Zachary Morhaim
Veils
2022
Acrylic on Canvas
8' x 10'
Statement
Our reality is constructed from innumerable fragments. Individuals, interactions, relationships, sensory experiences, societies, communities, cultures, ideologies, history, geographies, and indeed the universe itself all owe their existence to ineffably small, unquantifiably many building blocks, themselves composed of even smaller pieces. This cycle of progressive particulation brings to mind detail - oriented processes of ornamentation such as pointillism, stippling, mosaic art, etc. By utilizing these media that emphasize their own fragmentary nature, I hope to relate my practice to the particulate nature of our reality and the way in which we experience it. Within each mural, I hope to discuss a specific social and cultural concept within Western society through the lens of “fragmentation”. The purpose of the dots is therefore twofold. Firstly, I aim to subvert the archaic imagery that is referenced in each piece by capturing it through a mode of mark-making inspired by the modernist movement of impressionism. Secondly, I hope to draw a correlation between the past and the present. By putting a modern, impressionistic spin on imagery from ancient mythological canons, I hope to unite the concept of the ancient and the contemporary within a throughline of the extremely complex fragmentation that unites them both, represented by the multiplicity of dots. I aim to invite the viewer to consider the true complexity of human history and civilization (despite what they have come to know as “objectively true history” over time). No effect owes itself to any single cause (or “checklist” of causes), just like no pointillist image owes itself to any single dot on the canvas. Ultimately, the nature of the physical and mental constructs which constantly surround us is simply an image composited from so many innumerable fragments.
General Fine Arts (BFA) Students
Abigail Tanner - not exhibiting
Achmad O'Brien - not exhibiting
Ashley Lora - not exhibiting
Dawn Dong Ju Lee - not exhibiting
Debbie St. Angel - not exhibiting
Estefanie Nicole Arrue - not exhibiting
Gracein Hoyle - not exhibiting
Hee Kyung Kim - not exhibiting
James Balo - not exhibiting
Ji Won Lee - not exhibiting
Kaden Montanaro - not exhibiting
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Leanne Lin - not exhibiting
Liam Elijah de Freese - not exhibiting
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Lydia Chun Xi Rothkopf - not exhibiting
Marcelle Philosophe - not exhibiting
Matthew Joseph Crowe - not exhibiting
Maya Lawrence - not exhibiting
Melissa Judith Santos - not exhibiting
Melody Huang - not exhibiting
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Mingxi Li - not exhibiting
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Qi Ni - not exhibiting
Siyu Chen - not exhibiting
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Sydney O. Naradzay - not exhibiting
Taylor Nachea Wilson - not exhibiting
Zachary Greek - not exhibiting
Ziqi Liu - not exhibiting