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Academic Level at Time of Creation
Senior
Date of Creation
Fall 10-27-2017
Artist Statement
Tianna Nawrocki
Artist Statement
My work emphasizes a lack of presence through empty spaces and discarded objects. This emptiness combined with the use of domestic imagery implies a lost or forgotten narrative. The content of my work deals with thoughts on mortality, the passage of time, and the strength to overcome obstacles. In addition, my work focuses on nostalgia and sentiment, remembered by ordinary objects and structures. I am inspired by Albrecht Dürer and Beatrix Potter for their use of line, attention to detail, and their realistic art style.
Etching and ink on paper are my chosen mediums because they give my work a soft rendering quality. I am able to procure rich values and strong lines that resonate a sense of foreboding. The spaces I create have a dream-like quality which makes my pieces eerie and uncanny. I purposefully limit color in my work to represent a time that is quiet, serene, and in the past. My scale, use of line, and value emphasize a quiet and serene atmosphere.
Advisor/Mentor
Nicole Hand; Jim Bryant; Dale Leys; T. Mike Martin
Description
I made a body of work that consisted of graphite drawings, ink drawings, etchings, and silkscreens. I had fifteen pieces in my show all matted and placed in 16" x 20" black, wooden frames. This is a list of works exhibited:
House Series(1)- Graphite on Paper, 9" x 12", 2017
House Series (2)- Graphite on Paper, 9" x 12", 2017
House Series (3)- Graphite on Paper, 9" x 12", 2017
Object Series (1)- Etching, 9" x 12", 2017
Object Series (2)- Etching, 11" x 14", 2017
Object Series (3)- Etching, 9" x 12", 2017
Structure Series (1)- Ink on Paper, 9" x 12", 2017
Structure Series (2)- Ink on Paper, 9" x 12", 2017
Furniture Series (1)- Etching, 9" x 12", 2017
Furniture Series (2)- Etching, 9" x 12", 2017
Burden- Etching, 4" x 6", 2017
Stairs- Etching, 8" x 11", 2017
Wall Series (1)- Silkscreen, 12" x 18", 2017
Wall Series (2)- Silkscreen, 12" x 18", 2017
Wall Series (3)- Silkscreen, 12" x 18", 2017
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Murray State University, "Dawson" (2017). B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition (ART 498). 14.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/art498/14