Title: USU / MFA Thesis / 2019
Medium: Print / Digital
Institution: Utah State University / Logan

This exhibition represents an experimental body of work completed for the Caine College of the Arts. It explores the interplay of explicit and implicit functions within semiotics. This includes communicating the college’s messages to their audiences while honestly representing my own aesthetic voice.

Emphasizing the form and the aesthetic experience can create an interesting dynamic in the work. It creates visual interest but runs the risk of overthrowing its original intended function by delaying or frustrating quick comprehension of the message. As a result, an emphasis on the implicit function, can oftentimes lead to a mixed result of success, because of its inherent ambiguity and decentered messaging. This work represents explorations of the limits within semiotic systems and communication and explores the aesthetic dimension and meaning within form itself.