Land of the Living

Land of the Living

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Description

Artist statement from MFA Exhibition: "In my practice, I craft vibrant works as windows to utopian realms, inviting viewers to transcend the everyday. By intertwining ordinary spaces and imagined realms, I capture the essence of an idealized location, offering a shift in our perspective of the environments around us. Figures and objects within these places undergo transformative journeys, fostering intimate dialogues within the captured space. Through sculptures, paintings, and drawings, the forms converge, blurring boundaries between familiar and unfamiliar. Each piece celebrates the entanglement of human experience, memory and a desired world. These paintings, sculptures, and installations become a collection … continued below

Creation Information

Hollingsworth, Aaron May 2024.

Context

This thesis is part of the collection entitled: UNT Graduate Student Works and was provided by the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 12 times. More information about this thesis can be viewed below.

Artist

Hollingsworth, Aaron University of North Texas

Chair

Campbell, Brian Scott Supervisory Committee Chair

Committee Members

Pawlowicz, Elaine Supervisory Committee Members
Fagerlund, Christian Supervisory Committee Members

Publisher

University of North Texas
Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Rights Holder

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Hollingsworth, Aaron

Provided By

UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

The UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fosters creative futures for its diverse student population and the region through rigorous arts-based education, arts- and client-based studio practice, scholarship, and research. One of the most comprehensive visual arts schools in the nation, the college includes many nationally and regionally ranked programs.

Degree Information

Department: Studio Art
Level: Master's
Name: Master of Fine Arts
Discipline: Drawing and Painting

Description

Artist statement from MFA Exhibition: "In my practice, I craft vibrant works as windows to utopian realms, inviting viewers to transcend the everyday. By intertwining ordinary spaces and imagined realms, I capture the essence of an idealized location, offering a shift in our perspective of the environments around us. Figures and objects within these places undergo transformative journeys, fostering intimate dialogues within the captured space. Through sculptures, paintings, and drawings, the forms converge, blurring boundaries between familiar and unfamiliar. Each piece celebrates the entanglement of human experience, memory and a desired world. These paintings, sculptures, and installations become a collection of lived experiences that ignite hopefulness and expectancy within the intersection of real life and an anticipated world"

Subjects

Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty)

Keyword

studio art

Library of Congress Subject Headings

University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure

Source

Land of the Living, Cora Stafford Gallery, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX, February 28-March 2, 2024

Language

English

Item Type

Thesis or Dissertation

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this thesis in the Digital Library or other systems.

Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2329878

Relationships

Around the Corner, ark:/67531/metadc2329872
Behind and Before, ark:/67531/metadc2329860
Land of the Living, ark:/67531/metadc2329869
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329857
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329859
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329861
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329864
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329865
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329866
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329867
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329868
Land of the Living Exhibition, ark:/67531/metadc2329870
Peek-A-Boo Paradise, ark:/67531/metadc2329871
Shelf Life, ark:/67531/metadc2329858
Shelf Life, ark:/67531/metadc2329875
Shelf Life, ark:/67531/metadc2329876
Shelf Life, ark:/67531/metadc2329877
Sometimes You need a Sippy Cup, ark:/67531/metadc2329874
Sunny Side, ark:/67531/metadc2329873
Standing in Glory, ark:/67531/metadc2329862

Collections

This thesis is part of the following collection of related materials.

UNT Graduate Student Works

This collection houses graduate student works other than theses and dissertations. All materials have been previously accepted by a professional organization or approved by a faculty mentor. The collection includes, but is not limited to projects or problems in lieu of thesis, supplemental files associated with theses and dissertations, posters, recitals, presentations, articles, reviews, book chapters, exhibitions, and artwork. Some items in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.

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Around the Corner (Thesis or Dissertation)

An artwork named "Around the Corner" as part of the 2024 MFA exhibition by artist Aaron Hollingsworth, entitled "Land of the Living" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX 76201 from February 28 to March 2, 2024. "Land of the Living" by the artist represents the captured essence of an idealized location, offering a shift in our perspective of the environments around us. Figures and objects within these places undergo transformative journeys, fostering intimate dialogues within the captured space.