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Notes Toward A Personal Afrofuturism, Jalen T. Adams Jan 2024

Notes Toward A Personal Afrofuturism, Jalen T. Adams

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This paper is penned by a young adult who is generally confused about a lot of things regarding life, but has one singular focus that is perhaps larger than life—trying to find the bridge between a future already lived, and a past yet to happen. These are his findings so far.


Through The Lens Of Glass, Paul J. Van Den Bijgaart Jan 2023

Through The Lens Of Glass, Paul J. Van Den Bijgaart

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Glass is a key component of the development of the modern world and within this China has become the leading producer and consumer of the material. Through the dedication to my skilled craft as a glassblower I use my material understanding to explore eastern and western philosophical associations and artistic concepts through painting. As well as investigate the relevance of how craft contributes to the development of culture through consumables. An intuitive expressionist painting style is explored in relation to landscape painting with glass as a practice towards mindful engagement within an age of digitized globalization.