(Un)Becoming / by Adam Atkinson.

Author/creator Atkinson, Adam author.
Other author Lazure, Timothy, degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. School of Art and Design.
Format Theses and dissertations
Publication[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2019.
Description42 pages : color illustrations
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Summary This document provides written support for the thesis exhibition, (Un)Becoming. The body of work uses taxidermy and specimen collection techniques to explore the relationship between the Westward Expansion of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and modern conceptions of masculinity. Through jewelry and sculptural objects, I unravel my personal experiences as a queer individual growing up in a deeply repressive environment--specifically, I examine how the culture and the history of the Mormon Church, Idaho, and the American West more generally have come to define manhood, and how those definitions have shaped how I perceive myself. Using the visual languages of woodcarving, taxidermy, and ornamentation, I create reimagined versions of hunting and botanical objects through a queer lens.
General notePresented to the faculty of the School of Art and Design
General noteAdvisor: Timothy Lazure
General noteTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed November 25, 2019).
Dissertation noteM.F.A. East Carolina University 2019.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web.

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