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SKY WOMAN

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https://doi.org/10.7298/erjr-5w53
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/67336
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Author
Rosa, Libby Claire
Abstract

Libby Rosa presents her MFA thesis exhibition "Sky Woman" in Bibliowicz gallery, Ithaca NY. This new body of work evokes the feelings of being in the presence of waterfalls. Inspired by Ithaca’s many gorges and falls, Rosa uses paint to splatter and layer visual experiences that reflect both the imaginary and observable world. She intentionally uses tools and processes that connect the imagery to their mark making. She uses the traditional paintbrush to render hair, a squeegee to paint flowing water, and cuts into the canvas to create holes and spaces to fill. Within the paintings, symbols and figures appear from myths such as the goddess from the Iroquois creation story "Sky Woman" and objects such as anklets from the South Indian epic "Kannagi’s Anklet." Along with her desire to highlight the fluidity of paint, Rosa shows the visual and visceral pleasure in experiencing these natural wonders in the face of a swiftly changing and vulnerable global landscape.

Date Issued
2019-05-30
Keywords
Abstraction
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Painting
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Fine arts
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Art
Committee Chair
Park, Maria Y
Committee Member
Malinowska, Joanna Monika
Taft Jr, Willard Stanley
Degree Discipline
Art
Degree Name
M.F.A., Art
Degree Level
Master of Fine Arts
Type
dissertation or thesis

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