Visual satire of the macho ego
| dc.contributor.author | Conahan, Craig Kintoki, author | |
| dc.contributor.author | Orman, Jack L., advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dormer, James T., committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lakin, Barbara L., committee member | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-01-03T05:03:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-01-03T05:03:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
| dc.description.abstract | My work began as a satirical critique of the macho ego, but while it remains largely critical of the macho male, it now embraces a more general human issue. Through manipulation of symbolism and carefully considered usage of the picture plane, the work is a visual study of the insular world of the macho self. I have concentrated on containing images and their activity within the picture plane, without suggestion from the viewer. The allusions created by the idea, like the illusions created by the self, are supported by a narcissistic dependence on the internal structure of the image. The symbols - sperm, fire, and hands - represent three critical views of the ego. The progression of the use of these symbols parallels the progression of their interpretation. In conclusion, I have developed two significant means to achieve a more complete exposition of ideas: the symbolic use of conscious containment of visual elements within the picture plane, and the integration of formal elements and content through the transformation of overt symbolism to plastic visual elements. | |
| dc.format.medium | masters theses | |
| dc.identifier | 1991_Fall_Conahan_Craig.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | ETDF1991700006ARTa | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10217/86782 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation | Catalog record number (MMS ID): 991017997269703361 | |
| dc.relation | N7740.C56 1991 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 1980-1999 | |
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| dc.subject.lcsh | Symbolism in art | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Machismo | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Ego-ideal | |
| dc.title | Visual satire of the macho ego | |
| dc.type | Text | |
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| thesis.degree.discipline | Art | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) |
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