Polarity

Includes bibliographical references (page 6)For the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Art\ud Polarity investigates the impact of systematic contradictions within physical and emotional environments. It is comprised of a series of objects that functions first as a deconstructive conversation about binary oppositions (artificial versus real, structure versus chaos, repulsion versus seduction), and then becomes resolved on various levels of reconstruction. Each object begins as a performative exploration of materiality from inception to exhibition. Made from synthetic and natural materials that are subjected to unnatural and unpredictable processes, these pieces occupy the formal space of a gallery to reconsider the idea of a traditional art object; sculptures become paintings and paintings violate their pictorial space by assuming a three dimensional presence. Visual affinities to the elements in nature become catalysts to foster a dialogue of binary oppositions: ecology versus psychology, destruction versus creation, absence versus presence