Title
DOI
10.17077/etd.0jt5zvo3
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree
Summer 2013
Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Degree In
Book Arts
First Advisor
Barrett, Timothy
First Committee Member
Martin, Emily
Second Committee Member
Leonard, Julie
Third Committee Member
Dunlap, David
Abstract
Beyond following historical techniques of papermaking, Siedler understands
the gesture of the hand (to hollow out, to level, to add something) in her work as a practice transforming the materiality of paper into text. Text is not a feature added to the surface of a finished sheet but becomes rather integral to the material itself. Whether drawing or painting, she is, in the basest sense, always writing. Her marks of rage, tenderness and rigor are written upon paper in all its haptic sensuality: its sound, smell and feel.
Pages
iii, 1 pages
Copyright
Copyright 2013 Katharina Siedler
Recommended Citation
Siedler, Katharina. "Paperworks." MFA (Master of Fine Arts) thesis, University of Iowa, 2013.
https://doi.org/10.17077/etd.0jt5zvo3