COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
TRANSFIGURATION
Creator:
Register, Timothy A.
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Photography
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Photography
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"The photographs that make up the body of work, Transfiguration, explore
how clothing, hairstyle, and makeup can transform us. They provide a deeper
look into the subculture of central Florida drag queens as they ignore taboo in a
conservative town and transform themselves into the opposite sex to perform for
an audience. This work explores the motivations and methods of these
individuals. Presented in black-and-white, these photographs echo the works of
those artists from whom I gleaned major inspiration, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank,
and Arthur Tress. What is drag? Who does drag and why? What makes us who we are, and
what really dictates gender identity?"
how clothing, hairstyle, and makeup can transform us. They provide a deeper
look into the subculture of central Florida drag queens as they ignore taboo in a
conservative town and transform themselves into the opposite sex to perform for
an audience. This work explores the motivations and methods of these
individuals. Presented in black-and-white, these photographs echo the works of
those artists from whom I gleaned major inspiration, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank,
and Arthur Tress. What is drag? Who does drag and why? What makes us who we are, and
what really dictates gender identity?"
Abstract:
Includes the author's inventory and 17 black-and-white photos of drag queens and drag culture. (Inventory gives the series title as "Transformations".)
Abstract:
Keywords: drag queens, transformation, gender, performance, black-and-white
photography, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Arthur Tress
photography, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Arthur Tress
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design (eLearning)
Date:
2017-05
Format:
2 text files : PDF-1 (thesis), 25 pages, illustrations ; PDF-2 (photo inventory), 2 unnumbered pages) + 17 images : JPG, black and white
