Devil's Mirage
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2018-05
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The Ohio State University
Abstract
The Devil's Mirage is a whimsical performance of dancers, sculptural installation, and painting, creating illusions in space and form. Painted in cerulean blue, the color meaning "heavenly", paired with stripes, a symbol for the deviant or evil, the space becomes a devil dressed as an angel of light confusing its viewers as to what is real. Contour lines painted on the performers, fully three-dimensional objects, and flat paintings confound our understanding of the depth of the space and the nature of the forms themselves. As the dancers move slowly throughout the space, they blur the lines between reality and fantasy, animate and inanimate form.
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Devil's Mirage was shown at the Urban Arts Space for the Senior Projects Exhibition: Department of Art BFA in 2018
Arts Honors Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award
Arts Honors Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award
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installation art, sculpture, painting, performance art, fine art, optical illusion