Craft and Femininity: Mastering the Mundane
| dc.contributor.advisor | Swanson, Jessica | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | McWhorter, Brian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Negro, Quaye Meadow | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-18T15:56:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-18T15:56:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | 46 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | As a craft-based artist and feminized person, I often struggle to understand where my art belongs. Not where it physically belongs, but how it will be remembered in an art historical context. After studying Japanese ceramics as well as French and English tapestries, such as the Unicorn Collection of Tapestries, I was inspired by the conversation surrounding craft-based arts in a male dominated historical art realm that values masculine and fine art over feminine and utilitarian art. One can argue that craft-based art is more valuable in a historical lens because it existed within the home and lifestyles of people during a designated time. Oftentimes, romanticized and idealized sculptures and paintings are more expensive, more elitist, and therefore more conventionally valued. In my research, I would like to create commentary through the feminist lens on the commodification and value assigned to art through ceramics, weaving, and prints by setting a domestic dinner scene with items I made. Through exploring this in an academic setting, the creative practice is at the forefront of my research. The pieces in my exhibition are reflective of the line of questioning I unpack in my research. I want to pay tribute to Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, a fellow Illinois raised artist, and to the many artists in Homer, Alaska who made the bowls I ate from, the quilts I slept under, and shaped the craft-based community that defined me as a crafter and artist. I will explore the idea of an area in-between craft and fine art, by creating pieces that will be used for everyday mundane tasks and are aesthetically pleasing. In many ways, these items will explore functionality, whether they can or cannot be used for their intended purpose. I want to romanticize the mundane in a way that critiques, inspires, and transforms the viewer’s idea of valued art. I hope to play with clay and fibers to recreate the childlike act of creation and reject the idea of commodified creation. The goal of my research is to challenge the patriarchal structure implemented in art museums, galleries, and the classroom and to inspire other feminized people to create authentically. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | 0009-0003-7309-1185 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/28699 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | |
| dc.subject | Craft | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fine Art | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ceramics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Feminist Perspective | en_US |
| dc.subject | Domestic Labour | en_US |
| dc.title | Craft and Femininity: Mastering the Mundane | |
| dc.type | Thesis/Dissertation |