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Exploring Distortion And Clarity In The Modern Printed Portrait, Karina M. Harper
Exploring Distortion And Clarity In The Modern Printed Portrait, Karina M. Harper
Summer Research
My work has focused on two sides of the artistic process: inspiration and application. While studying abroad, I read, saw, and experienced modern France, living with a host family in Dijon. In the midst of this, I researched the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a French printmaker who utilized the lithographic process and pushed it forward as a modern and respected art practice. Lithography is a type of art involving changing the chemical nature of limestone to attract ink where an image is drawn with greasy pens. Returning to the Puget Sound campus and to one of the few lithograph …
Printmaking And Textiles, Abbie Baldwin
Printmaking And Textiles, Abbie Baldwin
Summer Research
This paper summarizes the author's exploration of the themes of destruction, re-growth, and time through the mediums of textiles and printmaking.
The Relationship Between Two Dimensional And Three Dimensional Art, Erin Wheary
The Relationship Between Two Dimensional And Three Dimensional Art, Erin Wheary
Summer Research
I examined the relationship between the two dimensional and three dimensional art. I observed a relationship in content in the prints and sculptures of artists such as Joel Shapiro and Richard Serra. I wondered if I could create a similar relationship in my own practice. Additionally, I wondered how the art would change when I translated the formal elements or process from the two dimensional plane into a sculptural work, and visa versa.
Through an experimental process and extensive trial and error, I discovered how to create a relationship between the two dimensional and three dimensional. Moving from one medium …