callie
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3437-1814
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1619183772384797

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2021, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Ohio University, Studio Art.
There is an anxiety which accompanies the experience of navigating a society which is failing its people. This angst manifests in many ways: irrational compulsions, sensations of abject disembodiment, the illusion of powerlessness, etc. I speak to these disorienting experiences through the creation of a surrealistic dream space in the form of large-scale oil paintings. By placing contorted, discorporate figures in ambiguous, amorphic environments, I aim to portray the liminal space occupied by myself and other members of my generation. This paper serves as an exploration of this liminal realm, as well as an investigation into the significance of painting as a catalyst for conversation and social change.
John Sabraw (Advisor)
39 p.
Fine Arts
art; studio art; painting; representational painting; figure painting; liminal spaces

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  • Smith, C. (2021). Liminal [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1619183772384797

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Smith, Callie. Liminal. 2021. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1619183772384797.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Smith, Callie. "Liminal." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1619183772384797

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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