As an artist and stay-at-home father of two daughters, issues of masculinity and gender roles are vivid aspects of my daily experience. It takes confidence for a man to live outside the domestic status quo. However, I doubt my ability to fulfill this role. My art is an observation of my character, and projecting it onto a greater conversation of contemporary manhood. My inclination toward realist self-portraiture is the most sincere way I can offer to express my ideas of personal and contemporary masculinity, and the imagery I am creating occupies both physical and psychological states of engagement. Our personalities are most honest when played out behind closed doors. By lifting the veil of privacy, I can bring both you and me into a personal space that I intend to be both inviting and unsettling, a shared moment and voyeuristic in nature. This thesis documents the creation of a body of paintings based on self-portraiture, personal experiences, and a greater conversation about men, fathers, and artists.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ucf.edu/oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:honorstheses1990-2015-2001 |
| Date | 01 January 2010 |
| Creators | Harris, Wesley |
| Publisher | STARS |
| Source Sets | University of Central Florida |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | HIM 1990-2015 |
Page generated in 0.002 seconds