Abstract

My work discusses fantasy coping and how I heal myself through it. I created a series of works through watercolor, glass and acrylic painting to express my inner state, through reality, fantasy, and the state between reality and fantasy, to present my mental state. My watercolor landscapes represent fantasy worlds, and I repeatedly prove to myself and the audience that this world is real through quantity. My realistic works represent the real world, I record my experiences in the real world, and why I need fantasy coping. My watercolor portraits and my glasses represent the fragile and unstable state between fantasy and reality.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Watercolor painting--Technique; Watercolor painting--Themes, motives; Glass art--Technique; Glass art--Themes, motives; Self-portraits; Psychic trauma in art; Fantasy in art

Publication Date

1-11-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Fine Arts Studio (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

Art, School of

College

College of Art and Design

Advisor

Eileen Bushnell

Advisor/Committee Member

Luvon Sheppard

Advisor/Committee Member

Jane Shellenbarger

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

FNAS-MFA

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