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American Standard, John A. Pascarella
American Standard, John A. Pascarella
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
The work included in my MFA thesis exhibition entitled " American Standard" examines our role as narrative-based individuals within the American culture. In this current body of work I use the photographic image as a director uses the medium of film (moving image). Location scouting, casting, lighting, directing, editing, and processing all become intricate parts of the work, all to lead to a single solitary frozen moment in time that I believe creates a story. Story as created not in a fictional sense, but more in the vein of creative non-fiction, as the stories I tell come from a personal …
The Vessel And The Sacred, Myra Kaha
The Vessel And The Sacred, Myra Kaha
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Through the use of architecture as a container or vessel, the ideas of the human body, the domestic and the sacred are addressed. Architecture becomes a metaphor for the human body. Both function as a vessel. The subjects of containment and preservation are approached through the creation of vessels that store containers.
The Mythical Speech Of Janine Antoni, Patrick L. Jones
The Mythical Speech Of Janine Antoni, Patrick L. Jones
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
The confrontation of societal myths has been a major concern of many female artists since the 1960s. However, confronting the ideological construction of myth is not enough to discredit it. The semiology of myth, according to Roland Barthes (1915-1980), simply absorbs this confrontation by placing the artist in the position of a signifier of the myth itself. Paradoxically, in order to discredit myth the artist must "speak the myth," in order to empty the ideological content of the myth through the adoption of mythical speech. This produces a counter-myth. Language as a vehicle of feminist expression has been a permeating …
Wood Ash Glaze, Bradley Charles Birkhimer
Wood Ash Glaze, Bradley Charles Birkhimer
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
My thesis is a documentation of my research with wood ash glaze. Specifics of the type of wood ash used, how it was prepared, where it was collected, and glaze formulas are discussed. I have included a brief history of ash glazes and the importance through their elemental structure. Contemporary potter's who have strongly influenced me through their use of ash glaze are referred to also. The type of clay, firing methods, and application are also briefly mentioned. My goal is to present the variety of surfaces using a small collection of glaze material and wood ash with several types …
A Cross-Cultural Design Pattern: Chinese Modern Design, Feifei Fan
A Cross-Cultural Design Pattern: Chinese Modern Design, Feifei Fan
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Chinese graphic designers are gaining more visibility and earn awards in various international poster competitions, shaping a new visual frontier in Chinese graphic design. These successes are based on their special cross-cultural design principle, which combines Chinese traditional culture with the imported Western modern design theory. In this paper, Modern Chinese design history, development and characteristics are reviewed. Meanwhile, some existing principles are demonstrated and something new is experimented through the series posters design.