The Nature of Making Sense

Author

Allison Alford, Claremont Graduate University

Date of Award

3-9-2010

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Art

First Advisor

Rachel Lachowicz

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Rights Information

© 2010 Allison Alford

Abstract

My interest is to breed the mystical with the mundane, producing informational systems that coalesce knowledge, ambiguity, logic and fantasy. The species that populate my imagery are totems that could function as heroines, monsters or shapes that elude and inform us. The work functions as a stage upon which, pixels, paint and mystical figures coexist. Each panel acts as a composite of multiple frames of a video: figures combine with paintings, drawings, symbols, and landscape. Though ultimately singular in image, the pictures imply multiplicity. The lineage of the work can be traced to influences such as François Dufrêne, Max Ernst’s collage novels and illuminated manuscripts, yet in presentation the pieces embody more of a billboard quality than a precious script. Overall the images suggest a theatrical experience of humanity, one that involves magic, transformation, narrative and wonderment.

Link To Artist's Gallery

Previously linked to as: http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/stc,123

OCLC number: 639456132

Recommended Citation

Alford, Allison, "The Nature of Making Sense" (2010). CGU MFA Theses. 33.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfatheses/33