PERFORMATIVE GESTURES An Exhibition of Painting

figurative painting;phenomenology;feminism;masquerade;self-portraiture;performance;hybridity;body;flesh;gesture;Studio Art

Urbanski, Miranda

University of Waterloo

关键词: figurative painting;    phenomenology;    feminism;    masquerade;    self-portraiture;    performance;    hybridity;    body;    flesh;    gesture;    Studio Art;   

Others  :  https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/bitstream/10012/4394/1/Urbanski_Miranda.pdf

瑞士|英语

来源: UWSPACE Waterloo Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

My painted self-portraiture explores identity as changing social performance ormasquerade and examines bodily flesh as the vital interface for reciprocal encounter onlife’s stage. The larger-than-life sized images demand viewer attention and compel intersubjective engagement. The works also affirm artistic agency and subjective presence through gestural brushwork and the vivifying power of oil paint. Hybridity and ambiguity in the images suggest the dynamic and reflexive nature of identity. A theatrical colour palette further reinforces the notion of identity as social performance or masquerade. Conceptually the works are rooted in both post-modern feminism and phenomenology. Artistically they draw inspiration from contemporary figurative painters and portraitists who use this medium and genre to navigate the boundaries of self and society.