talk on disability and coping as portrayed in "stages, in public"
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To read the talk script check out the notes, here is a link to the source file: http://bit.ly/mfgink-coping-talk This deck is for talks about coping, and the way it is portrayed in my series of paintings, "Stages, in public". The script for the talk is in the notes. Coping is a broad category of behavior that covers how we humans deal with loss. Kubler-Ross has one of the most well-known models for describing the process; she breaks it down in the stages of Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. Most frequently, these are referred to as the stages of grieving. Typically, we are taught this model as linear, which is to say that we enter after trauma or “negatively perceived change” and exit upon acceptance. The reality for those with disabilities is that it bears more resemblance to a circle; it is a cyclical process that, due to the chronic fluctuations of the disability, is iterative and perpetual. Grieving is most often associated with death and mourning but can be applied to a much broader field of coping; divorce, unemployment, relocation. Many of us are performing the work of grieving in an unstructured way across multiple layers of our lives at any given time. Further, there is a perception that the stages are progressive; one moves steadily through the five phases and one's work is done. Typically, we resolve these things, make adjustments, or are able to otherwise move on and continue to put distance between us and the cause. In the lives of people living with chronic conditions, disabilities, and other permanent changes or impairments, this process is an on-going one that will never reach some final resolution. In the case of disability, a person needs to not only deal with the medical impact of the impairment on her or his life, but also the additional social, political, and economic consequences that accompany living in a world that is structured around the needs of nondisabled individuals.TRANSCRIPT
Stages, in PublicA series on coping
This is a series of paintings modeled around the Kubler-Ross stages of grieving and
living with disability.
Stages, in Public 2014
It addresses the deformative, non-medical
effect that dealing in a daily dose with loss has on an
individual.
Artist's Statement
Kubler-Ross Model for the Stages of Grief
Artist's Statement
Judith ButlerPhilosopher and Gender Theorist, developed theory of “gender performativity”
Books● Gender Trouble:
Feminism & the Subversion of Identity
● Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex
Simi LintonAuthor and disability studies theorist, founded National Coalition on Sexuality and Disability.
Books● My Body Politic● Claiming
Disability
Artist's Statement
Disability & PassingTells the story of the role of identity in disability history through a diverse collection of essays ranging from polio, menstruation, mental illness, and sports.
How it impacts:● Self Image● Roles/Fictions● Social Context● Change● Dependency
Artist's Statement
"Impostor" (denial), 2014 36”x48”, spray paint and marker on canvas
"Staying" (anger), 2014
36”x48”, oil and marker on canvas
"Forms in black and white" (bargaining), 2014
36”x48”, spray paint and marker on canvas
"Leaving" (depression), 2014
36”x48”, oil and marker on canvas
"Tomato" (acceptance), 2014
36”x48”, oil on canvas
Some current series and projects:● Stages in Public: http://bit.ly/stages-in-public● The “Normate Gaze” proposal:
http://bit.ly/normategaze● Deviant Art Portfolio: http://mfgink.deviantart.com/● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthewgilboy● Tumblr: http://mfg.tumblr.com/● Twitter: https://twitter.com/mfgink
History of pieces and work:● Fiscal Sponsorship 2014: Fractured Atlas for the
“Normate Gaze” Series● Misc. Pieces in Friends’ Collections, No Museums or
Galleries, Few Showings● Juried: Annual Student Juried Exhibition 2004,
McDonough Museum of Art, OH, recipient of Starr Award
● Lecture: OSU, 2008 - On the significance of copyright & when to use CC licensing
● Recent displays: Chicago Diner, Pancakes and Booze
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Referenced Works:
1. Butler, Judith. Gender trouble feminism and the subversion of identity. New York: Routledge, 1999. Print.
2. Linton, Simi. Claiming disability knowledge and identity. New York: New York University Press, 1998. Print.
3. Brune, Jeffrey A.. Disability and passing: blurring the lines of identity. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2013. Print.