After the Figure

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dc.contributor.authorPark, Stella Sophiaen
dc.contributor.committeechairThompto, Chelseaen
dc.contributor.committeememberWu, Shuangen
dc.contributor.committeememberRonan, Anne Elizabethen
dc.contributor.departmentArt and Art Historyen
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-16T08:02:01Zen
dc.date.available2026-06-16T08:02:01Zen
dc.date.issued2026-06-15en
dc.description.abstractAfter the Figure is a body of work created through the lens of "Han," a Korean cultural concept that describes an unresolved resentment against injustices suffered, as well as feelings of sorrow as a result of historical violence endured by the country and its people. It is a concept that lives in an immaterial form but has been described as a physical affliction on the body—a pain felt in the innermost parts of the self. My work, through the lens of Han, addresses sexual violence and its violatory effects on the body. It aims to discuss how this violence affects an individual psychosomatically and how that manifests in the form of an abject body by using methods of construction and materials that evoke both visceral, reflexive response and deeper thought.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralAfter the Figure is an MFA thesis exhibition comprising a series of sculptures that address the concept of discomfort and the crucial role it plays in the recognition and discussion around sexual violence. This body of work draws from the Korean cultural concept of "Han", a feeling of unresolved injustices suffered at the hands of historical violence. It is influenced by the experiences of the South Korean comfort women, who were forced into sexual slavery under the Japanese military. My thesis writing and work explores how I can create artwork about sexual violence that brings about recognition of harder topics that tend to be concealed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Fine Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:47151en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/143412en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectComfort Womenen
dc.subjectFeminismen
dc.subjectAbjecten
dc.subjectHanen
dc.subjectSculptureen
dc.titleAfter the Figureen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCreative Technologiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Artsen

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