2007 MFA Fine Art Thesis Exhibition

Natalie Aguilar
Bridget Barnhart
Lina Bokhary
Benjamin Carder
Iris Charabi-Berggren
Amanda Curreri
Anne Devine
Jennifer Durban
Frank Anthony Ebert
Patricia Esquivias
Heather Feeney
Renee Gertler
Kathryn Gritt
David Gurman
Jessalyn Haggenjos Barr
Amanda Herman
Marnia Johnston
Robin Johnston
Bessma Khalaf
Melanie C. Lacy Kusters
Sarah Marie Lewallen
Christopher Loomis
Samuel Lopes
Celia Manley
Jack Miller
Carrie Anne Minikel
Elizabeth Mooney
Nyeema Morgan
Harry Muniz
Alison Naschke-Messing
Jennifer O'Keeffe
Karen Olsen-Dunn
Katina Papson
Lee Pembleton
Ryan Pierce
Lacey Jane Roberts
Amy Rose Sampson
Erik Scollon
Marsha Shaw
Shawn Sloan
Reggie Stump
Gabrielle Teschner
Julie Ann Travis
Carly Troncale
Lindsey White
Tom Wiehl
Christine Wong Yap
Jenny Zito

Carrie Anne Minikel  
Curious Objects
variable dimensions
mixed media
2007
 
Artist Statement
This work is generated from walks and explorations in urban parks, where nature and culture intersect and are often conflated.  My responses to this constructed representation of the natural take the form of implements and sculptural objects that refer to relationship, distance and proximity. These implements are meant to heighten perception and frame the often-overlooked elements of our environment.
Speaking as much of futility as they do of utility, each one has a specialized purpose, yet any one is inadequate to provide answers.  As qualitative subjective research, the work’s aim is not for answers or conclusions but contemplative investigation.

Contact
cminikel@cox.net
www.carrieminikel.com


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