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When You're Young, Andrew Zhang '22

Distinguished Student Work - Visual Arts

Painting

Atticus, Lily Song '23

Distinguished Student Work - Visual Arts

Drawing & Illustration

Reflections Of Rondo, Alexander Mathew Thomas

Art and Art History Honors Projects

Reflections of Rondo is a temporal, visual exploration of the I-94 freeway’s relationship with and implications on the Rondo neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota.

As a prominent center of Black community and culture since the 1900s, Rondo had a thriving, working-class population that built families, businesses, and markers of place and identity in a socially segregated city. They had built “a city within a city” that welcomed people of all backgrounds and classes.

However, with the passing of the Federal Interstate Highway Act in 1956, the state was able to move forward with their plan of building a highway that …

Artistic Agency, Feminine Labor, And The Female Body In Buddhist Hair Embroideries Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties, Chloe Y. Lai

Honors Papers

Hair embroideries were an entirely female and Buddhist practice in late Imperial China, and thus operate within the bounds imposed on women by societal structures of economy and labor, and moral expectations of Confucianism and Buddhism. This was not a common practice and mostly limited to a few gentry women already connected to the art world through their husband or father (an already small demographic). Recent scholarship on Chinese Buddhist hair embroidered works by the art historian Li Yuhang analyzes them as objects of religious devotion and ritualized practice that involves repetition and incorporating the body to accumulate karmic merit, …

The Space Between, Joanne D. Laudolff

Graduate Artistry Projects and Performances

"The Space Between". This paper explains the process and techniques, the structural concepts, the main objectives, historical influences and philosophical and aesthetic concepts of my Master of Arts show. This show was influenced by care taking of my mother as she transitioned to the other side. The oil and cold wax and mixed media paintings depict this journey.

Repercussions: The Pressure To Be Thin, Shuhan Liu

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

My MFA thesis and supporting exhibition will highlight ceramics work I have created with the intention of dissecting the relationship between a soul and reality to convey the story of tension and anxiety and show it in a way that would let viewers identify with my discomfort and anxiety. The inspiration for my work came from the severe body anxiety that I faced that broke out during the three years of psychological stress caused by the pandemic. Using personal narratives as a starting point, I created object-based artwork that addresses the external pressures I feel to be skinny. As an …

Bitter Sweet, Hanna M. Kesty

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This written document is the accompanying thesis for my Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Bitter Sweet. The exhibition featured traditional framed prints with sculptural accents that reveal brutally honest negative personal experiences, interactions, and emotions, paired with delicately cute aesthetics. My work embodies the necessity of personal artistic expression to process years of emotional repression. The prints and sculptures in the exhibition focus around a collection of insults and harsh comments coupled with feelings of loneliness and isolation. I allow personal vulnerability to show, to reinforce that these moments have molded and shaped who I am and will continue to …

Calliope, Georgia Southern University

Calliope Magazine

Volume 40 2021-2022

การออกแบบเรขศิลป์สำหรับวัสดุห่อของขวัญ โดยใช้แนวคิดการสื่อความหมายของภาษาดอกไม้ (ฟลอริโอกราฟี), เทพธิดา เทพคุ้มกัน

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยการออกแบบเรขศิลป์สำหรับวัสดุห่อของขวัญโดยใช้แนวคิดการสื่อความหมายของภาษาดอกไม้ (ฟลอริโอกราฟี) มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อหากลยุทธ์และแนวทางการออกแบบเรขศิลป์ โดยใช้แนวคิดการสื่อความหมายของภาษาดอกไม้ (ฟลอริโอกราฟี) ขั้นตอนและวิธีดำเนินการวิจัย โดยการรวบรวมข้อมูลและวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลภาษาดอกไม้และธุรกิจวัสดุห่อของขวัญจากบทความ ดิจิทัลแพลตฟอร์ม งานวิจัย และสื่ออินเทอร์เน็ต โดยนำข้อมูลจากการวิเคราะห์มาสร้างแบบสอบถาม เพื่อสัมภาษณ์กลุ่มเป้าหมาย และสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญทางด้านการออกแบบ ทำให้ได้ข้อมูลที่นำมาใช้ในการออกแบบต่อไป สรุปผลวิจัยพบว่า 1.) สารที่ต้องการจะสื่อ คือ Hidden Flower (ความลับที่ซ่อนอยู่ในดอกไม้) และบุคลิกภาพของงานที่เหมาะสม คือ ดึงดูดใจ ขี้เล่น และมีเสน่ห์ 2.)แนวทางการออกแบบเรขศิลป์ที่เหมาะสม ใช้การวาดแบบ Hand drawn, ตัวอักษรใช้แบบ Calligraphy Mix และใช้โทนสีจากบุคลิกภาพของงานคือ สีม่วง สีชมพู และสีเหลือง

Bononia Docet: Marcantonio Raimondi, Humanism, And Artisanal Culture In Renaissance Bologna, Giancarlo Fiorenza

Art and Design

A new interpretation of an enigmatic engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from his early career in Bologna sheds light on the artist’s cultural connections during his formative years. With its assimilation of alchemical, poetic, and hieroglyphic imagery, Raimondi’s engraving points to a nexus of activities in Bologna that clustered around intellectual circles and artists’ workshops. In particular, the artist appears to have engaged directly with the famed Bolognese physician Alessandro Achillini in order to develop his novel composition, a relationship which has previously gone unnoticed. Raimondi’s initial vocation as a goldsmith, together with his training under Francesco Francia, about which we …

(Hypo)Maniac, Marlow Underwood

The Laureate

No abstract provided.

The Disappearance Of The Anti-Aesthetic; The Death Of Fashion, Scrap Evans

Capstone Showcase

In this essay, Scrap explores the connection between famous nihilist and postmodernist theorists, Dadaism, the concept of the anti-aesthetic, and today's high fashion. They provide a history of nihilism and follow its influence through time upon other social, political, and artistic movements. They then make direct connections between famous theorists' prose and famous fashion designers' collections. Finally, they analyze the current state of the fashion world and discuss their plan of action.

Seaglass: An Animated Rejection Of Narrative Permanence, Alejandra Louise Blackmore

Scripps Senior Theses

This thesis explores how popular narrative structures imply that our reality should be stagnant, thereby leaving us as viewers unprepared for the notion of change. I introduce the term “narrative permanence” as a story structure that assumes the foundations of a narrative are absolute. These stories therefore consider structural change as a threat or abnormal. I analyzed examples such as The Simpsons and news coverage of the BP oil spill to demonstrate how popular media frames change as an unnatural occurrence that must be neutralized. My thesis then culminated in an animated short about a person living in a seaside …

2022-2023 Risd Course Announcement, Risd Registrar's Office, Risd Archives

RISD Course Catalogs / Announcements

No abstract provided.

Assimilating Antiquated Attachments, Brittney Wegener

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Intention is a stage set for all the world to perceive. I intend to shake the status quo, I intend to break loose from that which I think I know, I intend to learn, and yet unlearn, I intend to make and be the most liminal that I can be bridging the spaces in between. I hope in the following lines that you too may come to believe in the we. Down the rabbit hole she goes, into the deep confines of her mind. Upon approaching the curious, contorting caterpillar she’s asked, “Whoooo are yooou, I said AGH WHOO ARE …

Community Through Commonality: Growth Beyond The Academic While In College, Lekesha Parkman

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

I’ve drawn on the knowledge I have gained while attending The University of Akron to complete this project. Before I became a student, I carried myself differently but in my years here I have grown in a variety of areas and have also had the privilege of seeing some of my classmates grow in similar ways. My project is multifaceted and each piece is necessary to the other components. It consists of an essay, interviews, photography and full size portraits. During this process I hoped to convey an appreciation for people and their experiences. The participants included in my project …

The Effects Of Building Envelope Parameters On Energy Performance For High-Rise Buildings In Central Saudi Arabia, Nadia Arafah

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Sustainable design is achievable based on the social, economic, and environmental pillars interrelated with energy consumption worldwide. Saudi Arabia is one of the largest countries that consume massive amounts of energy, mainly for generating electricity to operate buildings and cope with population growth. Despite Saudi Arabia’s fast economic development, building envelopes in Saudi Arabia deserve more research attention to address energy consumption and environmental challenges. With the extremely hot weather in the country, building occupants use air conditioning extensively to overcome the heat and achieve thermal comfort. This research analyzed building envelope variables in an existing building in Riyadh, Saudi …

A Renaissance: The Absurd Retelling Of Mostly True Events, Erica R. Hitzman

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Throughout the following you will be taken on a fantastical retelling of the exhibition A Renaissance, and some of what lead up to it. Through the eyes of various shifting perspectives you will explore the relationships between the artist, her art, and the viewer in the hopes of unveiling how the work plays into feminist theory, its place in the Zeitgeist, and the motivations behind it. Each perspective is formatted differently, to visually mirror the shift in perspective. Presented in the first person and aligned to the right, the account of the artist discusses the process, emotion, and inspiration behind …

The Cuyahoga Valley Resource And Development Center, Lindsay Shook, Suzanne Kroll, Donald Alexander, Emily Booth

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Sustainable design is a growing movement in the industry. As interior designers, it is our obligation to be knowledgeable of how our designs, and therefore the construction, impact the environment around us. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is underdeveloped for a reason, and this section of nature should be preserved. The proposed Cuyahoga Valley Resource and Development Center will be located just outside of the national park boundaries and utilize sustainable design practices and principles. It will serve as a museum and educational resource for the surrounding community to learn more about The Valley.

A Study In Transparency, Rachel Wilson

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

In a generation that feels more lost than ever, we need transparency in order to feel less alone. We need to see others, and we need to truly see ourselves. This is my way of being seen, and in turn, helping others to feel seen and understood. When I was in middle school I began to record my daily life and thoughts in journals, which evolved to help me cope as I grew up. In putting these pages on display, I’m presenting myself. That’s Rachel Wilson. I’m a writer, a designer, an artist, maybe a song writer. Maybe a lot …

Misled Youth, Mark Tan

Theses and Dissertations

I’m a first-generation Canadian who was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario by Asian immigrants. I have migrated to the United States and lived here for 7 years. Through my work, I express the emotional value of preconceived notions, disconnectedness, and longing in search of finding place and acceptance within a community. Drawing from memory, personal narrative, emotion, and perception, I manipulate data into lines, forms, and materials through a subjective human experience from the lens of a non-citizen. By projecting the migration movement of my family lineage from China and the Philippines to Canada as well as my path …

Invited Perspective - Engaging Aspirations To Nurture Communities, Kentaro Toyama

Subsistence Marketplaces

For subsistence communities, the question is whether aspirations can be applied to motivate behavior that is, on the one hand consistent with people’s aspirations, but which might otherwise be difficult to elicit. Could poorer households be encouraged to save, to spend more on their children’s education, or to act against unhealthy social norms? A couple of examples suggest this is not only possible, but highly successful in contexts where other appeals fail.

Reed & Barton Finding Aid, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Books

No abstract provided.

Moving From Cars To People, Kelly J. Clifton, Kristina M. Currans

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The twenty-page comic includes a dialogue, taking place in various urban settings, between characters Kelly and Kristi who are based on National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) researchers Kelly Clifton of the University of British Columbia and Kristina Currans of the University of Arizona. The two have a long history of collaboration around the data, methods, and processes used to plan for multimodal transportation impacts of new development. This short graphic synopsis is an engaging, approachable way for anyone – no matter their level of expertise in this topic – to learn about their findings.

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Future City, Quentin Harrington

Art and Art History Honors Projects

No abstract provided.

50 Years: Roe V. Wade..., Greer Muldowney, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations Title from cover. "Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, decided on January 22nd, 1973. The Court ruled that the constitution protected the right to have an abortion, securing choice and bodily autonomy for American women. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. nullified the precedent of Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022. This decision has left reproductive rights to be decided on a state by state basis, compromising the health and access on healthcare for half of the country after 49.5 years …

Can I Touch The Clothes On The Screen? The Touch Effect In Online Shopping, Ha Kyung Lee, Dooyoung Choi

STEMPS Faculty Publications

We examined the interplay effects of device types (touch vs. non-touch) and the tactile sensitivity (fur vs. woven) on the product attitudes mediated by the mental simulation for touch. The participants from MTurk were randomly assigned to one of two tactile conditions. Responses from those who used tablets (n=83, touch device) and laptops (n=96, non-touch device) were included in the analysis. The main effects of device types and tactile-sensitivity on the mental simulation for touch were significant. The interaction effect of device types and tactile sensitivity was also significant. Those participants seeing the less tactile-sensitive product showed greater mental simulation …

การสร้างสรรค์ผลงานจิตรกรรม : ชุด “ความฝันที่เติมเต็ม”, เอกชัย วรรณแก้ว

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยและสร้างสรรค์ผลงานในครั้งนี้ ผู้วิจัยเป็นผู้พิการทางด้านการเคลื่อนไหวตั้งแต่กำเนิด จึงได้รับแรงบันดาลใจจากความทรงจำในอดีตจนถึงปัจจุบันของผู้วิจัยที่แสนเจ็บปวด โดยได้รับผลกระทบจาก แรงกดดันในตัวเอง และจากสังคมรอบข้าง ทำให้มีความต้องการที่จะสะท้อนความเป็นจริงของสังคม สะท้อนถึงความเหลื่อมล้ำ สิทธิคนพิการ ผู้ด้อยโอกาส อันเนื่องมาจากปัญหาสังคม เช่น ความยากจน การขาดโอกาสทางการศึกษา การเข้าถึงระบบสาธารณูปโภคขั้นพื้นฐาน เป็นต้น จากผลกระทบดังกล่าว ทำให้ผู้พิการบางคนไม่ได้รับสิทธิเท่าเทียมเหมือนคนปกติ ถึงแม้ว่าผู้พิการจะมีความรู้ความสามารถแต่เข้าไม่ถึงโอกาสขั้นพื้นฐานก็ไม่สามารถที่จะได้ทำงานเหมือนคนปกติได้ โดยถ่ายทอดผลงานวิจัยผ่านการสร้างสรรค์งานศิลปะเซอร์เรียลลิสม์ (Surrealism) ที่มีรูปแบบการนำเสนอสาระหรือเรื่องราวในอดีต ที่มีผลต่อจิตใจของศิลปิน มักจะนำเสนอผลงานในด้านลบ เพื่อเป็นการสั่งสอนหรือเสียดสีสังคม เป็นเรื่องราวที่ถ่ายทอดผ่านการรับรู้ด้วยจิตใจหรือความคิดฝัน มีมิติด้านกาลเวลาจากอดีตจนถึงปัจจุบัน การศึกษาพบว่า ผลงานศิลปะที่ผู้วิจัยได้ถ่ายทอดออกมาในรูปแบบเซอร์เรียลลิสม์ (Surrealism) ทำให้ผู้วิจัยมีการพัฒนาด้านความสามารถที่ใช้เพียงปาก คอ และเท้า ในการสร้างสรรค์งานศิลปะเพิ่มมากขึ้น และส่งเสริมให้มีการสร้างสรรค์ผลงานที่ถ่ายทอดอารมณ์และความรู้สึกอันเจ็บปวดจากอดีตจนถึงปัจจุบันเป็นอย่างดี สะท้อนให้เห็นถึงความจริงของผู้พิการที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากจิตใจมาตลอดชีวิต สามารถเป็นกระบอกเสียงผ่านงานสร้างสรรค์ผลงานศิลปะ เพื่อให้สังคมได้เห็นค่าของผู้พิการ จนสามารถปรับเปลี่ยนทัศนคติระหว่างคนปกติกับผู้พิการได้ไม่มากก็น้อย ให้ผู้พิการได้ยืนอยู่ในสังคมเดียวกันอย่างเท่าเทียม และเป็นการลดปัญหาความเหลื่อมล้ำทางสังคมได้อย่างยั่งยืน

Cherokee Abstract Artist Leon Polk Smith: A Convergence Of Traditions, Danielle Montanino

Dissertations and Theses

This paper analyzes how Leon Polk Smith's Indigenous roots and upbringing in Indian Country had a significant impact on his artistic practice in a time of discrimination and segregation in the United States. Through examination contextualizing his work within the history and political events of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations it is revealed how Polk Smith developed a formal language that could navigate both worlds and be viewed through a pure abstraction lens or a lens embodying his Indigenous traditions. In addition to his Indigenous philosophies, Mesoamerican Inca Nation’s cultural motifs further ground Polk Smith’s Indigenous aesthetic, and avant-garde …

Transdisciplinarity In Experience Design: A Global Survey Of Higher Ed Programs In Exd/Xd, Yvonne Houy

Creative Collaborations

In our age of ubiquitous devices and digital media it is the perceived value of the end-to-end experience that brings people to a place. Designing inspiring and emotionally engaging end-to-end experiences requires experts in a wide range of disciplines committed to an interdisciplinary collaboration that can arrive at transdisciplinary design - the sum becomes greater than its parts.

Civil engineering, hospitality, business, psychology, digital User Experience (UX) design, and experience data analysis need to be seamless integrated with the fine and performing arts and design fields:

• Architecture, interior, landscape and sound design actively engage the senses.

• Graphic and fine arts …

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