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Apparent Fate, 2010: Dismantling The Notion Of Photographic Truth, Kelsey M. Macdonald May 2010

Apparent Fate, 2010: Dismantling The Notion Of Photographic Truth, Kelsey M. Macdonald

Scripps Senior Theses

When creating a current work, artists cannot ignore the images that have preceded theirs. The history of a medium and the related history of subject matter is vital to the meaning of a new art work. Each sign and symbol has a connotation out of the artists’ control. The developed meaning of a symbol is inseparable for the viewer regardless of the acknowledgment of that meaning by the artist. To work with imagery and not address it’s historical context is to perpetuate it’s meaning. The only way to not state what has already been stated is to critically engage with …


The Gold Line: Exploring The Resurgence Of Public Rail Transport In Los Angeles, Simrat L. Dugal May 2010

The Gold Line: Exploring The Resurgence Of Public Rail Transport In Los Angeles, Simrat L. Dugal

Scripps Senior Theses

Mass transit in the form of light rail is, in many ways, a new and revolutionary idea for the Greater Los Angeles Area. Although mass light rail transit did exist in Los Angeles in the form of the Pacific Electric Railways red car system, an extensive network of metro rail lines has never existed in Los Angeles County since Pacific Electric was dismantled and shut down in 1950. Because of this, the popular mode of transport in LA County has traditionally been cars, and public transport has consisted mostly of bus routes. This has all changed in the last few …


Humans, Elizabeth Ferguson Dec 2009

Humans, Elizabeth Ferguson

Pitzer Senior Theses

Artists' book utilizing cross disciplinary media.


It's Important For Me To Get Good Light. Or "Things Which Are Happening", Elizabeth Ferguson Dec 2008

It's Important For Me To Get Good Light. Or "Things Which Are Happening", Elizabeth Ferguson

Pitzer Senior Theses

Artists' book utilizing cross disciplinary media.