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THE FLUFF ACTUALLY LOOKED FLUFFY
by
Maya Angelique Lujan
____________________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
December 2008
Copyright 2008 Maya Angelique Lujan
Object Description
| Title | The fluff actually looked fluffy |
| Author | Lujan, Maya Angelique |
| Author email | mayaocelot@sbcglobal.net; maya@mayalujan.com |
| Degree | Master of Fine Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Fine Arts |
| School | School of Fine Arts |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-09-05 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-09-05 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Stark, Frances |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hainley, Bruce Tumlir, Jan |
| Abstract | Although not immediately apparent, the structure of this thesis is based on some of the core notions of my art practice. My main goal is to redeem Lisa Nowak, the defamed astronaut, while inserting a somewhat personal discussion regarding domesticity with feminist underpinnings. The relationships between Lisa, the fluff and myself are not always linear and recognizable; the delineations of positions become entangled and non-hierarchical. This is much like the complicated relationship between the analyst and analysand, perhaps in a state of "hysteria"; with the fluff being object of fixation, or possibly, just the fix. It seems to be much like the problematic relationship between Lisa Nowak, William Oefelein and Colleen Shipman. I like to think of the fluff as an emulsion, and Lisa as the primer. The thesis is executed in a way that, much like looking at a painting or sculptural object, there is a focus on precise details and being completely engrossed, while simultaneously hovering as if the vantage point is from a far distance. Subsequently, the emerging image of the triangle is repeated throughout the thesis, as well as perceptual investigations. There are many embedded theories that remain of great interest for me as well, such as, abstraction, philosophy and psychology. This thesis is a good excuse to explore them more thoroughly in the name of fluff and Lisa Nowak. Both the fluff and Lisa become vehicles in order to explore the ideas of crossing boundaries and seeking new territories. With the excess of information that has subsumed our everyday lives in a Post-Modern era, the question as to where the location of a new topography exists. Contrary to a contemporary discussion of exhaustion within culture, this thesis also asserts that the sources that inform any artistic practice remain open, vast and endless, with possibilities of innovation, reformatting and shifting.; This thesis asks if indeed, this place is located within a proximity that is very close and readily accessible. This location would be the very impulse that seeks to find this new realm or enthusiasm, passion and imagination. Please keep in mind, this thesis is not blatant and does not have an aggressive agenda, it's fluffy. |
| Keyword | fluff; Lisa Nowak |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1585 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Lujan, Maya Angelique |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Lujan-2210 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume40/etd-Lujan-2210.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | THE FLUFF ACTUALLY LOOKED FLUFFY by Maya Angelique Lujan ____________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF FINE ARTS December 2008 Copyright 2008 Maya Angelique Lujan |
