Year of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Degree Name
Art
Department or School/College
School of Art
Committee Chair
Mary Ann Bonjorni
Commitee Members
Cathryn Mallory, Matt Hamon, Kevin Bell, Laurie Yung
Keywords
wildland firefighting, drawing, sculpture, natural environment, landscape, Judy Pfaff
Publisher
University of Montana
Subject Categories
Art Practice | Contemporary Art | Fine Arts | Theory and Criticism
Abstract
Build-up is based in an appreciation for quietude within the landscape that is interrupted by a sense of urgency and distress. The renderings, gestural drawings, and sculptural work are the result of allowing my studio process to mimic my analytical decision making and sensory observation as a wildland firefighter. The research investigates my work in relation to Romantic painters such as JMW Turner and Sublime philosophy, particularly Edmund Burke’s 1757 Sublime theory. Burke emphasized the emotional and psychological response to the Sublime experience of terror and awe. My research also discovers connections with contemporary artists, Robert Smithson, John Peña, and Judy Pfaff through use of materials, content, and form. The exhibition Build-up uses drawing and sculpture to examine a relationship to landscape that is both quiet and distressing.
Recommended Citation
Lund, Kate, "Build-Up" (2016). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 10687.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10687
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