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100 1 a| McAteer, Michael Patrick.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Decadent afterlife /c| by Michael Patrick McAteer.;

260 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| East Carolina University,c| 2012.;

300 a| 43 pages :b| illustrations (color), digital, PDF file;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| computer2| rdamedia;

338 a| online resource2| rdacarrier;

538 a| System requirements: Adobe Reader.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web.;

502 b| M.F.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2012.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the School of Art and Design;

500 a| Advisor: Beth Blake.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 9, 2012).;

520 3 a| "Decadent Afterlife" has been a way for me to harness and channel my personal responses to the experiences in my life and display them. This thesis can be viewed as two series of work about control, mortality, and the fragility of life. The use of simulated fungus in my "Biological Phoenix" series serves as a metaphor for the embodiment of the afterlife and acceptance of the loss of my older brother. In "My Diabetic Body" series, the simulated fungus and food serves as a dark yet humorous metaphor for all things sugary, sweet, and loaded with impending doom. In Dr. Shelley Carson's Life As Art she states, "One of the most consistently-replicated findings in psychological research is that writing a narrative about a negative experience in your life (called expressive writing) can lead to improved psychological and physical health."(Carson) I believe my art-making serves this same purpose. It has served as a form of catharsis and control in regards to both my psychological and physiological health and provided me the strength to keep growing; through the ashes that are the loss of my brother and the ashes that are my diabetic condition. Life will always spring from decay, and this act of nature germinates the hope for a better tomorrow. "Decadent Afterlife" gave me this hope.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

650 0 a| Small sculpture, American.=| ^A1133051;

650 0 a| Fungi in art.=| ^A1133281;

650 0 a| Death in art.=| ^A36936;

653 a| Fine arts;

653 a| Design;

653 a| Biology;

700 1 a| Blake, Beth.=| ^A1338086;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| School of Art and Design.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Decadent afterlife / by Michael Patrick McAteer.

Author/creator	McAteer, Michael Patrick
Other author	Blake, Beth.
Other author	East Carolina University. School of Art and Design.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication Info	[Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2012.
Description	43 pages : illustrations (color), digital, PDF file
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Small sculpture, American. Fungi in art. Death in art.

Summary	"Decadent Afterlife" has been a way for me to harness and channel my personal responses to the experiences in my life and display them. This thesis can be viewed as two series of work about control, mortality, and the fragility of life. The use of simulated fungus in my "Biological Phoenix" series serves as a metaphor for the embodiment of the afterlife and acceptance of the loss of my older brother. In "My Diabetic Body" series, the simulated fungus and food serves as a dark yet humorous metaphor for all things sugary, sweet, and loaded with impending doom. In Dr. Shelley Carson's Life As Art she states, "One of the most consistently-replicated findings in psychological research is that writing a narrative about a negative experience in your life (called expressive writing) can lead to improved psychological and physical health."(Carson) I believe my art-making serves this same purpose. It has served as a form of catharsis and control in regards to both my psychological and physiological health and provided me the strength to keep growing; through the ashes that are the loss of my brother and the ashes that are my diabetic condition. Life will always spring from decay, and this act of nature germinates the hope for a better tomorrow. "Decadent Afterlife" gave me this hope.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the School of Art and Design
General note	Advisor: Beth Blake.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 9, 2012).
Dissertation note	M.F.A. East Carolina University 2012.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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