Architecture And Memory In Jacques-Louis David’S Sabine Women,
2017
Hope College
Architecture And Memory In Jacques-Louis David’S Sabine Women, Heidi E. Kraus
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
Back Matter,
2017
Virginia Commonwealth University
American Women Artists, 1935-1970: Gender, Culture, And Politics,
2017
University of Alabama
American Women Artists, 1935-1970: Gender, Culture, And Politics, Lucy Curzon
Art Inquiries
Book review of American Women Artists, 1935-1970: Gender, Culture, and Politics, edited by Helen Langa and Paula Wisotzki.
After Caravaggio; Caravaggio And The Creation Of Modernity,
2017
Virginia Commonwealth University
After Caravaggio; Caravaggio And The Creation Of Modernity, Donald Schrader
Art Inquiries
Book review of After Caravaggio, by Michael Fried, and of Caravaggio and the Creation of Modernity, by Troy Thomas.
Art Inquiries, Xvii:2, Full Issue,
2017
Virginia Commonwealth University
Wake The Devil,
2017
Virginia Commonwealth University
Wake The Devil, Ricardo Ruiz
Theses and Dissertations
You could only bury a body so deep before the seasons decided you would join it . Topsoil so desperate for affection it shakes to remind me that I was once and am loved .
I linger in the southwestern sky , burgundy to violet , with Neil Young playing faintly in the distance as my father calls me home .
Zen And The Art Of The Journey,
2017
Georgia Southern University
Zen And The Art Of The Journey, Brenda Christian Brown
College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
The works in this exhibition represent the transdisciplinary research and practices used to explore humanitarian concerns with stress and suffering. It is a Buddhist fact that all humans suffer. And it is the inner journey that allows the guidance out of suffering and towards freedom. For me, the recognition of suffering was there since infancy. I have spent a lifetime searching for answers through the philosophy of Zen, the study of Buddhism (as religion), the study of neuroscience, the arts (both liberal and fine), the practice of meditation, and the psychological process of mindfulness.
The attention to the present moment …
Taking In: A Juried Selection Of Undergraduate Photography 2017,
2017
Lesley University
Taking In: A Juried Selection Of Undergraduate Photography 2017, Lucad Students
Taking In
Taking In is a juried annual student-run publication that showcases the best of LUCAD undergraduate photography and video. The project focuses on the business of promoting art and culminates each year with a juried exhibition, publication, and website all designed to promote selected works of AIB artists. The selected pieces were chosen anonymously by a jury of distinguished members of the Boston art community. The book in your hand is the end result of a collective effort by those in the class.
Selene,
2017
University of Montana Graduate Student
Selene, Sarah Justice
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
My MFA Thesis Exhibition, Selene (Greek goddess of the moon), is an autobiographical journey through self- discovery, recognizing the power of my past seductive and destructive behavior surrounding sexuality. This current body of work serves as a metaphor for “moth to a flame” analogy and “if you are not careful the flame can burn you”.
My journey through personal healing from past traumatic events has taught me that my vulnerability is what breeds my strength. Ways that people navigate life being vulnerable and how they heal from wounds stemming from abuse, addictions, broken hearts, and loss varies among people. I …
A Theory Of Veteran Identity,
2017
University of Kentucky
A Theory Of Veteran Identity, Travis L. Martin
Theses and Dissertations--English
More than 2.6 million troops have deployed in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Still, surveys reveal that more than half feel “disconnected” from their civilian counterparts, and this feeling persists despite ongoing efforts, in the academy and elsewhere, to help returning veterans overcome physical and mental wounds, seek an education, and find meaningful ways to contribute to society after taking off the uniform. This dissertation argues that Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans struggle with reassimilation because they lack healthy, complete models of veteran identity to draw upon in their postwar lives, a problem they’re working through collectively …
Collecting And Selecting,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Collecting And Selecting, Masy Hebert
LSU Master's Theses
In Collecting and Selecting, I am exploring the way others adorn their lives and how these elements add up to emblematize the keeper of the treasures. With linoleum relief prints and drawings, I compose a unique type of portraiture that reveals the parallel identity between the way we dress ourselves and our living spaces. Within my process, I capture moments with photographs, draw, carve, print, and cut out the elements that hold a presence of the owner. Utilizing a heightened sense of contrast with black and white images, the textures and details of these objects come alive. Each gallery wall …
Damon Hill,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Damon Hill, Elizabeth Welch
LSU Master's Theses
“Damon Hill” acts as a physical record of the family folklore of a group of people formed by landscape and kinship. As a member of this group, I have translated my family’s stories into a visual narrative as a way to process my own identity in relation to our shared identity. The focus of “Damon Hill” rests primarily on the lives of my female predecessors, as a way for me to contribute their unique voice to the overarching feminine narrative. I incorporate the visual representation of traditionally feminine handicrafts in order to relay their stories through the primary means of …
Lines,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Lines, Tina Korani
LSU Master's Theses
Sometimes one is unaware of one thing: a rule, a boundary, a difference — all of which we cannot see with our eyes, but learning certainly present. When one rcognizes the reality of it, decisions are made. Those decisions shape the world as we know it. “Beyond the Lines” is an exploratory project that aims to increase one’s awareness and reveal that humans are whole beings that can surpass barriers that life places in front of them. This thesis explores human connections and separations, by using the concept of dots and lines, in ways both literally and metaphorical. Through visual …
Dislocation,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Dislocation, Brian Randall Deppe
LSU Master's Theses
This photographic project, Dislocation, seeks to document the current state and decline of Cortana Mall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The mall was built in 1976 during the height of shopping mall construction and was one of the largest shopping centers in the country with five anchor stores and 139 retail spaces. Now, just 48 stores and two anchor stores remain open. This high vacancy rate and deterioration of the mall is due to suburban flight, the building of new shopping centers in southern Baton Rouge, and changing consumer trends, which has led to malls closing across the country. My photographs …
Oblivion,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Oblivion, Michael Stumbras
LSU Master's Theses
I am fascinated by the myriad ways humans construct meaning in the face of existential uncertainty. For the exhibition Oblivion, I endeavor to provide a gallery experience, a body of metaphorically charged functional vessels, and a number of ritualistic accoutrements that address death, futility, and the passage of time as it inexorably flows toward obsolescence. The process of handcraft and the method of firing that I employ highlights the absurdity of the endeavor of the handmade: the seemingly futile and interminable quest for perfection and meaning. This futilitarian pottery exaggerates the errors of the hand and flaunts artifacts of the …
Chronicle & Character,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Chronicle & Character, Taryn Moller Nicoll
LSU Master's Theses
In this thesis paper, I argue that the works in the exhibition 'Chronicle & Character' aim to demonstrate artistic citizenship and can contribute positively to society by provoking conversation about universally applicable (but often uncomfortable) topics. Experts such as David J. Elliot state that being an artistic citizen means that one’s concerns as an artist must shift from issues constrained to the artist alone to those of the artist’s surrounding community. The exhibition 'Chronicle & Character' contains works that serve as detailed chronicles of the medical or physiological experiences of my loved ones. This body of work presents how three …
Trace,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Trace, Naomi Katy Louise Clement
LSU Master's Theses
The pots in the exhibition Trace speak both to my desire to belong, to connect to my beginnings, and yet to still trace my own path forward; they are about making connections and missing connections. Through these pots I ask questions of myself and the world around me in an attempt to negotiate the edges of my life. How do I feel connected and present in my own life and relationships? How do I feel connected to my family and my roots, while still finding my own path? What does it mean to belong in a family that is divided …
Dig, Spin, Repeat,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Dig, Spin, Repeat, Brittany Anne Sievers
LSU Master's Theses
Dig, Spin, Repeat, is a body of process based installation objects that uses minimalistic aesthetics placed strategically in the gallery to highlight the architecture of the room. By connecting these unique architectural elements, the work aims to achieve mindfulness similar to the research of Ellen Langer: encouraging active observation. Drawing from my background in sports and factory work, I create multiple repetitive forms out of hand-spun yarn and sourced clay. The room-sized installation objects produced from these raw materials explore the value of staying in the present moment for both the viewer and myself.
After;Life,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
After;Life, Morgan Lynn Anderson
LSU Master's Theses
After;life is an exploration of the time and space between life and death. The installation, created from dozens of woodcut prints, creates this imaginary place, and encompasses viewers through sight, smell, sound, and touch. All elements of this installation are heavily influenced by Southern Louisiana culture and wildlife, and are meant to be familiar enough to provoke personal memory and experience. A set of rituals in the form of three poems, corresponding to three different spirit guides: The Black Dog, The Alligator, and The Opossum, lead the reader through the space from life, through liminal, into death.
The Truth About Your Monsters,
2017
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Truth About Your Monsters, Cassidy Creek
LSU Master's Theses
The Truth About Your Monsters is an immersive and dialogical exhibition formatted as a walk-through storybook environment. Viewers are transported into a child’s make believe world through hands-on stations. By building on the skeleton of an archetypal narrative, audience members are encouraged to tap into their own experience as they contribute imagery and action to the narrative. I call on audience members to discuss personal or universal fears by prompting them to draw images of monsters that represent their fear.
