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Blanket Statements, Issue 24, Spring 1991

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 24, Spring 1991

Todt: Womb Wars, The Museum Of Contemporary Art, Wright State University

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

This catalog features work from the exhibition by artist collective TODT. The TODT: Womb Wars exhibition was held at Wright State University Art Galleries February 3 through March 8, 1991.

Perry Hoberman: Faraday's Garden, Museum Of Contemporary Art At Wright State University

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

In Perry Hoberman's electronic garden, evocative of happier and simpler times when the American Dream was the "General Electric Home," the concept of sculpture is being redefined and stretched to its limits. Hoberman, in a sort of tribute to Michael Faraday's electronic genius, recycles outdated and, at times, archaic-looking household appliances and tools in our room-sized installation. In this expanded version of the original Faraday's Garden, which was exhibited in 1990 at Postmasters Gallery in New York City, each of the appliances is activated by walking on electronic footpads on the floor, resulting in a sculpture that seems to have …

Blanket Statements, Issue 27, Winter 1991

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 27, Winter 1991

Beyond The Pyramids: Geometry And Design In The Carpets Of Egypt, 1450-1750, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Mamluk carpets present a paradox. For although they are among the most tantalizingly beautiful of all Oriental carpets, they are also the least understood. The answers to such questions as who made them, why they were made and for whom, and how they were used, are virtually unknown. These carpets, produced during the rule of the Mamluk sultans in Egypt in the late 15th century are arguably the finest ever produced anywhere. Mamluk carpets are distinguished from all other carpet-weaving traditions. In part, this distinction derives from the dominance and simplicity of geometric form (#R34.32.1): squares and rectangles, octagons and …

Uncoverings: The Research Papers Of The American Quilt Study Group, Volume 12 (1991), Laurel Horton, Michael Kile, Rod Kiracofe, Lawrence Howe, Catherine E. Cerny, Vista Anne Mahan, William J. Riffe, Pat L. Nickols, Clover Nolan Williams, Valerie Wilson, Varyn M. Kendra, Kyle Emily Ciani

Uncoverings Journal

Dedication:Michael Kile (1947-1991) by Rod Kiracofe

Preface by Laurel Horton

Research Papers

A Text of the Times: The NAMES Project by Lawrence Howe

A Quilt Guild: Its Role in the Elaboration of Female Identity by Catherine A. Cerny

Quilts used as Backdrops in Old Photographs by Vista Anne Mahan

Brain Dominance and Quilters: A Small Group Study by William J. Riffe

Mary A. McElwain: Quilter and Quilt Businesswoman by Pat L. Nickols

Tradition and Art: Two Layers of Meaning in the Bloomington Quilters Guild by Clover Nolan Williams

Quiltmaking in Counties Antrim and Down: Preliminary Findings from the Ulster Quilt …

Basic Paper Treatments For Printed Book Materials, Peter D. Verheyen

Librarian Publications

In October of 1989, at the Guild of Book Workers' Standards of Excellence Seminar, Betsy Palmer Eldridge gave a presentation on "Basic Paper Treatments for Printed Book Materials." This 2 1/2 hour presentation was a very ambitious undertaking, but she did a magnificent job.

Since these presentations and the synopses that later appeared in the GBW Newsletter, there has been some discussion. The presentations and these articles are not to be construed as a "how to" of basic paper conservation but rather as an introduction for those with interest but little experience. For the more experienced, they present the methods …

Blanket Statements, Issue 22, Fall 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 22, Fall 1990

Blanket Statements, Issue 21, Summer 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 21, Summer 1990

An Exploration Of Some Aspects Of Mystery, Terry Foster Thompson

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis project consists of twenty-four paintings, drawings and lithographs dealing with three sub-themes of the larger subject of mystery: the mystery of existence; the mystery of religion; the mystery of the unknown. These themes are explored through manipulations of light, color, compositional arrangement and painting and drawing techniques.

Assembled: Works Of Art Using Photography As A Construction Element, Wright State University Art Galleries

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

This catalog is from an exhibition featuring pieces that are a hybrid of work that combines two or more traditional disciplines, all employing photographs as a construction element. The exhibit was curated by Barry A. Rosenberg at the University Art Galleries at Wright State University and was shown from April 8 though May 13, 1990.

Blanket Statements, Issue 20, Spring 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 20, Spring 1990

Joan Nelson Gary Stephan: Landscapes, Wright State University Art Galleries

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

A catalog of landscape paintings for a show held at The University Art Galleries at Wright State University from January 7 - February 2, 1990. The show featured works by landscape painters Joan Nelson and Gary Stephan. The catalog also includes an interview by the director of the gallery Barry A. Rosenberg.

Fantastic Figures Of Ocumicho, Joe Molinaro

Art and Design Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Carpet Condition: A Curator's Perception Of "The Hole", Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Twenty years ago when I set out on the course of a professional life in archaeology, I thought my future lay in ruins. Preparing this paper has given me an opportunity to review my experiences and reassess my perception of condition in general. And, specifically with respect to carpets, it has enabled me to develop a heightened sense of self-awareness and perception of "the hole." I have found upon introspective analysis two key aspects of my own training and experience that have profoundly affected my response as curator to the condition of carpets: The first is a background, prior to …

Visions Of Infinity: Design And Pattern In Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

A fascination with color and geometric pattern is expressed in Islamic art. In many areas of the Islamic world, historically from Spain to Indonesia, twodimensional repeat patterns provide the primary means for organizing color and space. Ornamentation of architecture, ceramics, metalwork, book illumination, textiles, and Oriental carpets relies upon the repetition of complex or simple designs, creating overall surface patterns of apparent complexity and intricacy. Patterns may consist of geometric, floral, calligraphic, or figural forms. The majority of patterns in Oriental carpets consist of geometric and stylized floral designs, arranged in a system of repeats within an oblong central field …

Snake River : A Personal Search, Eva Havas Slinker

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis includes twenty landscape paintings, primarily oil on canvas, inspired by a trip to the Hell's Canyon Country of the Snake River.

The search for a personal idiom necessitated introspection, and the visual interpretation of the recalled experience required that formal issues of painting be synthesized to communicate the essential response to the landscape. The images progress from the depiction of deep space to compositions of the component parts of the landscape: trees, water, and rock.

Torso As Ceramic Vessel, Richard Garrett Masterson

Dissertations and Theses

The ceramic forms in this thesis project represent a study of the sculptural and figurative qualities of the ceramic process. This study includes a search for a personal form language, development of the slab construction technique, and development of a glazed surface appropriate to the work. The subject of the work is the human torso, with the vessel-like forms focusing on the core of the body as a metaphor for the core of the human spirit.

Blanket Statements, Issue 23, Winter 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 23, Winter 1990

Uncoverings: The Research Papers Of The American Quilt Study Group, Volume 11 (1990), Laurel Horton, Kristin M. Langellier, Jeanette Lou (Jan) Stehlik, Janet Carruth, Laurene Sinema, Joyce B. Peaden, Nancy Gibson Tuckhorn, Elizabeth Richards, Sherri Martin-Scott, Kerry Maguire, Barbara K. Phillippi, Wilene Smith

Uncoverings Journal

Preface by Laurel Horton

The Marketing of Anne Orr's Quilts by Merikay Waldvogel

Contemporary Quiltmaking in Maine: Re-fashioning Femininity by Kristin M. Langellier

Quilt Patterns and Contests of the Omaha World Herald, 1921-1941 by Jan Stehlik

Emma Andres and Her Six Grand Old Characters by Janet Carruth and Laurene Sinema

The Multicolored Geometric Pieced Sails of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago by Joyce B. Peaden

A Profile of Quilts and Donors at the DAR Museum by Nancy Gibson Tuckhorn

Quilts as Material History: Identifying Research Models by Elizabeth Richards, Sherri Martin-Scott, and Kerry Maguire

Pre-1940 Quilt Tops: Their Status and …

Enhanced Realism In The Development Of My Painting, Zifen Qian

Dissertations and Theses

It is a basic truth that the artist must have independent experience and personality in order to create art from life. Combining a traditional realistic style with some elements of abstract composition fits my personality. My paintings represent a pursuit of this idea that is the enhanced realism in the development of my painting.

Dudelsacks: Sculptural Extensions In Blown Glass, Cristine C. Corcoran

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis project consists of 19 sculptures. The medium is hot blown glass. The work interprets and extends the visual and metaphorical qualities of bagpipes. The utilization of the German dudelsack references the playful improvisational nature of these international and culturally diverse forms.

Science/Technology/Abstraction: Art At The End Of The Decade, Wright State University Art Galleries

Exhibition and Program Catalogs

Science and technology are two dominant art themes that have been weaving their way through the 1980s. This show makes that point very strongly, but in doing so it does not I intend to show every work of art that has used scientific or technological subject matter, or has been hooked up to an electric outlet during this I decade. That would be both I indiscriminate and unrewarding. What this exhibition does set out to do is give enough breadth of focus to the subject to make it understandable that many artists in the past few years have been using …

Carpets And History, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

The story of Western trade with Persia in textiles and carpets casts a fascinating light on the exciting, sometimes turbulent history of the centuries following Europe's Age of Exploration. The intense commercial and political rivalries of European mercantile expansion during the 400-year period from about 1500 to 1900 is revealed both by official historical documents - treaties, royal decrees and contracts - and by more personal ones, such as the reports of traveling merchants. Through the details of production and trade that these documents contain, we can view textiles and carpets as key commodities in the international marketplace. They played …

An Introduction To Oriental Carpets: The Arthur D. Jenkins Collection, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Oriental carpets have long fascinated the American public. Rich colors and attractive designs, as well as lush pile and renowned durability have given them a well-deserved reputation as beautiful and useful floor-coverings. Handmade products of far distant lands, their complicated patterns also evoke the romance of luxury and the Orient in days of yore. Yet Oriental carpets also represent both social history and manufacturing traditions related to the human needs, economy, and ecological constraints of their cultural origins.

Arthur D. Jenkins, an American collector of Oriental carpets, was intrigued by the social origins of rugs. Early in his collecting career, …

Some Visual Issues Of Painting : An Exploration Of The Painting Process, Barbara Leedy Branham

Dissertations and Theses

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Art: Painting.

Things Seen And Remembered, Charlien Dee Fitzpatrick

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis project consists of twenty oil paintings and watercolors. It is a series of visual problems based on work from direct observation as opposed to work from imagination. The concern is to show how the works from observed nature affect the imaginary pieces and how the imaginary works lend unexpected elements to the observed works. With a particular interest in color, visual energy, and painterly form, the project shows how these two avenues of exploration start out separately and eventually blend.

Blanket Statements, Issue 18, August 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 18, August 1989

Blanket Statements, Issue 16, February 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 16, February 1989

Blanket Statements, Issue 19, Winter 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 19, Winter 1989