Abstract

This thesis paper exhibits the progression of my photographic studies over the last two years at The Rochester Institute of Technology. This thesis paper explains the thought process behind the art work and defines the influences and interpretation within each body of work. Through digital processes the work portrays issues of identity that revolve around the body politic through the dictates of Western culture, particularly advertising, on the body's surface. The images also emphasize the emotional responses resulting from the violence, seduction and manipulation that culture presumes on an individual's identity.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Photography, Artistic; Art--Philosophy; Body image in art

Publication Date

2004

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Imaging Arts (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CIAS)

Advisor

Dan Larkin

Advisor/Committee Member

Myra Greene

Advisor/Committee Member

Patricia Russotti

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

IMGART-MFA

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