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Title
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Fearful symetries: painting monstrous bodies.
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Creator
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Davis, Joshua Hunter., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Visual Arts and Art History
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Abstract/Description
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My exhibition consists of monstrous cyborg forms comprised of a variety of imagery of both biological and machine elements. The smaller works are constructed through the means of paper collage. The larger painting is built from discrete cut out shapes of plywood and canvas. I had the unique experience of growing up around both water treatment operations and the flora and fauna of South Florida. Those experiences were filtered through a fascination for the science fiction genre, and imparted...
Show moreMy exhibition consists of monstrous cyborg forms comprised of a variety of imagery of both biological and machine elements. The smaller works are constructed through the means of paper collage. The larger painting is built from discrete cut out shapes of plywood and canvas. I had the unique experience of growing up around both water treatment operations and the flora and fauna of South Florida. Those experiences were filtered through a fascination for the science fiction genre, and imparted with a dose of fearful imagination. This has resulted in personal anxieties concerning the future of the human experience. My work explores and utilizes expressive properties of paint. I utilize applications that range from the attractive and sensuous to the messy and grotesque. All of this adds up to a visual expression of the potential nightmarish outcomes created as a result of our manipulation of the environment.
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Date Issued
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2011
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3169914
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Subject Headings
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Art and science, Form (Aesthetics), Composition (Art), Artists' materials
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Format
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Document (PDF)
