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Full-Text Articles in Art and Design
Recollection, Shelby Ann Theis-Lukenbill
Recollection, Shelby Ann Theis-Lukenbill
MSU Graduate Theses
My work is inspired by life's transient nature and objects' enduring capacity to house memories. The delicate sculptures I create combine second-hand objects with paper to capture the essence of moments and possessions that define personal histories. The objects I use represent more than their form or chemistry; they are imbued with fragments of history and memory that I am driven to preserve. In this work, the sentimental nature and purpose of my belongings hold an equal or greater value than the physical nature and purpose of those belongings. I illuminate an object’s sentimentality by combining its form with painted …
Structura Lux, Anton Pleshka
Structura Lux, Anton Pleshka
MSU Graduate Theses
In the evocative realm of installation art, my creative research
navigates the nuanced interplay between light and space, with the
ambitious goal of transforming the viewer’s perceptions through
immersive environments. This venture is more than a creative journey;
it is a phenomenological exploration that emphasizes the primacy
of lived experience in artistic expression. My installations, through
manipulation of light and form, evolve into conversations between my
intentions as an artist and the experiences of the audience, crafting
moments that intentionally elicit a wide spectrum of responses and
challenge the traditional confines of visual storytelling.
A Part From You, Kenneth Rick Briggenhorst Jr.
A Part From You, Kenneth Rick Briggenhorst Jr.
MSU Graduate Theses
I invite empathy through art that is technologically assisted to find alternative interpretations for nontheologically informed faith. The sudden passing of my dearest friend, Jimmy, encouraged me to dig through my archives of data, to cherish all the bytes that remain of him. In this endeavor, I find that death is not the end, but a post-physical state of being. I express this sentiment in a part from you, where the work utilizes inanimate constructs to place your faith in, to make sense of the complexities of grief in a digitally tethered way of life. This life that allows many …
Continuing, Shauna Le Ann Smith
Continuing, Shauna Le Ann Smith
MSU Graduate Theses
Taking something whole, breaking it apart, and making it into another form of wholeness is the essence of both papermaking and grief. The papermaking process involves separation, maceration, and forming of new life; the grieving process involves a similar evolution. Creating this body of work has been a pursuit of continuation—a part of me forming new life. Using papermaking processes, I create work that is visually quiet. The details are only noticeable through sustained attention and close proximity. The quiet visual qualities are intended to create a viewing experience that is meditative and slow. The lack of details of the …
Coping With Burdens, Jennifer Rose Wolken
Coping With Burdens, Jennifer Rose Wolken
MSU Graduate Theses
How to carry and cope with burdensome circumstances beyond my control is the main theme I am currently exploring in my artistic practice. I create art objects and experiences that can elicit an empathetic connection to the realities of living with burdens like grief and chronic illness, or help you to process your own relationship to a wide variety of burdens. Individual pieces explore aspects of how I or close family members cope. My practice is multi-disciplinary and the forms focus on reinterpretation of the book as a sculptural art object or artists’ book. The processes I use are overwhelmingly …
Not All Dreams Are Nightmares, Not All Nightmares Are Dreams, Neal G. Polallis
Not All Dreams Are Nightmares, Not All Nightmares Are Dreams, Neal G. Polallis
MSU Graduate Theses
My art deals with mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), and addiction.
It is how I work out the problems in my relationships and within my head. My art is where I explore
ideas, alternate possibilities, my dreams, and my fears. Drawing inspiration from photographers such as
Jerry Uelsmann, Richard Avedon, and Irving Penn; painters like Caravaggio, Picasso, and Bacon, as well as,
concepts from the Surrealists and the Futurists, the art I produce is dream-like: familiar objects in unrelated
places. The work that I create stems from years of working with patients in their most acute states. …