Rheya Eddings: capstone
Date
2017
Authors
Eddings, Rheya, artist
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The artist's statement: From a young age, I've felt the need to heal the world, my work is an effort to heal its wounds. I took the responsibility upon myself, to forcibility make those who avoid the topic of racial equality, understand it. With my installations, the use of the figure is very important. To fully immerse my viewer into my work I create a scene, that lacks dialogue. That way the what my viewer sees is their own narrative. Instead of force feeding them information they are unwilling to address. This way, the viewer as the option to ask, neighbor what they think the content is. The truth of the matter is we are becoming desensitized to the violence in our world. And the media is to blame, visual arts have become a new cornerstone of gaining information. Making a portion of a stage scene more recognizable to the public. Most of my scenes are completely fabricated by me. The rest are usually found objects that I alter according to the scene. To create a sense of self-awareness, everything generally has significance behind it. From color to orientation. My body casting may include wood, metal, foam, silicone and a fiber of some sort to create the full picture. I've often felt that when a person takes their own time and money to fight for something they belief in; its importance increases.
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Colorado State University Art and Art History Department capstone project.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.
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sculpture