Class of 2017 Senior Art Thesis
WELLIN MUSEUM OF ART
Katherine Wang
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Katherine Wang
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ARTIST STATEMENT:
mon·ster
/ˈmänstər/
noun
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a being that exists on the border of or outside people’s comfort zone
The word “monster” is usually associated with negative connotations. People are afraid of things that creep in the night, but rarely are they aware of the monstrosities camouflaging among them. I am a monster, but I am not a nightmare. Experiencing childhood in the US and undergoing adolescence in China, I was created through the collision of two conflicting cultures. As I grew into an adult, people became increasingly perplexed because of their inability to label me.
In my work, I want to introduce how I feel as a monster and heighten people’s awareness of their perceptions towards a monster. The dynamic between artist, art, and the viewer is split and bordered. My work is loud, crude, flamboyant, but hovers on the edge of seduction and repulsion. I have chosen to work with materials like fake plastic flowers, plaster bandaging, and synthetic hair to portray the collisions that I feel as a person who’s ground is always shifting.