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On The Line Mfa Thesis Exhibition Cassi Rebman, Cassandra Rebman
On The Line Mfa Thesis Exhibition Cassi Rebman, Cassandra Rebman
Master's Theses
My work asks, “What are we capable of and what might be holding us back?” I survey of themes of mortality and human frailty, psychological susceptibility, dependence and codependence, established ideas of being and an increased mediation of our experience through the screen.
I make strange and confounding objects that seek to entice as much as they repel. Though I gain method, means and motivation from the Dadaists and Neo-Dadaists, my work fits within the pluralism of the postmodern. By making material and stylistic choices to fit the narrative of each piece, I utilize the familiar and the uncanny with …
Mettle, Chelsey Augustine
Mettle, Chelsey Augustine
Master's Theses
While many see Graphic Design as a separation from art, for me, it has always been a happy blend between my fine art and technological skills. In both areas, I think about what I want the audience to think of feel when the pieces in question. Form, color, anatomy, and concept are all part of my creative process, regardless of whether I am creating digitally with a Wacom or building a wax form in the foundry.
During my graduate studies, I started to get into a flow of building narratives to hone in on conceptual branding ideas. Being able to …