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Small Objects As Art, Patrick Dybvig
Small Objects As Art, Patrick Dybvig
All Master's Theses
This thesis presents a series of original jewelry and hand-held art objects which aesthetically relate to each other in a controlled gallery environment. The form of the objects is based on box-shapes, while the content comments on and pokes fun at our present society. The objects are made of various combinations of sterling silver, brass, copper, aluminum, plexiglass, fabric. and wood. Some of the objects use photographs from private and magazine sources. All of the objects are intended as Funk-art pieces.
Design Of Spatial Interstices, Byron Hiroyuki Kato
Design Of Spatial Interstices, Byron Hiroyuki Kato
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study: (1) to develop an idea visually as well as to articulate it in writing; (2) to evolve and develop illusions and realities of spatial interstices (spatial framents) as positive elements of two and three dimensional form; (3) to articulate, as objectively as possible, an analysis of the body of creative work.
A Study Of Three-Dimensional Form Using Steel And Non-Ferrous Metals, Derell Roger Midles
A Study Of Three-Dimensional Form Using Steel And Non-Ferrous Metals, Derell Roger Midles
All Master's Theses
A discussion and documentation of Midles' student art and sculpture studio exhibition.
Designing And Production Of Original Jewelry And Micro-Sculpture, Dick W. Chandlee
Designing And Production Of Original Jewelry And Micro-Sculpture, Dick W. Chandlee
All Master's Theses
It was the intent of this study to create a series of original pieces of jewelry and micro-sculpture employing new ideas with traditional methods and techniques; (1) combining common gadgets of everyday use into unusual surroundings in order to create a piece of jewelry; and (2) applying new concepts in the manufacturing of jewelry by means of experimental castings.
The Figure And Environmental Forms In Jewelry, Sophie Sheppard
The Figure And Environmental Forms In Jewelry, Sophie Sheppard
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to make a series of jewelry, conceived as small sculpture, using the human figure in relation to environmental form. The review of literature pertinent to the study consisted of a presentation of the visual and philosophical content in the work of Rico Lebrun and Ernest Trova, and an analysis of the work of the candidate as influenced by these artists.
Cast Jewelry In A Selection Of Alloyed Metals, Mary Jo Baretich
Cast Jewelry In A Selection Of Alloyed Metals, Mary Jo Baretich
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study (1) to apply metals which are adaptive to the casting of jewelry pieces; (2) to use a variety of methods in casting these pieces, the choices of which are governed by the alloy or alloys employed, and the materials used; and (3) to modify the designs in accordance with the alloy employed, and the methods and materials used.
Lost-Wax Casting In Contemporary Jewelry, James Matthew Marta
Lost-Wax Casting In Contemporary Jewelry, James Matthew Marta
Graduate Student Research Papers
This paper will attempt to give the art teacher, art student, or craftsman a reliable guide to the methods, techniques, processes, problems and possibilities involved in producing a piece of cast jewelry by the lost-wax, or cire-perdu., method. None of the available guides to lost-wax casting give sufficient depth of technique, methods, or use of tools for the craftsman or teacher who may wish to improvise a casting experience in the classroom by the gravity-steam method. This paper will also aid the individual who wishes to establish a permanent lost-wax casting technique as a standard method in making jewelry, in …
(An Analysis Of) Jewelry Making And Language, Lee Whitley
(An Analysis Of) Jewelry Making And Language, Lee Whitley
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this paper was to clarify the significance of jewelry by showing it to be like a language, both in past history and today. Jewelry is divided into two general divisions, that mass produced industrially at a relatively low cost and that individually-produced by craftsmen at considerable expense. It was not the intention of this paper to separate the two, merely to explore the language of jewelry through the medium of symbols.A