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Just Enough, Amelia Greteman
Just Enough, Amelia Greteman
Masters Theses
As a child, I never answered the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” with “a furniture designer.” Even though both of my parents are artists, making things never seemed like a job; it just seemed like something we all loved to do. Some of my best memories are of working in the studio alongside them - painting, smearing, building, and destroying, but always vigilantly coloring within the lines.
This thesis investigates my past and current relationship to making and the urge I have to simplify and reduce. It takes place in the form of furniture …
Polyrhythms, Kevin Costante
Polyrhythms, Kevin Costante
Masters Theses
This work strives to integrate seemingly ‘distant’ practices into a concept by emphasizing their differences. A syncopation between a maker and designer, a planner and improviser. A search for commonalities in the middle of what otherwise creates conflict. I cultivate a space to play alongside my inherent formalities by incorporating color and movement. I find rhythm persists uninterrupted through the discrepancies of my process and inspirations. I want to see it in the outcomes of my work.
How can I be compatible with this world of rudiments and structure and also comply with my reliance on ‘chance’?