Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Carrie Moyer
Academic Program Adviser
A.K. Burns
Abstract
Using plasticity as a central framework, this thesis explores painting as a site for radical transformation of the self. Through symbolic engagement with sadism, ego death, and material play, it investigates how fantasy, fear, and imagination coalesce into a generative force—one that dismantles rigidity and opens space for discovery.
Recommended Citation
Bakke, Meredith, "All Ego Must Die" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1339
