Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
12-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Dr. Carlos Roberto de Souza
Second Advisor
Paul Valadez
Third Advisor
Marcus Farris
Abstract
As a result of the absence of a father-figure and the repulsion of machismo, a love for that masculinity and a void within grew from the missing father-son/male-male interaction; this is the drive to codify my work with homoerotic imagery bathed with guilty religiosity through a torturous sadomasochist context to display a life-mirrored desire to punish and love the male simultaneously while feeling guilty doing it. The work is inspired by homoerotic and religious art history and at times the blending of the two.
The purpose of this work is not only to show the love for the celebration of the male but also the desire to punish him while opening the dialogue about the identification of homoerotic religious art.
Recommended Citation
Alfonso, Magdiel G., "Love Sex God" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 123.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/123
Comments
Copyright 2016 Magdiel G. Alfonso. All Rights Reserved.
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