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      The anxious actor

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      Date
      2008
      Author
      Logan, Zachari John
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      The collection of paintings and drawings constituting the thesis exhibition The Anxious Actor are rooted within the visual language of contemporary realist figurative painting and drawing, with a focus on the male body. Traditionally in western culture, the depiction of the human form, both male and female, has sought to reinforce hierarchical constructions and meta-narratives implicit in religious and imperialistic structures. I paint and draw my own body as subject, exploring personal narratives that contradict these pre-existing notions. As a queer man interested in the vocabulary of realist figurative painting, my body is a catalyst for my fascination with stereotypic masculine portrayals. Utilizing historic themes of male bravado, heroism and narcissism I juxtapose the mundane realities of everyday contemporary life. My narratives are situated within the complex visual languages of Neo-classical, Baroque, Rococo and Renaissance style painting. These specific pictorial vocabularies add both psychological and metaphoric weight to my conceptual process; locating my marginalized identity within historic and contemporary archetypes.
      Degree
      Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)
      Department
      Art and Art History
      Program
      Art and Art History
      Committee
      Fowler, Graham; Biggs, C. Lesley; Bell, Lynne; Norlen, Alison
      Copyright Date
      2008
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-11122008-105907
      Subject
      masculine stereotypes in art
      queer bodies in representation
      the male nude in contemporary art
      stereotypic representations of gay men
      painting the male body
      drawing the male body
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