Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Feltz, Mallory Lynn
Author's Email Address	mal_feltz@yahoo.com
URN	etd-05162009-143252
Title	Yours, Mine, & Ours
Degree	Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Department	Art
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Malcolm James McClay Committee Chair Jeremiah Ariaz Committee Member Leslie Koptcho Committee Member Loren Schwerd Committee Member Nicola Camerlenghi Committee Member
Keywords	conversation of the others lineage living doll overheard and overtaken seek home buttons garments wallpaper interactive installation touch self identity self concept understanding social sphere bloodline heredity stereotype
Date of Defense	2009-04-23
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Yours, Mine, & Ours utilizes found object assemblage, textiles, art multiples, and installation to present the theme of discovering personal identity through collecting, ownership, affiliations, cultural context, and transformation. This work presents to viewers a tactile experience to be investigated, touched, and transferred to their own lives. Centered on domesticity, the familiar and ordinary becomes transformed through labor-intensive processes into unique and personal works of art. Viewer participation, in all aspects of the making process, emphasizes the universal human experience of searching for comprehension of our culture. Each artwork is a metaphor for this search and how we are constantly altering our surroundings and ourselves to better understand our identity. The objective of this work is to inspire the viewer to re-examine what comprises their self-concept and to bring new awareness to what we may take for granted.
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