The Glove Factory hosted a showcase for art majors’ thesis on March 20 to display the works of three senior artists, Ashli Bonner, Kailey Prior, and Addy Rodriguez. They chose specific art forms to display their personal upbringings.
Prior says, “My motivation for this work is recalling and celebrating those childhood visuals and interests, and exploring how they relate to my identity in adulthood.”
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Prior created sculptures that represent women who inspired her throughout her life.
Rodriguez describes her work as mixed-media. The inspiration derives from an obsessive-compulsive disorder and her experience through a sociocultural lens. Also, she mentions her Mexican upbringing, Catholicism and machismo are recurring influences.
Rodriguez says, “This body of work is a way to cope and to inform the viewer of a disorder that is often underdiagnosed and hidden in fear of shame or being perceived as vain.”
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Bonner explores the connection of certain aspects from childhood to adulthood, specifically what social interests are socially acceptable for children. Her theme revolves around the discovery of destruction.
Bonner says, “Using anatomy as a vehicle for the concept of destruction and discovery, I invite the viewer to discover what about the pieces they find appealing whether it’s the subject itself, the color relationships, the texture, and/or techniques used.”
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