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Unexpected Zeus, Adam Lambert
Unexpected Zeus, Adam Lambert
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
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Snip, Snap, Snout: This Tale Is Told Out, Crista A. Ames
Snip, Snap, Snout: This Tale Is Told Out, Crista A. Ames
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Mythology has shaped human thought and experience since before recorded history. Passed from one generation to the next, myths elevate and aggrandize realities that are difficult, complex or horrifying. This is what makes us human, an inspiring capacity toward metaphor and the ability to make beauty, lyricism and splendor—order from the chaos. Within mythology, the cause and effect of both misery and joy may be explored in their wholeness. In this act of imaginative translation, we may come to understand how misery and joy are naturally coexisting.
In my thesis exhibition this tale is told out, I use the layering …
More Is The Same, Tyler Reeves Nansen
More Is The Same, Tyler Reeves Nansen
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Nansen, Tyler, M.F.A. Spring 2015
More Is The Same
Chairperson: Associate Professor Trey Hill
More is the Same is the result of my examination of the perception of space in relation to architecture and landscape. By embracing modern concepts of the grid, formalism and design, this compilation of personal experiences and memories, manifests as post-minimal sculptures. However, when considering the hierarchy of importance in my work this involves pure visual perception over any specific narrative. The final product is an exhibition which elicits a perceptual experience for its viewer.
My work is about space and the creation of visual interactions, …