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Torso As Ceramic Vessel, Richard Garrett Masterson
Torso As Ceramic Vessel, Richard Garrett Masterson
Dissertations and Theses
The ceramic forms in this thesis project represent a study of the sculptural and figurative qualities of the ceramic process. This study includes a search for a personal form language, development of the slab construction technique, and development of a glazed surface appropriate to the work. The subject of the work is the human torso, with the vessel-like forms focusing on the core of the body as a metaphor for the core of the human spirit.
Enhanced Realism In The Development Of My Painting, Zifen Qian
Enhanced Realism In The Development Of My Painting, Zifen Qian
Dissertations and Theses
It is a basic truth that the artist must have independent experience and personality in order to create art from life. Combining a traditional realistic style with some elements of abstract composition fits my personality. My paintings represent a pursuit of this idea that is the enhanced realism in the development of my painting.
Dudelsacks: Sculptural Extensions In Blown Glass, Cristine C. Corcoran
Dudelsacks: Sculptural Extensions In Blown Glass, Cristine C. Corcoran
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis project consists of 19 sculptures. The medium is hot blown glass. The work interprets and extends the visual and metaphorical qualities of bagpipes. The utilization of the German dudelsack references the playful improvisational nature of these international and culturally diverse forms.
Some Visual Issues Of Painting : An Exploration Of The Painting Process, Barbara Leedy Branham
Some Visual Issues Of Painting : An Exploration Of The Painting Process, Barbara Leedy Branham
Dissertations and Theses
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Art: Painting.
Things Seen And Remembered, Charlien Dee Fitzpatrick
Things Seen And Remembered, Charlien Dee Fitzpatrick
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis project consists of twenty oil paintings and watercolors. It is a series of visual problems based on work from direct observation as opposed to work from imagination. The concern is to show how the works from observed nature affect the imaginary pieces and how the imaginary works lend unexpected elements to the observed works. With a particular interest in color, visual energy, and painterly form, the project shows how these two avenues of exploration start out separately and eventually blend.
Boudica: An Illustrated Narrative, Robin A. Ator
Boudica: An Illustrated Narrative, Robin A. Ator
Dissertations and Theses
I study painting and composition for its own sake, and in this program I am pursuing it from a narrative or pictorial stance, much as did earlier artists, and doing so in contemporary terms. Distinguished examples of illustrators could include such artists as Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Rubens, and modern practitioners such as Wyeth and Baskin.
The illustrator needs not only control of his means, but also other qualities in addition to those of a studio painter. He needs an imagination that will allow portrayal of scenes and viewpoints that can't be arranged in a studio. The artist's memory and …
Bronze Casting By The Lost Wax Method Employing Mixed Media, Donna M. Pickett
Bronze Casting By The Lost Wax Method Employing Mixed Media, Donna M. Pickett
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis is for a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
Seven Dyads, Donovan Peterson
Seven Dyads, Donovan Peterson
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis is for a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
Neutron Activation Analysis And Chemical Inference For The Identification Of Buena Vista Ceramics, Daniel D. Sullivan
Neutron Activation Analysis And Chemical Inference For The Identification Of Buena Vista Ceramics, Daniel D. Sullivan
Dissertations and Theses
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis was used for this study of stonewares collected from the site of the Buena Vista/Oregon Pottery Company (1866-1890).
The results show significant chemical signatures in the samples tested. Thorium/ytterbium and thorium/chromium ratios within their respective ranges of variation demonstrate a relative conformity among all samples of Buena Vista ceramics.
Transparent Landscape, Elizabeth Harris
Transparent Landscape, Elizabeth Harris
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis is for a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and features the work of Elizabeth Harris.
Jewelry From The Environment, Douglas Lawrence Kollmeyer
Jewelry From The Environment, Douglas Lawrence Kollmeyer
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis deals with the development of a body of my own creative work and the teaching of jewelry-working in the secondary schools. Emphasis in both instances was given to the use of the natural environment as a stimulus for design ideas. The philosophy of nature as art forms has been the focus of my creative endeavors for several years. This lead to the design and completion of jewelry, flatware, and holloware in this study. Knowledge gained in my work experiences formed the basis and background of the presentation of these skills to secondary students.
Synergism Of Substance And Emotion, Carolyn Jean Mills
Synergism Of Substance And Emotion, Carolyn Jean Mills
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis features the work of Carolyn Jeans Mills for a Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
Photo-Realist Portraiture, Elaine R. Fleskes
Photo-Realist Portraiture, Elaine R. Fleskes
Dissertations and Theses
A thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting.
Overgrown Geometry, Connie Earnshaw
Overgrown Geometry, Connie Earnshaw
Dissertations and Theses
A thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics.
A Harmony Of Opposites, Patricia Reppenhagen
A Harmony Of Opposites, Patricia Reppenhagen
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis is for a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and feature the work and words of Patricia Reppenhagen.
Image Development Through Process, Jean Handwerk Lee
Image Development Through Process, Jean Handwerk Lee
Dissertations and Theses
A Thesis Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting.
Images From The Horse Heavens, David Thornock
Images From The Horse Heavens, David Thornock
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis is for a Master of Fine Arts in Painting.
Tillamook Indian Basketry : Continuity And Change As Seen In The Adams Collection, Ailsa Elizabeth Crawford
Tillamook Indian Basketry : Continuity And Change As Seen In The Adams Collection, Ailsa Elizabeth Crawford
Dissertations and Theses
In the Adams Collection at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, Tillamook, Oregon, there are 29 baskets that were probably made between 1880 and 1940. They are mostly of raffia, are somewhat faded from their original, bright, commercial colors, and are generally quite small. Despite the fact that these baskets are well-documented and were made by Tillamook women, they are the sort that have been overlooked by anthropologists and by collectors because of their non-"traditional" appearance. In order to determine what relationship these baskets have to Tillamook basketry made earlier, I analyzed them and 39 Tillamook baskets from four other museum …
A Study Of Art Education In The Elementary School Curriculum As Amplification Of Other Academic Subjects And As A Promoter Of Creativity In The Learning Process, Jana Demartini-Svoboda
A Study Of Art Education In The Elementary School Curriculum As Amplification Of Other Academic Subjects And As A Promoter Of Creativity In The Learning Process, Jana Demartini-Svoboda
Dissertations and Theses
The goal of this thesis was to identify teaching interrelationships between art and other subjects in the elementary school curricula and thus indicate the usefulness of art education in the educational process.
Teaching Figure Drawing To Adolescents Within The Context To [I.E. Of] Imaginative Compositions, As A Means Of Increasing Artistic Confidence And Abilities, Christine Flavell Turner
Teaching Figure Drawing To Adolescents Within The Context To [I.E. Of] Imaginative Compositions, As A Means Of Increasing Artistic Confidence And Abilities, Christine Flavell Turner
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis describes a process of teaching figure drawing to adolescents which places importance on the subjective experiences of the students. Traditional figure drawing methods emphasizing the development of visual perceptual skills are integrated with activities which are designed to secure emotional participation, and develop awareness of art as a means of expression and communication. This approach seems to motivate students and to reduce the anxiety usually experienced by adolescents when they are drawing the figure.
The Pursuit Of Form, Robert Allen Anderson
The Pursuit Of Form, Robert Allen Anderson
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis includes the work of Robert Allen Anderson for a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
Adjustable Systems In Wood, James Richard True
Adjustable Systems In Wood, James Richard True
Dissertations and Theses
A Thesis Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
Advanced Decorative Ceramics Techniques For High School Students, Deborah Ann Kent
Advanced Decorative Ceramics Techniques For High School Students, Deborah Ann Kent
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis deals with the implementation of luster and underglaze ceramic decorating techniques into the secondary ceramic curriculum. The formation and presentation of this unit is based upon historical and contemporary research of lusters and underglazes, as well as the author's own work with the materials. An instructional unit was designed to fulfill three primary objectives. First, to acquaint the student with the basic materials and techniques; second, to introduce the student to the conceptualization of successful imagery; third, to give the student ample opportunity to explore the uses and possibilities of the materials.
Transparent Sculptures, Lithographs, And Watercolors : A Personal Response To The Natural World, Stephan Spencer Soihl
Transparent Sculptures, Lithographs, And Watercolors : A Personal Response To The Natural World, Stephan Spencer Soihl
Dissertations and Theses
The group of works that I am presenting as my Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition is a selection of my best work from the past three years. It is made up of two different artistic forms: fairly small sculptures comprised of aluminum channel and plexiglas, on the one hand, and lithographs and watercolors, on the other.
An Introduction To Black And White Lithography : Two Alternatives To The Stone, Carolyn Brookhart
An Introduction To Black And White Lithography : Two Alternatives To The Stone, Carolyn Brookhart
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis describes two lithographic techniques that may be used to introduce black and white lithography to beginning art students. Aluminum plate and paper lithography are two relatively low cost and safe lithographic methods suitable for schools with limited budgets and limited space.
It is recommended that the instructor interested in teaching the two processes described in this thesis have some previous experience in lithography.
Stone Sculpture, Laura P. Bogdan
Stone Sculpture, Laura P. Bogdan
Dissertations and Theses
A terminal project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
Reconstructions : Humor Through The Use Of Ambiguous Images And Color, Karl J. Ross
Reconstructions : Humor Through The Use Of Ambiguous Images And Color, Karl J. Ross
Dissertations and Theses
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
Toward Improvisation, Sandra Janeen Howe
Toward Improvisation, Sandra Janeen Howe
Dissertations and Theses
A thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting.
Floral Imagery, Vicki L. Clarke
Floral Imagery, Vicki L. Clarke
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis includes the work of Vicki L. Clarke for a Masters in Fine Arts.
Integration, Judy Lee Vogland
Integration, Judy Lee Vogland
Dissertations and Theses
A thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting.