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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2018

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Representation Of The Human Musculature In The Bronze Age Aegean, Emily R Brower May 2018

Representation Of The Human Musculature In The Bronze Age Aegean, Emily R Brower

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Bronze Age sculptures range from abstract to realistic, but how accurate are the realistic sculptures? To answer this question, it is useful to compare three pieces of artwork: Prince of Lilies from Knossos, Kouros from Palaikastro, and the Boxer Rhyta from Ayia Triadha to a musculature replica. These pieces originate from the Bronze Age in the Aegean. What this comparison will tell us is how much the ancient peoples were studying the human body, along with the reasons as to why these sculptures were portrayed with such realistic characteristics. To accomplish this goal this paper takes the artifacts background into …


2018 Mfa Thesis Exhibitions, The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, School Of Art Jan 2018

2018 Mfa Thesis Exhibitions, The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, School Of Art

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture

MFA class of 2018: MaryAnne Carey, Cassidy Frye, Amy LeFever, Alex McKenzie, Erica Mendoza, Austin Pratt, Christian Vargas, Johanna Winters, and Tom Wixo.


2018 Artist In Residence Biennial (Exhibition Catalogue), Jered Sprecher, Joshua Bienko, Sam Yates Jan 2018

2018 Artist In Residence Biennial (Exhibition Catalogue), Jered Sprecher, Joshua Bienko, Sam Yates

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture

The presence of acclaimed artists—who have lived and worked in major cultural centers across the country—enhances the educational opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the University of Tennessee School of Art. With daily contact over the course of a full semester, resident artists develop a unique relationship with the student body which complements the creative stimulation offered by guest lecturers and the School of Art’s faculty. Representing diverse ethnic, cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds, these resident artists introduce another layer of candor and a fresh artistic standard for the students who, though early in their formal art …


Blurring Boundaries: The Women Of American Abstract Artists 1936 - Present (Exhibition Catalogue), Sam Yates, Rebecca Digiovanna, Alice Adams, Emily Berger, Daniel G. Hill Jan 2018

Blurring Boundaries: The Women Of American Abstract Artists 1936 - Present (Exhibition Catalogue), Sam Yates, Rebecca Digiovanna, Alice Adams, Emily Berger, Daniel G. Hill

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture

More than 80 years after its founding, American Abstract Artists continues to nurture and support a vibrant community of artists with diverse identities and approaches to abstraction. In celebration of this tradition, Blurring Boundaries: The Women of American Abstract Artists traces the work of the female artists within AAA from the founders to contemporary, practicing members. Included are works by historic members Perle Fine, Esphyr Slobodkina, Charmion von Wiegand, Irene Rice Pereira, Alice Trumbull Mason, and Gertrude Greene, as well as works by current members, such as Ce Roser, Irene Rousseau, Judith Murray, Alice Adams, Merrill Wagner and Katinka Mann. …