Semester of Graduation
Summer 2020
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
College of Art and Design
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
My work has focused largely on identity and self-expression, primarily through clothing, pattern, and color as a symbolic content. Having heavily investigated historical costume and clothing from various periods, my attention is drawn to the highly sculptural and ornamented garments of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the rococo, and the baroque. In these colorful and puffed garments, I am attracted to the similarities that I see in nature. How we adorn ourselves mimics various flowers, plants and animals in the pursuit of desire and procreation. Focusing on fabric manipulation, printmaking and sculpture, In the Garden coalesces into ambiguous sculptures that represent beauty, garishness, nature and desire.
Recommended Citation
Samani, Clare, "In the Garden" (2020). LSU Master's Theses. 5163.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5163
Committee Chair
Koptcho, Leslie
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.5163
Included in
Book and Paper Commons, Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons, Printmaking Commons, Sculpture Commons