Kyle Blalock

Abstract

This paper describes my thesis body of work as it originates from my personal experiences being brought up in the Mormon Church, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-day Saints in rural northern Arizona. Descriptions of rituals, religion, and rights of passage as a young Mormon gay man depict a lineage that leads up to forging personal salvation through art making and literature. The narrative of my paper discusses my education and illustrates my growth as an artist who has been intimately informed by sculptural processes and the materials used in creating sculpture.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Metal sculpture--Themes, motives; Metal sculpture--Technique; Spirituality in art

Publication Date

5-20-2015

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Fine Arts Studio (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Art (CIAS)

Advisor

Elizabeth Kronfield

Advisor/Committee Member

Michael Rogers

Advisor/Committee Member

Thomas Lightfoot

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at NB1220 .B53 2015

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

FNAS-MFA

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