Yuwen Wang

Abstract

The Most Beautiful Times is a series of narrative depicting a woman's psychological experiences with sexual passion, in which

she struggles, suffers, submits, and sacrifices. It is in these

moments that profound emotions exist, which transform the

meaning of her life. This body of work is both literal and metaphorical,

as well as remembered and fantasized. The work is

based on real experiences re-imagined in constructed images to

examine the character's internal conflicts, her loss of innocence

and desire. The work explores how a story can be told through

freezing performance as still frames, as well as how and to what

extent a personal story can be revealed through still images,

while at the same time can convey universal emotions and

sensual sentiments shared by human beings.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Photography, Artistic; Photobooks; Artists' books; Sex in art; Emotions in art

Publication Date

5-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Imaging Arts (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CIAS)

Advisor

Christine Shank

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at TR655 .W364 2014

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

IMGART-MFA

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