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Review Of 1900: Art At The Crossroads, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

There is probably little doubt that the fissure between "high" and "low" culture is more conspicuous nowadays than it ever was. Clement Greenberg, that dashing arbiter of contemporary art, had already sensed it in 1939 when he wrote the seminal essay quoted above, as Adorno also perceived it decades before him. Their foreboding premonitions, however, could not hinder the relentless success of popular culture and the retreat of so-called high art into the safe harbors of the university campus, the museum, and the private sphere.

Mysterious Messages: Masonic Imagery In Baltimore Album Quilts, Anne Bayne Battaile

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Legibility: How Precedents Established In Print Impact On-Screen And Dynamic Typography, Heidi Specht

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

The printed word has been commonplace in society for over 500 years; the written word has been in existence for thousands. The primary intent of the written or printed word has historically been to be read. With that goal, rules and formats have developed over the centuries as aids to legibility. Naturally, these guidelines have been developed for the printed, or static typographic page. As our sophistication with and acceptance of technology grows, however, we increasingly turn to the computer or television screen for written information. Additionally, graphic designers and artists are questioning the role of the printed word as …

Ua11/1 Outdoor Sculpture Campus Tour, Wku University Relations

WKU Archives Records

Brochure highlighting numerous sculptures located on the Western Kentucky University campus.

The Aesthetic Philosophy Of John Cage And The Visual Arts Of The Twentieth Century, Craig Griffeath

Master of Arts in Humanities | Master's Theses 1936 - 2022

This thesis presents a biographical analysis of the role of American composer, writer, and artist John Cage (1912-1992) in the evolution of visual arts in the twentieth century. The origins of Cage's aesthetic stance are discussed, particularly his melding of Marcel Duchamp's Dada orientation with philosophical positions derived from the study of Zen Buddhism. The influence of His views on painters, sculptors, and performance artists of the postwar period is documented, along with the aesthetic foundations of his own work in the visual arts.

Gordes Carpets In Egyptian Collections, Ahmed Mohamed Dabbʻ

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Christian Artists In A Postmodern Time, Donald "Donnie" Allen Copeland Jr.

Honors Theses

The rigid rules of our traditional schools of artistic standards have been shattered. What our culture expects of artists and what artists expect of themselves has drastically changed. In this time of Postmodernism1 , any means an artist finds to express and to communicate is valid. There is no dominant school or style, no art Nazis dictating what must be the form to follow in our artistic expression.

My purpose is to take these new trends in art and to apply them to a long dormant voice in the arts, Christianity, and to see where artists who are Christian stand …

Crafting A Jewish Style: The Art Of Bezalel 1906-1996, Lana A. Burgess

Staff Publications

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Dorothea Lange In Utah, 1936-1938: A Portrait Of Utah's Great Depression, James R. Swensen

Theses and Dissertations

In his 1978 biography of Dorothea Lange, Milton Meltzer appraised Lange's 1936 photography in Utah as nothing more than mundane work done for the benefit of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and not for her own benefit as a photographer. Yet, her work in Utah encapsulates the aspirations, goals, and styles of Lange, and gives insight into her vision as a photographer and representative of the New Deal. Through carefully composed photographs, Lange shows the hardships and hope of life in Utah during the Great Depression.

This thesis investigates Lange's photographs in order to gain a greater understanding of the …

The Mockingbird, Department Of Art And Design, East Tennessee State University, Department Of Literature And Language, East Tennessee State University

The Mockingbird

Tamara Baxter [July Sun; Doomsday Monday at Pee Wee's Hamburger Emporium]; Emily Carmichael [View (Frost-on- Windowpanes); Boys of Summer]; Isaac Denton [Grandfather as Cheshire Cat]; John Hilton [Actual Size May Vary; I Once Was Lost]; Natasha Jones [Don't Tell Me I'm Still Young]; Miwako Kato [Untitled Photograph]; April Massey [Blind Date]; Sylvia Musgrove [Like Trees Walking]; Laurie Relleva [Wysteria; Fortune Kookie]; Jon Sells [Rocky Cliff]; Melissa K. Stallard [Two Untitled Photographs]; Pam Tabor [memory of shiloh trees; The Proving Ground]; Allan Trently [Spirits in the Spruces]; Susan Woody [Breast; Memphis]

A Pottery Tour Of Kentucky, Joe Molinaro

Joe Molinaro

A book presenting potters located throughout Kentucky, including examples of their work, biographies, location, and studio/gallery hours. A narrative description of the various works presented along with each potter located in a geographic region within the state of Kentucky.

Exploring Muslim Cultures: Perfume And Incense, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Director and Curator, Haifa Faisal Collection of Saudi Arabian Traditional Arts.