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Full-Text Articles in Art and Design
Zuzu's Petals, Jeffrey James Jarot
Zuzu's Petals, Jeffrey James Jarot
Theses and Dissertations
Zuzu's Petals relates the travails of Jules and Julie, a couple whose marriage is in the process of breaking apart. Jules has a "fanboyish" obsession with the 1946 Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life." Furthermore, he is fixated on his own past, and his eccentric behavior has caused his disenchanted wife to seek romantic and emotional solace in David, an old flame from high school. Their child, Zuzu, who was named at Jules' insistence after a key character in the Capra film, has herself sensed that something is amiss in her parents' dealings with each other. The story's narrative …
Exhibitions And Events, 2013-2014, University Galleries
Exhibitions And Events, 2013-2014, University Galleries
University Galleries
Listing of exhibitions, events, and lectures held at the University Galleries at Illinois State University.
Punch-Drunk, Ian T. Carey
Punch-Drunk, Ian T. Carey
Theses and Dissertations
My work is an attempt to synthesize painting and drawing strategies that traditionally have been used to promote political dissent. I am influenced by many artists: Jean Du buffet, Leon Golub, Carroll Dunham, Jim Nutt and Karl Wirsum, whose work has informed my imagery and thinking in relationship to my artistic production. My thesis statement will define how I operate creatively and visually, and will seek to articulate a philosophy of my painting practice. I use different painterly vocabularies, manipulate figurative elements, discover through process, challenge standardized tastes, and use historic tropes to reveal a complex allegory. My paintings are …
Normal Editions Workshop Newsletter, 2013, Wonsook Kim School Of Art
Normal Editions Workshop Newsletter, 2013, Wonsook Kim School Of Art
Normal Editions Workshop Newsletter
Annual newsletter for the Normal Editions Workshop, School of Art, Illinois State University.