over certain undecidedness these heartstring intimations

Author

Martha HemingwayFollow

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Date of Graduation

Spring 2019

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

Department

School of Art, Design and Art History

Advisor(s)

Susan D. Zurbrigg

John M. Ros

Agnes Carbrey

Abstract

over certain undecidedness these heartstring intimations is the culmination of a two-year-long abstracted cycle of textured conversation, internal eye contact, and endless playlist-making. Hemingway’s work is based in process-oriented reflections on habitual behavior, manifestation of sentiment, and sense of self. Her paintings draw inspiration from the ways in which we approach and avoid our internal and external routines – how degrees of our subconscious considerations affect how we extend ourselves to others. Individual auditory preferences of different colliding souls have carved a space for her in a language of empathetic abstraction – attempting to elaborate the curious beauty and pain of awareness; confront memory; seek out a more compassionate existence.

over certain undecidedness these heartstring intimations is an ongoing attempt to grasp the cadences of the deeply-embedded idiosyncrasies that both distinguish us as individuals and irrevocably link us to one another – a collection of affectionate guesses.

Recommended Citation

Hemingway, Martha, "over certain undecidedness these heartstring intimations" (2019). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019. 679.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/679