Term of Award
Spring 2021
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Art
Committee Chair
Jason Hoelscher
Committee Member 1
Jeff Garland
Committee Member 2
Jon Witzky
Abstract
My ceramics are made to entice the viewer to live in their present moment by altering their perception and familiarity of utilitarian objects through means of natural processes found out in nature. I want the user to be fully engaged with thoughts about time, nature, and being present during their lives. Life in not just about daily responsibilities and sometimes we as humans can get so caught up in everything around us that we simply forget to enjoy everything we have worked hard to achieve. By experiencing something new, we can get out of our comfort zones and being present is a key element in being able to do so. I intertwine this idea with ecological processes in such a manner to show how being out in nature can help provide that presentness and help us realize how nature is indeed not all that different from us. Everything always needs to live presently.
OCLC Number
1385982843
Catalog Permalink
https://galileo-georgiasouthern.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GASOUTH/1r4bu70/alma9916564849602950
Recommended Citation
Frantz, Lyndsey A., "Present in Presence" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2229.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/2229
Research Data and Supplementary Material
Yes
