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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.

Figurative Sculpture And Drawing, A Sumation Of A Year's Work, Matthew Burke

Senior Scholar Papers

I pursued the senior scholar project under the title and thought, Figurative Sculpture and Drawing. While studying sculpture and drawing, I spent time coming to know their basic languages and exploring a variety of media in each. Throughout the year, I worked with a figurative subject, addressing ideas proposed last fall; including sculptural elements like volume, mass, line, and balance; and various drawing techniques. I set up the proposal within a loose framework which allowed the project to evolve as I pursued the work. It also encouraged me to think freely and without reservation, because I was not bound to …

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.

Science/Technology/Abstraction: Art At The End Of The Decade, Wright State University Art Galleries

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

Science and technology are two dominant art themes that have been weaving their way through the 1980s. This show makes that point very strongly, but in doing so it does not I intend to show every work of art that has used scientific or technological subject matter, or has been hooked up to an electric outlet during this I decade. That would be both I indiscriminate and unrewarding. What this exhibition does set out to do is give enough breadth of focus to the subject to make it understandable that many artists in the past few years have been using …

Contemporary Chinese Works On Paper, Wright State University Art Galleries

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

This a flyer that displays information for the Contemporary Chinese Works on Paper exhibit and lecture held at Wright State University. The dates that this exhibit was displayed was February 19th through March 17, 1989. Curated by Katherine Kadish, she held a curator talk about the collection on February 20, 1989. Bryan Choi, described as an architect and educator, held a lecture on the exhibit February 20, 1989.

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

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.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacekeeper, Wright State University Art Galleries

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

Organized by The Peace Museum, Peacekeeper was an exhibit held at Wright State University to document the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his influence with The Civil Rights Movement. Included in the exhibit, was historical reference to his life, as well as, performances by the Wright State University Gospel Choir, and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. Peacekeeper was held at the Wright State University Art Gallery from November 5 through December 1st, 1989.

Growth Of An Artist, Grant Allan Kniffen

Theses

One ' s growth as an artist is influenced by many things. Upbringing, values , experience and skill development are among those influences. They combine to shape and mold the identity of the artist . This gradual shaping of the artist's identity eventually results in what is termed a mature style.

This Masters Exhibition is the culminating product of graduate studies in art. The accompanying thesis discusses the artist ' s growth and development.