Art & Art History ETDs

Publication Date

4-1976

Abstract

In this thesis I discuss important goals that occupy my attention as a visual artist. Included with the written material are slides of creative work I have done this semester.

I characterize my work as a kind that exhibits intense human emotions (hatred, violence, depression, etc.), and I make reference to other artist such as Bosh, Beckmann, and various “primitives” who have had similar concerns. Through-out the paper I make clear that it is my intention to visualize various aspects of the human condition, through a personal, figurative art. The human figure is the fundamental subject around which the thematic basis of my work revolves.

There is a brief discussion, in the thesis introduction, relating to the role techniques play in my creative process. Etching, drawing, and painting are all methods through which my work is made. I shift freely from one to another depending on which direction I wish to carry formal concepts; by formal I mean to imply the problems I deal with in the application of line, form, black and white, and color.

I have concentrated on my philosophy in making art, and have set forth what is essentially a creative credo in thesis form. Not all of what is stated here within will be of permanent concern to me, but for the moment I am strongly committed to much of the presented information, especially that which emphasizes the exploration of hidden emotions in the psychology of man.

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Arts

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

UNM Department of Art and Art History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Jane Eldora Abrams

Second Committee Member

Charles Mattox

Third Committee Member

Peter Walch

Fourth Committee Member

John Horton Wenger

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