Paul Melser
Doctor of Philosophy, (Fine Arts)
Study Completed: 2011
College of Creative Arts
Citation
Thesis Title
Pictures of the Body: Painting as Praxis
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The research in Pictures of the Body asks how painting can produce empathy and reflexivity in an audience. Paul Melser exhibited an installation of reduced and abstracted paintings based on contemporary media images of conflict between demonstrators and police. Central to his argument is the incorporation of the ideas of Relational Aesthetics and Horizon Linking in the paintings. The exegesis argues that the relationship between artist and viewer, as established through the form of artistic expression, is a crucial part of any critique
Supervisors
Associate Professor David Cross
Associate Professor Simon Morris
Distinguished Professor Sally Morgan