COLLECTION NAME:
CVPA Student Collection
mediaCollectionId
UMASSDVRCVRC~34~34
CVPA Student Collection
Collection
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resource_ID:
2015gkaros_008
resource_id
2015gkaros_008
resource_ID
false
resource_ID:
2015gkaros_009
resource_id
2015gkaros_009
resource_ID
false
artist_name:
Karos, George
student_last_name
Karos, George
artist_name
false
artist_variant_name:
George Karos
student_first_name
George Karos
artist_variant_name
false
artist_nationality:
American
student_nationality
American
artist_nationality
false
artist_vital_dates:
1989
student_vital_dates
1989
artist_vital_dates
false
UMassD_CVPA_degree:
MFA - Artisanry
umassd_cvpa_degree
MFA - Artisanry
UMassD_CVPA_degree
false
graduation_year:
2015
mfa_graduation_year
2015
graduation_year
false
area_of_study:
Ceramics
area_of_study
Ceramics
area_of_study
false
additional_acad_degrees :
Towson University
academic_degree
Towson University
additional_acad_degrees
false
medium:
Clay, Glaze, terra sigillata
medium
Clay, Glaze, terra sigillata
medium
false
work_title:
Wallflower
work_title
Wallflower
work_title
false
technique:
coil built ceramics
technique
coil built ceramics
technique
false
work_date:
2015
work_date
2015
work_date
false
dimensions:
24"x24"x9"
dimensions
24"x24"x9"
dimensions
false
description:
Defining sexuality is an almost impossible task. There are so many factors that contribute to the expression of our sexual identities. Personal, biological, and cultural factors all shape the nuances of human sexuality. To this point, I think that sexuality can be defined as a longing for an intimate connection with another person. Too often the labels of "gay," "straight," or "bi" are used in order to try and categorize the fluidity of sexuality. In the search to find this physical and emotional connection, a conflict arises between our desires to express and/or to conceal our sexual urges based on personal and cultural factors. I want the viewer to become engaged with the sensual qualities of my ceramic sculptures. My forms reference the human body and are teasingly provocative, poking outward to explore their surroundings, but shy and hesitant at the same time. In light of cultural misunderstandings, I believe there is a sense of vulnerability and self-consciousness that arises in humans when examining our
description
Defining sexuality is an almost impossible task. There are so many factors that contribute to the expression of our sexual identities. Personal, biological, and cultural factors all shape the nuances of human sexuality. To this point, I think that sexuality can be defined as a longing for an intimate connection with another person. Too often the labels of "gay," "straight," or "bi" are used in order to try and categorize the fluidity of sexuality. In the search to find this physical and emotional connection, a conflict arises between our desires to express and/or to conceal our sexual urges based on personal and cultural factors. I want the viewer to become engaged with the sensual qualities of my ceramic sculptures. My forms reference the human body and are teasingly provocative, poking outward to explore their surroundings, but shy and hesitant at the same time. In light of cultural misunderstandings, I believe there is a sense of vulnerability and self-consciousness that arises in humans when examining our
description
false