COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
A Day in the Life: Saturday April 7, 2012
Creator:
Small, Jennifer Marie
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Painting
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Painting
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:
This thesis focuses on the act of seeing and interpreting observations of everyday into abstract
paintings. Eyes become a viewfinder to narrow the panoramic down to a single glimpse. The
glimpses are recorded in a reference inventory as photographs and writing about their formal
qualities. The fragments are grouped together to create compositions that represent the time of
the observed sightings. This practice allows for the paintings to be inspired by accessible
subjects but also focus on formal considerations. Referencing daily routines on a single day,
Saturday April 7, 2012, this body of work was created to show a transformation from a
pedestrian to a visionary who sees the everyday as a means to tell a story and to elevate the
unrecognized poetry of daily life.
paintings. Eyes become a viewfinder to narrow the panoramic down to a single glimpse. The
glimpses are recorded in a reference inventory as photographs and writing about their formal
qualities. The fragments are grouped together to create compositions that represent the time of
the observed sightings. This practice allows for the paintings to be inspired by accessible
subjects but also focus on formal considerations. Referencing daily routines on a single day,
Saturday April 7, 2012, this body of work was created to show a transformation from a
pedestrian to a visionary who sees the everyday as a means to tell a story and to elevate the
unrecognized poetry of daily life.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2012-08
Format:
PDF : 61 p. : ill.