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The Legend Of The Sea Squids, Stephen Turner

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Descend Into Your Own Dream, Ava Shutze

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Fingers Of A Flautist, Aria Carter

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The Bell, Kayla Burrell

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Embroidered Livestock, Noel Duclos

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Lungs, Emily Clancey

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In The Rafters, Thomas Demetre

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The Bee, Kayla Bu

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Ivo And His Daughter, Fran Morris

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American West, Opal Weber

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Bee & Nectar, Noel Duclos

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Beach Days, Noel Duclos

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Shape Of Absence, Gracie Moore

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Sent Away, Reagan Kennedy

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The Cows Coming Home, Anna Timbes

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Normalcy, Reagan Kennedy

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Reminiscence, Natalie Davis

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Psyanka Egg: Flora Of The Carolinas, Aria Carter

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Dandelion, Kayla Burrell

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There Was Once A Locket, Ava Shutze

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Home, Ainsley Buss

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Preface & Table Of Contents, Furman University

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The Pigeonhole Ratio, Jacob Robertson

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Echo 2025 - Complete Issue

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Cover

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Trans-Pacific Connections: Chinese Porcelain And Aztec Motifs In Colonial Mexico, Natalia Ramirez

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

This research explores artworks within the Global Baroque as visual and ideological evidence through which colonial power, trade, and cross-cultural influence shaped the material culture of the early modern world. Centering on blue and white ceramics as a key medium of transcultural and trans-local exchange, the study analyzes how global motifs, particularly those drawn from Aztec and Chinese traditions, were reinterpreted, aestheticized, and circulated in Aztec and Novohispanic artistic practices.

Through a close observational comparison of Aztec and Chinese decorative systems, the study recognizes contrasting systems of cultural documentation embedded within similar visual forms. Aztec motifs, rooted in ritual, calendrical, …

Weep No More, My Lady (Oh! Weep No More Today): Love, Violence, Printmaking, And Kentuckian Futurity, Madison Brown, Marshall Brown

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers

Situated within a regressive political climate, this essay considers the writer’s thesis artwork Weep No More, My Lady as a simultaneous account of Southern gendered violence and a desire for healing. Through personal and historical connections to Kentucky’s material culture, the work navigates binaries of class, race, and gender that have dictated the dominant contemporary conception of the region. Placing the competing forces of care and brutality in dialogue, Weep No More, My Lady translates these theoretical challenges into formal attributes. The work suggests modes of making — stitching, unraveling, tearing — can act against the construction and naturalization of …

Counter-Environments And The Myth Of Progress: A Practice Of Participatory Disruption, Elliott J. Andrew

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers

This thesis explores the potential of archival and participatory practices to illuminate and disrupt societal barriers to genuine human connection, particularly those arising from productivity, routine, and capitalist notions of progress. Rooted in an extensive personal archive—over 70,000 photographs, hundreds of journal entries, and fragmented sensory experiences—my artistic process involves meticulously collecting, rearranging, and interpreting patterns within everyday consumption. Through iterative methods akin to artists such as Wolfgang Tillmans, I juxtapose images, texts, and found materials, embedding personal narratives and subjective insights to uncover deeper connections and overlooked truths.

Central to my practice is the critique of contemporary societal norms, …

Embodied Stories: Painting The Figure, Diana Hoffman

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers

This thesis explores the enduring significance of figure painting as a means to record both a personal and cultural narrative. Figure painting reflects not only artistic evolution but also shifting societal values, technological advancements, and emotional expression. Through historical analysis and my own artistic practice, this paper traces the development of figurative painting - from ancient cave art to contemporary work - and examines how artists have used the human body to convey themes of identity, memory and connection. With reference images from my personal photo archive, my work reimagines everyday moments among family and friends, transforming them into open-ended …

Trans-Dimensional Coexistence: I No Longer Hold You But I See You, Keren Guo

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers

We live in a world where impermanence is the only lasting truth. Fleeting moments and fading relationships reoccur in our lives, but the journey continues, nonetheless. My practice projects my individuality onto universal connections between humans through depicting worlds full of colorful imaginations, experiences, creatures, and figures. I draw inspiration from work by Inka Essenhigh, Yoko Ono, and Pipilotti Rist, studying contemporary artists’ use of colors, materials, and audience participation to make an array of works from paintings to an interactive installation as my final work. Additionally, I look into historical sources about mythical creatures and religious beliefs to enhance …