Art Happens

The following thesis publication contextualizes my art practice as an exploration of the values that arise from creative process. Moving towards a relationship with sustainable practices, Generative Methodology activates my practice to experiment, interpret, and subvert materials, priming them for opportunistic displays of aesthetic realization. Rooted in material opportunity, my practice critically engages with the cultural implications of working with what may have been considered waste. By reemploying discarded and refuse materials, I investigate the power of art culture to influence and educate audiences. It is important to investigate the gallery as an influential site for critical reflection before projecting my artistic practice across new areas of research and commerce. Key Authors: Arthur Danto, Philip Galanter, Steven J. Jackson, Gordon Monro, and Nick Zangwill