That’s right! Done! Hopefully, by the grace of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, this will be the last time I’ll ever have to post anything under “Thesis Adventures.” Yay!
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During the Q and A portion of my defense, someone suggested that maybe the way I’d documented and presented my work, on a black background, wan’t the way to go. He thought that photographing on a white background would better represent the collages as three dimensional objects whereas on the black it looks like a [...]
Could You Say that Again? A Little Slower Please…
Posted: 14th April 2008 by Jonathan in Thesis AdventuresTags: Pretentiousness
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The past few days I’ve been rummaging through the tremendous pile of photocopies and printouts I’ve accumulated throughout my grad school career. (It really is large—five and a quarter inches, conservatively. I totally just measured it.) My goal here is to re-read some things to refresh my memory so I won’t look like a dumbass [...]
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What is panic? Anxiety? Fear? What do these feelings look like? Torn Away is an attempt to recreate these intense, personal moments where, despite your rational mind telling you that everything is going to be okay, the remainder of your being is telling you that you’re exposed and vulnerable. Friends, acquaintances, and random strangers are [...]
So the show finally went up on Wednesday the second. Just a little later than promised. Despite the somewhat elaborate setup, it only took two-and-a-half hours. I was glad for the quick installation because the very next day I had to present my defense, which I hadn’t even begun to prep for. These photos don’t [...]
I’m declaring this one good enough. I’d pretty much be screwed if it wasn’t.
So this is what I’ve come up with: The board is covered with black fadeless paper which creates a backdrop for the chunk of canvas, which I’ve gessoed, detached, and ripped down. A couple things: I tore the sides down way too closely, even though I started ripping in a spot that was plenty far [...]
Updated: Now with Actual Information™! Torn Away: An MFA thesis exhibition by me. Runs March 31 through April 13 Located in Gallery Two on the second floor of the Wallace Library (building 05) at the Rochester Institute of Technology. How to get to RIT How to find your way around campus Thesis Defense April 3rd, [...]