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Out The Window: The Coalescence Of Internal And External Space, Micah Allen Zavacky
Out The Window: The Coalescence Of Internal And External Space, Micah Allen Zavacky
Theses and Dissertations
Out the Window: The Coalescence of Internal and External Space is a supportive statement for an exhibition of prints, drawings, and paintings that begin with direct observation. Building on Yi-Fu Tuan’s distinctions of space and place, I examine how these terms reflect my subjective interpretations of objective subject matters. Landscape, still life in domestic interiors, and garden subjects, as observed and interpreted in the prints, drawings, and paintings, not only reveal the shifting roles of space and place but also the ongoing processes of change occurring both externally in the observed environment and internally in my response to it.
Branching Topology: The Aesthetics And Symbolism Of Glass Trees, Michael Lyn Tracy
Branching Topology: The Aesthetics And Symbolism Of Glass Trees, Michael Lyn Tracy
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis discusses my glass artwork which I make to help me understand the world. Trees, specifically bonsai trees, are used as inspirational imagery. The work explores the physical and symbolic aspects of the trees and the relationships that develop between the maker, the object, and the viewer. The series of work split into two distinct styles and the relationships of the styles as they relate to aspects of my personality are explored.