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Connected: An Artist’S Investigation Into Digital Communication, Brenda Roveda Jan 2018

Connected: An Artist’S Investigation Into Digital Communication, Brenda Roveda

Master’s Theses and Projects

The purpose of my thesis was to develop a body of utilitarian ceramic pottery, which examines the internal conflict I have with digital communication and its impact on social interactions. I draw inspiration from historic ceramic artworks for my wheel-thrown and hand-built forms. My traditionally inspired utilitarian forms are ornamented with surface decorations that represent contemporary symbols of the digital age. By doing this I intend to create artworks that allow the viewer to contemplate the evolution of human communication and their own reliance on technological devices.

My studio investigations incorporate scholarly research of historic artworks and time periods combined …


This Light Is Not My Own: Détournement, Authorial Intent, And Activated Spectatorship In Visual Art, Ryan Mehigan Jan 2018

This Light Is Not My Own: Détournement, Authorial Intent, And Activated Spectatorship In Visual Art, Ryan Mehigan

Master’s Theses and Projects

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