Term of Award
Fall 2025
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
Elsie Howington
Committee Member 1
Jeff Garland
Committee Member 2
Robert Farber
Abstract
This paper explores the development of my painting and printmaking practice through the lens of process, artistic influence, and creative community. At the heart of my work is a dedication to mark-making in printmaking and painting as gesture and authorship and as a visual language shaped by process, scale, layering, and texture. My work is influenced by artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Wayne Thiebaud, and Peter Max, as well as by my personal history with music. The paper reflects on how process, interdisciplinary influence, and artistic dialogue shape a practice rooted in both personal exploration and discovery.
OCLC Number
1550692965
Catalog Permalink
https://galileo-georgiasouthern.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GASOUTH/1r4bu70/alma9916638544202950
Recommended Citation
Pugh, William E., "Mark & Gesture" (2025). Theses & Dissertations. 3019.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/3019
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
