Abstract
Art, process, and materials offer me an escape from the sometimes-crushing realities of my personal struggle with chronic mental illness. Escape is often my primary motivator for making art. However, personal meaning and understanding sometimes come while I'm working in the studio. Sometimes the meanings of the work only become clear years later. Personal experience and experimenting with materials and processes have led me to an appreciation and awareness of entropy--the second law of thermodynamics. My sculptures use spontaneity, abstraction, and process to dialogue with entropy.
Degree
MFA
College and Department
Fine Arts and Communications; Art
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Boulton, Brandon Reed, "Entropy's Child" (2020). Theses and Dissertations. 8523.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8523
Date Submitted
2020-06-17
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd11265
Keywords
Sculpture, Ceramics, Entropy, Art, Mental Illness
Language
english