Date of Award
11-21-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Constance Thalken - Chair
Second Advisor
Niklas Vollmer
Third Advisor
Nancy Floyd
Abstract
The Birth is a multi-media video installation inspired by my personal experiences of a miscarriage and the births of my two children. The work is influenced by the mythologies found in Korean culture that focus on the mother figure as a ¡°Great Mother¡±. She is an ¡°ideal woman¡±, a ¡°good mother¡± and a ¡°sincere wife¡±. Working abstractly across the media of painting, video, digital animation, and the paintings of my son, The Birth exploits metaphors and symbols, to tell the story of women, especially the stories of mothers. The work speaks to motherly love and my own identity as an artist and a mother.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1062167
Recommended Citation
Lee, Chanju, "Birth and Women in Mythology." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1062167
Bear Woman Transformation
livingcreature2006.mp4 (18533 kB)
Living Creature 2006
TheBirth.mov (82455 kB)
The Birth
bearWoman_part1.mov (54219 kB)
Bear Woman Part 1