Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2020 Failing In My Own Class Bryan Castro Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Art and Design Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/6291 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. © Bryan Castro 2020 All Rights Reserved Failing In My Own Class A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. By Bryan Castro Master of Fine Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rutgers University, 2017 Director: Caitlin Cherry Assistant Professor, Department of Painting + Printmaking Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia May, 2020 1 Acknowledgements It was a blessing to work on this project with my amazing thesis committee: Caitlin Cherry, Hilary Wilder, and Noah Simblist. Their important feedback and generous encouragement was a guiding light throughout the formation of my artwork and revisions of this research statement (thankyou for everything!). The moral support from my cohort has been invaluable to my art practice, and I was lucky enough to have experienced graduate school with all of them. I’m grateful for the aid, support and expertise of the many individuals at VCU’s School of the Arts for making my experience over the last two years a worthwhile and memorable one.