dc.contributor.advisor | Calvin, James H. (James Halvorsen), 1958- | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Mueller, Mark A., 1965- | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2004 Fall | eng |
dc.description | The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (June 30, 2006) | eng |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.description | Vita. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis (M.F.A) University of Missouri-Columbia 2004. | eng |
dc.description | Dissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Art. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Perceptions of gay culture have changed dramatically over the last century. Before the Stonewall Riots of 1969, mainstream society chose not to acknowledge the existence of a gay sub-culture. The photographic works of Brassï provide evidence of a culture that hid from view. After the Stonewall Riots and the emergence of the gay liberation movement, artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe reacted to the negative perceptions of homosexuality by creating aggressive, shocking works that emphasized the distinctions and differences of gay culture from mainstream society. Since the 1990's however, a greater acceptance of alternative lifestyles has prevailed and changed perceptions of homosexuality. These perceptions include the idea that many similarities exist between homosexual and heterosexual culture. The thesis work provides examples of the artist's intention to create sculpture that investigates the common humanity of homosexual and heterosexual culture in order to foster a greater understanding and tolerance of a gay life. | eng |
dc.identifier.merlin | b55850376 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4100 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.source | Submitted by University of Missouri--Columbia Graduate School. | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Gay culture | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Homosexuality in art | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Homosexuality and art | eng |
dc.title | Understanding gay cultures | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Art (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.F.A. | eng |