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Nation, Gender, And Identity: Children In The Syrian Revolution 2011, Manal Al-Natour Dec 2013

Nation, Gender, And Identity: Children In The Syrian Revolution 2011, Manal Al-Natour

Journal of International Women's Studies

This article examines the victimization and role of Syrian children in the Syrian Revolution 2011. I claim that through engaging in a competition to provide a definitive image of the nation, both the regime and the opposition victimize Syrian children. Nevertheless, the art projects undertaken by nonviolence activists have proven to help children heal and to cope with the predicaments brought on them by the crisis. The poetry, paintings, drawings, and songs produced by these children are the best means they have of representing their victimization and their role in the revolution, and communicating their perspectives on the Syrian nation …


Art And Symbolism: The Technique Of Applying Hidden Meaning And Communicating Specific Ideas Through Art, Andrea C. Macbean Dec 2013

Art And Symbolism: The Technique Of Applying Hidden Meaning And Communicating Specific Ideas Through Art, Andrea C. Macbean

Senior Honors Theses

Symbolism is an artistic style frequently used in the arts. Through the course of art history, it was its own artistic movement as well. The incorporation of specific symbols, shapes, colors, or identifiable images communicates to the viewer an intended message or statement. Frequently, symbolism appears to be hidden or initially unperceived by the intended audience. In some works, symbolism is so abstract that it needs explanation or clarification to be understood completely by the viewer. This thesis will analyze a few techniques of symbolism that can be incorporated in a work of art to communicate truth, entice thought, point …


Representation And Appropriation In Guamán Poma De Ayala, Julio Ortega, Philip Debenshire Dec 2013

Representation And Appropriation In Guamán Poma De Ayala, Julio Ortega, Philip Debenshire

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

By discussing the cultural role of iconography, this article explores the likely source of representations in Felipe Guaman Pomade Ayala's The First New Chronicle and Good Government. His process of appropriation serves as a model of the new Andean cultural production by showcasing how emblematic allegories have been used in Latin America to illustrate Colonial manuscripts as well as national emblems and public art.


The Retablos Of Edilberto Jiménez, Victor Vich, Danielle Geary Dec 2013

The Retablos Of Edilberto Jiménez, Victor Vich, Danielle Geary

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

The Ayacucho retablo has changed dramatically as a result of life events and experiences. Its most prominent architects were not strangers to the period of violence, as they experienced it firsthand. I want to comment on a set of Edilberto Jimenez retablos in what we might call an "ethics of testimony," or an act by which authors take responsibility for that which they represent, believing that their goal is to reveal the truth and to discover a new range of possible truths by doing so. It is my belief that these retablos are worth contemplation, for they represent something forbidden …


An Early Christian Reliquary In The Shape Of A Sarcophagus In The University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Art Collection, Anne O'Connor Dec 2013

An Early Christian Reliquary In The Shape Of A Sarcophagus In The University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Art Collection, Anne O'Connor

Theses and Dissertations

This paper seeks to introduce a relatively unknown example of a small fifth or sixth century AD reliquary object in the shape of a sarcophagus now in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Art Collection. Its material - mostly likely Prokonnesian marble - a highly prized stone in the Roman Empire - speaks to strength, permanence, endurance, and the concept of romanitas. The form, as derived from Roman burial practice, provides apotropaic powers for the viewer and for the holy person whose remains were contained within. Its design also facilitates the offering of votives and veneration, as well as requests for intercessions …


Imaging Madness: Inter-Ships, Mieke Bal Nov 2013

Imaging Madness: Inter-Ships, Mieke Bal

InPrint

No abstract provided.


Tricksters, Troubadours - And Bartleby: On Art From A State Of Emergency, Jean Fisher Nov 2013

Tricksters, Troubadours - And Bartleby: On Art From A State Of Emergency, Jean Fisher

InPrint

No abstract provided.


Editorial, Noel Fitzpatrick, Tim Stott Nov 2013

Editorial, Noel Fitzpatrick, Tim Stott

InPrint

No abstract provided.


Disassembly, Todd Mclellen Nov 2013

Disassembly, Todd Mclellen

InPrint

No abstract provided.


Participation In The Digital Public: New Media Art As Online Community, Vaughn Garland Nov 2013

Participation In The Digital Public: New Media Art As Online Community, Vaughn Garland

Theses and Dissertations

Participation in The Digital Public: New Media Art as Online Community examines community online art projects— works of art produced and orchestrated by artists who employ the interconnected and participatory nature of the Internet. Garland contends, in part through a reevaluation of a statement made by artist Nam June Paik concerning a radio performance by John Cage, that community online art projects exist as the newest example of new media art because of a utilization and implementation of established and functioning technology. Through the application of Internet technology, contemporary artists, along with their collaborators and spectators, have the potential to …


La Feminidad Como Objeto Artístico. Un Apunte Sobre Clayton Cubitt Y Su “Hysterical Literature”, Mariado Hinojosa Oct 2013

La Feminidad Como Objeto Artístico. Un Apunte Sobre Clayton Cubitt Y Su “Hysterical Literature”, Mariado Hinojosa

Mariado Hinojosa

No abstract provided.


Louis Le Brocquy’S Philosophical Navigatio, Paula Murphy Oct 2013

Louis Le Brocquy’S Philosophical Navigatio, Paula Murphy

Journal of Franco-Irish Studies

No abstract provided.


Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 159. Family correspondence, greeting cards, handicrafts, and newspaper clippings of Mary Kimbrough, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also items from various family members.


Lessons In Tourism, Emily A. Francisco Oct 2013

Lessons In Tourism, Emily A. Francisco

Student Publications

A section poem in four parts that examines a number of experiences from the perspective of a female traveler, addressing themes such as dislocation of self, the remaking of identity, and the nature of female otherness within the global community.


Press Start: Video Games In An Art Museum, Georgina Goodlander, Michael Mansfield Sep 2013

Press Start: Video Games In An Art Museum, Georgina Goodlander, Michael Mansfield

Journal of Interactive Humanities

Art museums can be complex, confounding, boring, exciting, absurd, and breathtaking. They can be sad, enlightening, hurtful, alive, dead, mainstream and avant-garde. They can, at once, be all of these things. Or they can be any one of these things separately. Museums can be more. Art museums might provide a place for contemplation, a place for social commentary, a place for political discourse, a place for lunch. They can identify us, deconstruct us, or illuminate our experiences for everyone. They can be an index for the health and vibrancy of our culture and our time. The Smithsonian American Art Museum …


Convocation 2013 Address By Denise Pelletier, Denise Pelletier Aug 2013

Convocation 2013 Address By Denise Pelletier, Denise Pelletier

Convocation Addresses

No abstract provided.


Northern Exposure Xix Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Northern Exposure Xix Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Bases Loaded,” an acrylic painting, was accepted into William Bonifas Fine Arts Center’s annual regional exhibition, Northern Exposure XIX, from November 8–December 20, 2012.


3rd Annual Great Lakes Small Works Exhibit, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

3rd Annual Great Lakes Small Works Exhibit, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

An ink drawing of an antique typewriter and a small plein-air landscape painting were both chosen to appear in the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Small Works Exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, MI, from October 4–November 10, 2012. Artists from all eight of the Great Lake states were represented in this show.


Ka-Pow! Comic Art & Storyboarding Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Ka-Pow! Comic Art & Storyboarding Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

The triptych drawing entitled, “Take-Out Surprise,” was juried into the national exhibition, “Ka-Pow! Comic Art & Storyboarding,” held at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Missouri. The juror was illustrator and cartoonist, Phil McAndrew.


Philip B. Meggs Award For Excellence In Design: Richmond Illustrators Club 5th Juried Show, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Philip B. Meggs Award For Excellence In Design: Richmond Illustrators Club 5th Juried Show, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Cecropia Bot,” was accepted into The Richmond Illustrators Club 5th Juried Show held at Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, May 31–June 26, 2012. It was awarded the Philip B. Meggs Award for Excellence in Design.


Mirror Images: Reflections On/Of The Arts, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Mirror Images: Reflections On/Of The Arts, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Self-portrait with skull,” a graphite 18" x 24" drawing, was accepted into MIRROR IMAGES: Reflections on/of the Arts, the 2012 Kreft Juried Exhibition held at the Kreft Center for the Arts at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The jurors, Gloria Prischet and Rocco DePietro, co-founders and co-directors of Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan, chose images that according to the prospectus, “displayed the very best in the visual arts that illustrate the reflective nature of the visual arts in the literal, intellectual and metaphorical sense of that word.” The exhibit ran from March 6 – April 4, 2012.


2012 Great Lakes Art Showcase: First Place 2d, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

2012 Great Lakes Art Showcase: First Place 2d, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

Great Lakes Showcase at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. The juror, Dr. Stephen Perkins, curator of art at the Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, awarded my drawing, “The King is Dead,” 1st place in the 2-dimensional category. “Her Name is Alice,” was also accepted into this regional exhibition. March 12 – March 30, 2012


15th Annual Postcard Show, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

15th Annual Postcard Show, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

A small collage, “Trail of Destruction,” was exhibited in the 15th Annual Postcard Show held at Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, WA from April 20 through July 22, 2012. This is a member’s show for the National Collage Society


Work • Detroit: America!, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Work • Detroit: America!, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Bases Loaded,” was exhibited, from July 27 – August 24, at University of Michigan’s Work • Detroit. Joe Levickas curated the AMERICA! show from work from local and national artists in all media that addresses America’s obsession with itself.


2013 Great Lakes Art Showcase, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

2013 Great Lakes Art Showcase, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Bases Loaded,” & “Self-Portrait with Skull” were both accepted into the Great Lakes Art Showcase, Regional Juried Exhibition, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI. March 5 - April 2, 2013


Message In A Bottle, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Message In A Bottle, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“The Navigator’s Gift,” was included in Message in a Bottle, an invitational exhibit at the Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis, MN. The exhibit celebrated the secrets, codes, and hidden images that make us look closer, dig deeper, and investigate a piece of art. This exhibition was the ultimate treasure hunt and game of clue, making the viewer the interpreter, the detective, and the clue master.


Scorcese: An Art Show Tribute, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Scorcese: An Art Show Tribute, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“William Cutting,” a portrait of Daniel Day Lewis from Martin Scorcese's film, The Gangs of New York was exhibited at Scorcese: An Art Show Tribute, Invitational, Bold Hype Gallery, New York, NY, Curator: Ken Harman (Spoke Art Gallery). The show invited artists to create work that celebrated the movies of the acclaimed director. Painting was acquired by Martin Scorcese.


Season Opener 2, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Season Opener 2, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Choke,” custom painted baseball bat was included in Season Opener 2, Invitational Bat Exhibition, Steamwhistle Brewery, Toronto, ON, Curator: Dave Murray of the Garrison Creek Bat Company.


Honorable Mention: 27th Annual No Big Heads Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

Honorable Mention: 27th Annual No Big Heads Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

Awarded an Honorable Mention by juror, David Jon Kassan of the 27th Annual No Big Heads national juried self-portrait exhibition of limited size held in the Student Union Gallery at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. The small pastel self-portrait on toned paper was displayed from October 23–November 6, 2012.


31st Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Steven E. Hughes Aug 2013

31st Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Her Name is Alice” was accepted into the 31st Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center, Birmingham, MI, June 28-August 23, Juror: Brad Durham ($500 MFAC 2013 Award) 1 of 6 chosen from 105 works to be given an award.