Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
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Created for a studio project, this piece illustrates the unstable state one is in while grieving.
Nidhi Thaman Illustration & Animation major
The print ‘Grip on Reality’ plays with the perspective in the composition. The background of the print outlooks the architecture of a religious institution and in the middle of the print we can see a giant-sized ambiguous figure laying down on the ground using the buildings as support. I used everything from cardboard, mesh, wire, threads, fabric, modelling paste, paper, aluminum foil and plastic to provide texture in the piece providing for an eye-catching art experience. The negative space in the composition adds to the grandeur of the structure and the figure. The oval frame of the artwork compels the viewers attention and helps the artwork stand out. A majority of the LGBTQ+ population lives in fear of religious retribution and violence. Modesty is seen as a big part of the major world religions. This print works on highlighting the importance of self expression despite religious persecution.
Pen-and-ink drawings for book by Ada and Frank Graham, Alligators (New York: Delacorte Press, 1979) title page and pp. 16-17, 102-103, 113.
Special Collections call numbers: MS 337, Box 3, Folder 1 and MS Q72, Box 6, Folder 19.