Thesis Title
Date of Graduation
Spring 2017
Degree
Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies
Department
Art and Design
Committee Chair
Sharon Harper
Keywords
male identity, queer culture, male body, media culture, photography, Bruce Labruce, fanzine, zine, punk art
Subject Categories
Fine Arts
Abstract
There is a language being spoken in visual art; a rhetorical discourse that uses semiotics to communicate with a viewer. My research has focused on way s to break the traditional ideas of narrative in photography . By focusing on the forms of delivery, and by combining digital and analogue techniques, my work forms a distortion of communication that forms a new language to communicate with the viewer. Much of this research has led to a specific form of communication that has been termed "punk" which began as a musical and artistic movement in the 70's. This sty le, both visually and musically, broke with tradition and focused on raw and anti-establishment aesthetics. These elements I have adopted into my work, which focuses on queer identity and relishing in not fitting into mainstream society . The results become a vibrant distortion of language, and the language of photography.
Copyright
© Todd Wilson Reynolds
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Todd Wilson, "Meat Cake" (2017). MSU Graduate Theses. 3194.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3194
Comments
Warning: This work depicts frontal nudity and contains adult themes that may be disturbing to some viewers/readers.