Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Prusa, Carol
Abstract
Curious to understand my fascination with and attraction to certain individuals who live and work in urban, often economically disadvantaged environments, my thesis exhibition explores properties of paint and image to develop a personal and compelling visual vocabulary that communicates as well as celebrates the strength, power, confidence and swag of these individuals. This work investigates the "face" people front in public in order to survive their situations. Representing individuals within my own community in Miami, these portraits help me come to terms with the way I too have adopted and performed identities of survival. Additionally, I want this work to make visual record of these compelling individuals rarely acknowledged within the history of art.
Extent
42 p.
Recommended Citation
Lopez, Kandy G., "The presentation of self" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 1133.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/1133
Identifier
FA00004134
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014..|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.