An awkward specimen: deconstructing the body and the mental spaces in which it inhabits

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Andrew Etheridge (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Nikki Blair

Abstract: The written portion of the thesis is an analysis of the conceptual and aesthetic concerns of a series of artworks exploring the effects and relationships of medical and technological interventions on the body. My M.F.A. thesis installation includes video, sound, interactive sculpture, and wearable performative prosthesis. A repulsive playfulness is the underlying theme of the artwork. By creating these uncomfortable experiences, I hope to make the viewer more aware of their own body.

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Publication
Thesis
Language: English
Date: 2011
Keywords
Prosthetic Art, The Body in Art
Subjects
Human body $x Social aspects
Human body $x Technological innovations
Prosthesis
Anatomy, Artistic
Art

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