Memory, Memorial,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Memory, Memorial, James Kimura-Green
LSU Master's Theses
My thesis exhibition investigates concepts of memory and memorial. These are fueled by feelings of yearning, longing, and nostalgia. We allow memories to linger. I believe we try to strengthen these memories, encase them and tuck them away deep in our minds. These memories create in our psyche psychological memorials. Like physical memorials, our memories too deteriorate and crumble over time. We fill in the gaps to the point where it is unknown just how true these memories are. At times I think that mine are now idealized and idyllic then they really were. The paintings in my exhibit are …
Urban Monuments,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Urban Monuments, David V. Contreras
LSU Master's Theses
Surviving in poverty in an urban environment is hard work. Fear of not having basic needs creates desperation, and not being able to improve upon these conditions can test ones patience and faith in others. The simple routine of daily life can be monumental. Small achievements can be huge moments for some and irrelevant to others. One learns to appreciate and hate what one has. Urban Monuments comes from a struggle to understand what painting is to me and the relationship it has with this idea. Working hard to better ones self or ones situation is a noble cause but …
Drugged Paranoia And Warlust,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Drugged Paranoia And Warlust, Nathan Pietrykowski
LSU Master's Theses
Drugged Paranoia and Warlust are stories of human depravity and violence that happened on an abandoned U.S. military base in the rural world of Indiana. These tales are told through a series of prints, drawings, animation and a comic. Scenes of bombings, mass graves, and drug overdoses are presented as humorous cartoons in playful colors to subvert the viewer into exploring imagery that discusses serious and somewhat bleak issues. The work in this exhibition is both satire of absurd events and trying to find meaning amongst madness.
Playschool,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Playschool, James S. Nord
LSU Master's Theses
Playschool is heavily influenced by my tactile way of learning. Each sculpture is a visual way of communicating my story. Traditionally, words are the primary tools used in learning and communication. However, from a very early age I discovered that my auditory processing disability and dyslexia made expressing ideas through words and the written language very difficult. It was a challenge for me to understand how words fit together to make compete sentences, and I struggled throughout my education to find a successful means of communicating my thoughts and ideas about the world around me. What came naturally to me …
Less Class, More Sass!,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Less Class, More Sass!, Amanda Lee James
LSU Master's Theses
Less Class, More Sass! is a visual soundtrack to the crass jokes, hairy faces and smelly wardrobes of my disorderly, and politically incorrect friends. These young men and women have mutated into a ragged crew of personified sasquatches to tell a collection of stories about coming of age in the American punk and metal music subcultures.
In this series of prints the characters grow from aimlessly rebellious youths into hopeless but happy young adults, ashamed of their desires for a nice neighborhood and a steady job. While thrashing through a sea of self-destructive tendencies, each character slowly finds their inner …
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Scoring Hamline University's Production Of "Macbeth",
2014
Hamline University
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Scoring Hamline University's Production Of "Macbeth", Andrew Brady
Departmental Honors Projects
This project represents a practical investigation into using original underscore in the modern theatrical experience. Over 40 minutes of cinematic, orchestral underscore were composed by the author specifically for Hamline University Theatre Department’s 2014 production of Macbeth. Using electronic scoring methods and digital playback strategies, the music was “performed” with variable timing that was able to directly match the performance of the actor’s for each show. The accompanying written musicological analysis explores the score’s uses of themes, spotting strategies, and integration of the show’s artistic concept. The analysis, in conjunction with the recorded score, demonstrates a cohesive effort to …
Ocean Song,
2014
University of Richmond
Fan House,
2014
University of Richmond
Arif The Moose,
2014
University of Richmond
The Messenger, 2014,
2014
University of Richmond
Narwhal,
2014
University of Richmond
Illustrated Tales Of Little Sister Fox: Stories About A Clever Fox From Russian Fairytales,
2014
Liberty University
Illustrated Tales Of Little Sister Fox: Stories About A Clever Fox From Russian Fairytales, Rachel W. Smoot
Senior Honors Theses
This thesis examines the interaction of pictures and words in children’s storybooks. The illustrations placed alongside the text of the book are just as important to understanding the story as are the words. “Illustrated Tales of Little Sister Fox” combines elements of several traditional Russian folktales into a single story. Illustrations are hand sketched and digitally painted.
Pathos, Winter 2014,
2014
Portland State University
Pathos, Winter 2014, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos
Editor: Kate Marshall
Volume 8 No.2
Popular Taste In Art As Related To Culture,
2014
Westview High School
Popular Taste In Art As Related To Culture, Fariha Rahman
Senior Inquiry High School Program
We surround ourselves with visual art, from decorative mirrors and billboard ads to bedroom posters and hotel prints. These various genres of everyday art fall across a wide range, but many relate to or are inspired by institutionalized art. Those who already tend to visit or are inclined towards art museums are usually the ones who gain exposure to museum art, which often caters to their taste, but are still receptive to changes in the art that reflect our world and time period. One of the more major, recent movements in formal art is postmodernism, which developed from resisting societal …
Italian And Spanish Influence On Selected Works Of Mexican Composers: María Grever, Ignacio Fernández Esperón “Tata Nacho,” And Agustín Lara,
2014
University of Kentucky
Italian And Spanish Influence On Selected Works Of Mexican Composers: María Grever, Ignacio Fernández Esperón “Tata Nacho,” And Agustín Lara, Manuel M. Castillo
Theses and Dissertations--Music
The last decades of the 19th Century and the first decades of the 20th Century encompass a revolutionary movement worldwide. The growth and advances throughout all disciplines of study and especially the collaboration across Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Culture and Politics became stronger and more evident than ever before.
As the Mexican Revolution (1910) developed in frightening fights, the country became increasingly insecure and violent. It was the duty of the living artist to create pathways to escape reality, embellishing the surroundings with its music, paintings and poetry. This climate is what paved the way to the bohemian living-style that …
Passage Of Time,
2014
Nova Southeastern University
Passage Of Time, Rachel Devlin
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
Womb,
2014
Nova Southeastern University
Untitled,
2014
Nova Southeastern University
The Colors Inside My Head,
2014
Nova Southeastern University
The Colors Inside My Head, Ursalina Aguiler
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
The Colorful Monster,
2014
Nova Southeastern University
The Colorful Monster, Ursalina Aguiler
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
