In Bad Taste - Art Show

Author

Katherine Kolean, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Date of Defense

1-17-2016

Date of Graduation

4-2016

Department

Art

First Advisor

Paul Flickinger

Second Advisor

Joyce Kubiski

Abstract

A late night of margaritas contrived an innovative and possibly controversial idea that would incorporate sexual innuendos as part of a senior exhibition. It was the later sober conscious though that revealed the true birth of this idea, which was in fact my own personal sexual journey. In Bad Taste is a depiction of my own sexual awakening – a journey that began with my childhood in a conservative small town in western Michigan, and continues to evolve as a young adult in my final years of college. The title of the exhibition is a tongue-in-cheek response to its sexual content. It is not meant to be shocking or indecent, rather I am presenting a predominantly humorous perspective of the most vulnerable parts of my life such as rape, BDSM, masturbation, addiction, and of course, sexual pleasure. In an ideal world, this material could be addressed without embarrassment or shame. In this show I have taken on a male identity to recount my sexual encounters that unite to tell my story.

Recommended Citation

Kolean, Katherine, "In Bad Taste - Art Show" (2016). Honors Theses. 2701.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/2701

Access Setting

Honors Thesis-Open Access