Theses and Dissertations Collection

Many elements must come together in the creation of a successful art piece. There is discovery, process, and creation of the final piece. The catalysis that fuels this process is search for understanding. It is an attempt to grapple with the topic of temporality, to understand the narrative in abandoned places, and the appreciation of the esthetics of objects that are burnished by age. Layering in the artwork is a revelation of the process that leads to a fuller knowledge of the subject . The final art work is the effort to share the emotion found in these places. The art work is not a comprehensive statement but rather a pin point marking where I am at that moment in the path of comprehension. Like Pentimento, the layering of changes in paintings, it is a layering of new knowledge building on old knowledge until the final piece is completed.