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University of Central Florida

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

2011

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Naked Women The Unity In Dialectic Forces, Nargges S. Albekord Jan 2011

Naked Women The Unity In Dialectic Forces, Nargges S. Albekord

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates my art works, their context, content, and the process by which they were produced. The first part of the study addresses my background ideas and philosophies, their impact on my works, and the environmental and psychological context which made those ideas relevant to my paintings. I am not concerned with answering the usual questions, What is art? and Who is an artist? My intention is to find out who I choose to be and what I choose to do. The second part investigates the form and design of the art works– from the materials used to make …


Making Visual Noise, Deborah Starr Leitch Jan 2011

Making Visual Noise, Deborah Starr Leitch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Focusing on the combination of multi-cultural and historical influences from my personal life experiences, my creations of odd juxtapositions of space, complex pattern and new iconography in my paintings, reveal more than merely a representational image to a viewer. Although my subjects may vary from the anonymous to media celebrity, it is their relationship to me that influences the creation of my static animation and visual noise.