Motherhood Moments: Creating New Aesthetic Space

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dc.contributor.advisorCouroux, Marc
dc.contributor.authorGrad, Rachael
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T21:18:00Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T21:18:00Z
dc.date.copyright2024-03-27
dc.date.issued2024-07-18
dc.date.updated2024-07-18T21:18:00Z
dc.degree.disciplineVisual Arts
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMFA - Master of Fine Arts
dc.description.abstractMotherhood is mayhem. Since becoming a mother, I carve out space and time for short creation bursts. I observe my children’s lack of inhibitions and carefree use of materials and incorporate their habits into my work. Art routines are a way to create in my messy maternal life. This thesis examines: How is the practice of an artist-mother visible, and how is it currently categorized in the visual arts? Concurrently, by what specific modalities do parents carve out space and time for work, art, family, and health, and what tactics might be envisioned? This paper defines motherwork, a mother’s studio practice, mother artist examples, the use of toys and gestures in my Mommy Mayhem and Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train art series. I explore my creativity, concluding with future plans involving artmaking and workshops for parents. Artistic play is critical for an artist mother.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42130
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectAesthetics
dc.subjectFine arts
dc.subjectGender studies
dc.subject.keywordsMotherhood
dc.subject.keywordsMother
dc.subject.keywordsParent
dc.subject.keywordsParenthood
dc.subject.keywordsMotherwork
dc.subject.keywordsArt routine
dc.subject.keywordsMother artist
dc.subject.keywordsArtist mother
dc.subject.keywordsStudy practice
dc.subject.keywordsArt practice
dc.subject.keywordsToy art
dc.subject.keywordsToys
dc.subject.keywordsArtwork
dc.subject.keywordsFine art
dc.subject.keywordsVisual art
dc.subject.keywordsArt
dc.subject.keywordsAesthetic
dc.subject.keywordsEsthetic
dc.subject.keywordsGender
dc.subject.keywordsParenting
dc.subject.keywordsMothering
dc.subject.keywordsCaregiver
dc.subject.keywordsCaregiving
dc.subject.keywordsPainting
dc.subject.keywordsDrawing
dc.subject.keywordsStudio art
dc.subject.keywordsContemporary art
dc.subject.keywordsContemporary artist
dc.subject.keywordsFamilies
dc.subject.keywordsGender roles
dc.subject.keywordsFeminist
dc.subject.keywordsFeminism
dc.subject.keywordsFamily
dc.subject.keywordsWomen
dc.subject.keywordsWoman
dc.subject.keywordsGender inequality
dc.subject.keywordsPlay
dc.subject.keywordsWhimsy
dc.subject.keywordsStuffed animals
dc.subject.keywordsTrain
dc.subject.keywordsMotherhood Hit Me Like a Train
dc.subject.keywordsMommy Mayhem
dc.subject.keywordsContemporary fine art
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian artist
dc.subject.keywordsToronto
dc.subject.keywordsGales Gallery
dc.subject.keywordsYork University
dc.subject.keywordsArt gallery
dc.subject.keywordsArt exhibition
dc.titleMotherhood Moments: Creating New Aesthetic Space
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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