Excitations
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Date
2018
Authors
Milner, Stephen
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
My thesis work revolves around the tension between frustration and desire, through
trying to connect the seemingly disparate activities of surfing and gay men cruising for sex. I am
interested in the latent eroticism of the hyper-masculine surf culture. One of the most compelling
aspects of surfing is the formation of inclusive, spiritually-aware, temporary communities.
Surfing and anonymous gay sex are similar in that they are performed in the conditions of the
pursuit of chance and vertigo with psychological undertones of fear, desire and bodily thrills.
This space of confusion is where I like to place my art practice. Sculpture, video, installation and
photography are the vehicles I use to merge subjective speculation with my investigations into
the history of gay identity and to force a dialogue between surfing communities and gay culture.
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23 pages