Date of Award
5-1-2015
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Sloboda, Stacey
Abstract
This thesis examines the role of queer Australian artist David McDiarmid and his negotiation of the tensions prevalent in late-1970s queer culture through his piece, Man Quilt (1978). This paper argues that McDiarmid utilized the queer hand in relationship to materials and process to craft and object of resistance to social hierarchies and the effects of late capitalism.
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