Jessi Sawyer: North [MFA Oral Defense]
When:
Friday, May 3, 2019, at 1:00 pm
Where:
ART 359
Project Description:
My artistic research and practice is about place attachment and the physical markers within the landscape that I consider home – Minnesota. This work is the result of the tension I have felt living in Texas over the past four years while still considering Minnesota home. It is, in its most stripped-down form, homage to the place from my memory. It is a way for me to experience the quiet, isolated, and cold landscapes that I long for, while living in a crowded and hot place which overwhelms me. Using a limited color palette, metalsmithing and enameling techniques, texture, drawing, and photographs, I imbue my work with the memories of the landscape. My work is about experiencing space and is meant to bring pause - a moment of quiet and calm.
Supervisory Committee:
Ana Lopez (Chair), James Thurman, Brooks Oliver, Lauren Lake