Abstract
The art making process can be a beneficial way to confront grief following the death of a loved one. Big as the Sky, Better Than Candy (And Other Ways of Saying I Love You) is an attempt to manage grief after loss. This paper examines the ways that art making has historically been employed in the grieving process. Relevant works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jennifer Loeber, William Wetmore Story, and Andres Serrano inform this discussion of art’s role in the grieving process. The artist’s process and history are examined alongside the observations of death and survivors made by David R. Unruh.
How to Cite
Sigmon, L., (2018) “Big as the Sky, Better Than Candy: A Visual Exploration of Grief and Place”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 31(2), 5/1/2019.
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