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Photographic Imagery As A Source For Iconography In Painting And Drawing, Eric Peder Brakken
Photographic Imagery As A Source For Iconography In Painting And Drawing, Eric Peder Brakken
All Master's Theses
Any verbalization of an artistic statement is by its very nature, an inadequate interpretation. However, I feel there is some merit in a concise declaration of my general concepts in the study. This paper represents a summation of the concepts and directions involved in my studio investigation in painting and drawing.
Specifically, it is within the scope of man's altered and effected perception of reality that I have based the studio research.
A Series Of Paintings Investigating Certain Specified Space Concepts, Michael C. Jackson
A Series Of Paintings Investigating Certain Specified Space Concepts, Michael C. Jackson
All Master's Theses
This thesis is devoted only to that work considered completely investigated: a portrait/figure series of seven paintings. In addition, the series of works with which this thesis is devoted essentially follow this format: large areas of architectural space and color versus a natural object- -a portrait figure. A play or conflict was set up between these two things; the success of the play determined the success of the painting. The factors used to judge success are basically those classical rules of composition dealing with balance: visual weight of areas, complexity, and color. The only areas manipulated were: (1) shape of …
The Investigation Of Figure-Ground Relationships In Painting, Barbara H. Jones
The Investigation Of Figure-Ground Relationships In Painting, Barbara H. Jones
All Master's Theses
The thesis problem involved the investigation of figure-ground relationships in painting. This study dealt with varying experiments in space, color relationships, the juxtaposition of form, and value relationships. The media used were those common to oil, watercolor and drawing. The investigation entailed the development of form and space relationships in a series of paintings. The study included a critical evaluation regarding achievement of the expressive aims, and the conclusions drawn from individual paintings, as well as from the series. The fundamental locus lay within the figure-ground relationship and that has been the emphasis.
A Series Of Original Oil Paintings, Donald John Campbell
A Series Of Original Oil Paintings, Donald John Campbell
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study: (1) to examine, through visual and written form, the process of externalization-- the painting process, and (2) to, as objectively as possible, analyze the paintings, as objects, that are separate from the self of the artist.
An Investigation Of The Structural Qualities Of Certain Technical Elements In A Series Of Oil Paintings Related To The Figure, Gretchen Hartsock Teague
An Investigation Of The Structural Qualities Of Certain Technical Elements In A Series Of Oil Paintings Related To The Figure, Gretchen Hartsock Teague
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is (1) to investigate structural qualities of certain technical elements of oil painting, (2) to apply these qualities and means to a series of oil paintings related to the figure, (3) to evaluate the quality of structure achieved by these means, and (4) to arrive at conclusions and suggestions for future modifications of the candidate's paintings techniques.