Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Art and Design
Skin To Skin: A Mixed-Media Exploration Of The Inheritance Of Identity, Angeline Morgan
Skin To Skin: A Mixed-Media Exploration Of The Inheritance Of Identity, Angeline Morgan
Honors Theses
Skin to Skin is a mixed-media project that investigates the inheritance of identity through fine art and anthropological approaches. With a focus on womanhood, maganda (beauty), and Filipino-American culture, Skin to Skin reflects my deconstruction of cultural beauty practices. Growing up, proximity to lightness and darkness was a heavily emphasized metric. I witnessed family members experiment with light, water, and skin-lightening products on their skin. Now, I use alternative process photography to mirror their aesthetic experimentation.
To visually connect darkroom and beauty rituals, I created a series of unique, experimental prints where I treat paper surfaces as skin. I produced …
Writing With Light: Analyzing The Technical And Creative Significance Of Light In Photography, Sarah Dean
Writing With Light: Analyzing The Technical And Creative Significance Of Light In Photography, Sarah Dean
Honors Theses
Light is an essential part of photography. It's technical and creative use contribute to the creation of images as well as their mood, narrative, and aesthetic. This thesis dives into the importance of light and how I have used it in my personal work.
The Boricua Dialogues: Puerto Rican Identity In Conversation & Photography, Jonathan Borton
The Boricua Dialogues: Puerto Rican Identity In Conversation & Photography, Jonathan Borton
Honors Theses
[Thesis has no abstract.]