Beyond the Gaze: Embracing the Intersubjective Cyborg Extension and the Möbius Strip Analogy in Graphic Practice considers the influence of collage and Surrealist techniques on the creative discourse of graphic practice. Both the theoretical and the practical components of the study extend and develop the analysis and legacy of female Surrealists and draw upon their resurgence in the exhibition Angels of Anarchy (2009) to understand how Lee Miller, Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington embrace their Surrealities to reconfigure the sexual objectifying gaze of the male Surrealists. This analysis poses two theoretical models: the Intersubjective Cyborg Extension and the Möbius Strip analogy. Developing the analysis of female Surrealist artists, the Intersubjective Cyborg Extension combines McLuhan’s theorisation of the extension of man (1964) with Haraway’s cyborg (1985) and Jones’ intersubjectivity (1999). The work of Björk and Grimes and their visual identities are highlighted in relation to their broader ideas of Surreality. The Möbius Strip analogy encapsulates and unites collage and automatism through digital and analogue processes within a 3D/4D realm. Six contemporary practitioners are interviewed: Teresa Manzo, WVXII, Grazina Borosko, Helin Şahin, Nicole Ruggiero and Team Rolfes to unpick the Möbius Strip analogy at play. 3D/4D software harbours the ability to alter an audience’s sensory perceptions through oppositional pairings of materiality/texture, forming a foundation for discussing my Surreality. Although the primary focus of this research is the process of collage, it poses a framework that positions the Intersubjective Cyborg Extension as a producer of surreal and autonomous graphic practice.
| Date of Award | 18 Apr 2024 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Supervisor | Anneke Pettican (Main Supervisor) & Alex Coles (Co-Supervisor) |
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