Faining Pain And Care,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Faining Pain And Care, Lindsey Elizabeth Maestri
LSU Master's Theses
Simple repetitive actions such as rocking or jumping paired with garments that contain, heighten, or limit the movements of such actions are the focus of my thesis work. Through the pieces in the show, I track these actions and plot them over a course of a lifespan, looking at the ways they define moments, change in meaning, and sometimes come to contradict themselves.
Becoming: Transformation And The Body,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Becoming: Transformation And The Body, Melissa Mcdonald Graves
LSU Master's Theses
My intention is to focus on human flesh concentrating both on its imperfections as well as its beauty. Beauty is seen in the marks of age and imperfection as time forms the deepest wrinkle to the darkest mark. Cycles come in and out growing dark to light as cleansing takes place. Veils of material cover and hide inner feelings and thoughts as a shape unfolds itself in my hands. The forms soften and grow from one small stitch to a more complete shape. Successive layers of marks, represent hidden truths and human growth through the passage of time. Memories are …
Longing: Places I Desired And Couldn't Find,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Longing: Places I Desired And Couldn't Find, Ashley Kathleen Bell
LSU Master's Theses
Ephemeral. Nostalgic. Absence. Transient. Transformation. Movement. Temporary. Skeleton. Momentary. Fleeting. Landscape. Cityscape. Southern Landscape. Baton Rouge. Louisiana. I paint the feeling of wearing time and the earth on my skin. The scars on the landscapes tell stories and truths marked by past generations. The imagery in my work is inspired by local places and reveals the wavering condition of the natural landscape and civilizations. Everyday places and repetitive acts make up the components of miracles. As I create, I examine ideas beyond the current condition of a specific location. Through my imagination I bring the unseen into the artworks. The …
Playground In-Between,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Playground In-Between, Yoojeung Park
LSU Master's Theses
I want to create my own Utopia that is, as a system, not an ideal community but fun in appearance, like castles in the movie Alice in Wonderland, the land of Rivendell from Lord of the Rings, or the Archigram’s architectural drawings. Even though those scenes are fictional, viewers can picture themselves into that visualized description. Once my Utopia is visualized with its detail, it is the human imagination that makes the Utopia come alive. The one who gives function to unfamiliar things are viewers not creators. Playground In-Between was my first active attempt to construct my Utopia, which was …
Believing Is Seeing,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Believing Is Seeing, Robin Akkerman
LSU Master's Theses
Fantasy art is often described as being connected to the imagination. My work defines fantasy themes in combination with modern culture and real life experiences. During the creative process I have overcome a struggle with composition development and color relationships. Paintings mimic a puzzle strategy. I come up with a basic idea by inserting and taking away imagery in order for the whole image to be cohesive. Subject matter includes women of different cultures in dress, animals, pattern, sweets, and childhood experiences from the 80’s. My characters are a personification of myself as I often dream of being dressed up …
Inspire: The Confluence Of Art & Design,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Inspire: The Confluence Of Art & Design, John Mark Lawler
LSU Master's Theses
Inspire: The Confluence of Art & Design seeks to untangle the inextricable link between graphic design and art. Graphic design has always been seen simply as an informational or sales tool; rarely is it seen as art. The work presented in this show illustrates that works created with typography can, in fact, be one and the same.
Branding The Bear,
2010
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Branding The Bear, Veni Harlan
LSU Master's Theses
Harlan, Veni S, B.F.A., Louisiana State University, 1981 Master of Fine Arts, Fall Commencement, 2010 Major: Graphic Design Branding the Bear Dissertation directed by Professor Rod Parker Pages in dissertation, 64. Words in abstract, 350. ABSTRACT Currently due to successful restoration efforts, the Louisiana Black Bear sub-species is rebounding. Correspondingly this increase in numbers accompanies the rise of human-bear conflict. Fiction, misinformation, resentment, and devaluation of the bear as a valuable asset stand to undermine the tremendous strides made by multiple public and private agencies over the course of twenty years. Discovery revealed a lack of knowledge by the public …
Togetherness,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Togetherness, Nergess Taheri
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
Metamorphosis,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Empty,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Don Quijote's Sunset,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Don Quijote's Sunset, Alexis Irias
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
Self Portrait,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Psychosomatic,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Psychosomatic, Lacrima Nemulescu
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
Red Emotion,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
The Ballet,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Me,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Realist Painting And Its Relationship To My Creative Practice,
2010
Edith Cowan University
Realist Painting And Its Relationship To My Creative Practice, Xuning Wang
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
This thesis examines the realist art movement from its origins in France in the 1840s to its development in China in the 20th century and its impact on the author as an artist. The thesis reviews the development of realism in France, and traces its impact on Chinese conceptions of realism in the 20th century. The contemporary debates surrounding realism in China are examined and contextualised within the recent history of realism in China. Finally the thesis looks at the impact of realism on the author’s creative practice and a case is argued for the development of realist ideas in …
Midnight Splendor,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Midnight Splendor, Sonya Chacko
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
