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Bern Porter Cosmographical: Volume 1 Number 3 (March, 2000), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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Featuring found works by Nguyen Ducmanh and Sheila Holtz.

Bern Porter Cosmographic: Volume 1 Number 2 (February, 2000), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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Featuring found objects by several artists.

Bern Porter Cosmographical: Volume 1 Number 1 (January, 2000), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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Featuring found art by Bern Porter.

Bern Porter International: Volume 3 Number 6 (December, 1999), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring a newspaper article on Bern Porter's predictions for the new millenium, and a "fond farewell" from editor Sheila Holtz -- followed by a retraction.

Bern Porter International: Volume 3 Number 5 (October, 1999), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring a poem by Bob Holman and a review of the art of Andrezej Dudek-Durer.

Bern Porter International: Volume 3 Number 4 (August 1999), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking

Featuring 1991 Porter Preview interview and "Return to Belfast, Part II: the Long-Suppressed Bootleg Version" (installment 3 of 3).

Bern Porter International: Volume 3 Number 3 (June, 1999), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring an reprinted article on Bern Porter and poems by D. Russel and Nguyen Ducmanh.

Bern Porter International: Volume 3 Number 2 (April, 1999), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring found works by Bern Porter and Natasha Bernstein's "Return to Belfast, Part II."

Bern Porter International: Volume 3 Number 1 (February ,1999), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring "The Year 2000 (Y2K) Computer Problem (IV): Capitalism's Culpability" by George Shand and poems by Maureen Neville and Anne Welsh.

Bern Porter International: Volume 2 Number 6 (December, 1998), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring "Science and Writing, or, Physics is Language: A manifesto or something" by Andrew Russ and an excerpt from Bern Porter's book, Monica Lewinsky: All of Us Want Yours.

Bern Porter International: Volume 2 Number 5 (October, 1998), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring an excerpt from Arundhati Roy on nuclear war and art by Dan Russell.

Bern Porter International: Volume 2 Number 4 (August, 1998), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring found art by Bern Porter and "To Whom Returns To Naas" by Nugyen Ducmanh.

Bern Porter International: Volume 2 Number 3 (June, 1998), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring an overview of poet Sam Silva and a page from Bern Porter's Book of Wisdom.

Bern Porter International: Volume 2 Number 2 (April, 1998), Bern Porter, Natasha Bernstein, Sheila Holtz

Newsletters

A bimonthly literary newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring Bern Porter on the Human Genome Initiative and "Omaha" by Dan Russell.

Bern Porter International: Volume 2 Number 1 (February, 1998), Bern Porter, Natasha Bernstein, Sheila Holtz

Newsletters

A bimonthly literary newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring Nick Herbert on Quantum Tantra and statements from Institute scholars.

Bern Porter International: Volume 1 Number 2 (Autumn, 1997), Bern Porter, Natasha Bernstein, Sheila Holtz

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Featuring a list of works by Bern Porter and a list of "scholars" of the Institute of Advanced Thinking.

Bern Porter International: Volume 1 Number 1 (Summer, 1997), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newspaper

Featuring the Bern Porter International mission statement with an introduction to the Institute of Advanced Thinking and Porter's literary philosophy.

Painting Meditation On The Human Form, Hillary Ellen Kane

Senior Scholar Papers

The arching limb of a tree defined a periphery of space from which the gentle curve of a sleeping figure arose in my mind, barely emerging from the surrounding atmosphere (fig. 1). This painting, painted in the fall of 1995, marked my initial interest in the human figure as a subject of formidable intrigue, challenge and inspiration. The human form, by its immediate relationship to a human audience, posed a source of emotive expression and psychological introspection that I felt could strike a resonant cord -in the sensitivity of the viewers. Admiringly poring over the works of Kathe Kollowitz, Gustav …

Realistic Abstractions, Kenneth Bailey

Senior Scholar Papers

This Senior Scholar project has been an attempt to develop an abstract style of representation. My title, "Realistic Abstraction", seems to be a contradiction, but I am using this terminology to refer to the degree of abstraction that I attempted to reach in my work, where the nonobjective elements are equally as important as the representational elements. I used my prior studies in realistic rendering as a starting point in a quest for a higher degree of abstraction than I had been previously using in my art. I wished to maintain an equal sense of reality and abstraction because I …

Sculptural Inquiry Into Geometric And Organic Forms, Gregory Christopher

Senior Scholar Papers

In my Senior Scholar project I manipulated simple geometric shapes in an attempt to construct organic forms using transparent planes, created areas, and implied volumes. The sculpture, which was influenced by my interest in the Renaissance, Russian Constructivism, and the Minimalists, can best be divided into five series; each series is identified by a physical and a conceptual change of ideas. The first series focused on the conceptual ideas of each piece and expressed a lack of concern for the physical properties of the objects. The work progressed during the project; the focus of other series shifted from a purely …

Gravity: A New Play By Greg Belanger, Greg Belanger

Senior Scholar Papers

Gravity was first performed at Strider Theatre, Colby College in Waterville, Maine. It was directed by the author with the following cast: STEVEN: Harold Withee PAMELA: Sue Larsen JEREMY: Jason Reifler IXXTOR: Amanda Starr MOTHER: Catherine C. Coyne BREIT: Scott W. Cole TONI: Laura Smishkiss

Figurative Sculpture And Drawing, A Sumation Of A Year's Work, Matthew Burke

Senior Scholar Papers

I pursued the senior scholar project under the title and thought, Figurative Sculpture and Drawing. While studying sculpture and drawing, I spent time coming to know their basic languages and exploring a variety of media in each. Throughout the year, I worked with a figurative subject, addressing ideas proposed last fall; including sculptural elements like volume, mass, line, and balance; and various drawing techniques. I set up the proposal within a loose framework which allowed the project to evolve as I pursued the work. It also encouraged me to think freely and without reservation, because I was not bound to …

The Human Figure In Drawing And Sculpture, Carolyn J. Treat

Senior Scholar Papers

My project as a Senior Scholar has been the study of the human figure through drawing and sculpture. I have worked directly from the model in order to understand the form and structure of the human body. The result of this concentrated study has been a sharpened sense of vision and an increased confidence in the use of materials for both two and three-dimensional representation.

Bern Porter Scrapbook [Ca. June 1981 - May 1982], Bern Porter

Scrapbooks

Bern Porter Travel Scrapbook #2. Coverage approximately June 1981 - May 1982. Entries not reliably chronological.

Exploration Of The Idea Of The Horse In Graphics And Sculpture, Katherine H. Moore

Senior Scholar Papers

The exploration of the idea of the horse is a very complex and open quest. Primarily it entails some conception of what the idea of the horse is. In choosing to title the project as such, I was attempting to indicate that what was of major interest to me was the representation of those qualities of the horse which are abstract and intangible as well as the physical qualities of the horse. Because of this interest, much of my work is concerned with movement, gesture, and the effects of structure, or lack thereof, on movement and gesture.

Personal Journal Of Bern Porter 1979-1981, Bern Porter

Scrapbooks

Bern Porter Travel Scrapbook #1

Catalog Of Paintings Exhibited In The Colby College Art Museum May 8 -22- 1974, Lawrence Cappiello

Senior Scholar Papers

This catalog describes paintings by the author, completed as his Senior Scholar Project in art and exhibited in the Colby College Art Museum. Images of the paintings are not available.

Mural Painting, Martha C.T. Wetmore

Senior Scholar Papers

For my freshman Jan Plan at Colby I painted a mural in Runnals Union illustrating a William Blake poem. This effort began a four year painting project which I pursued my sophomore and junior years by finishing the Hall of the Machines in Runnals and by commencing the Paper Wall in Roberts. As a Senior Scholar, I've continued my undertaking by painting eleven more panels. Eight of these are in the Paper Wall and the other three are in the Spa in Miller Library. In my wallpainting up until this year my major interest has been in a strong two-dimentional …

Creative Exploration Of Color And Design Through Serigraphy, Anne Louise Jones

Senior Scholar Papers

The primary purpose of this study is the exploration of color relationship in original serigraphs wlth an emphasis on the illusions of depth that they produce. This study limits color to its ability to create illusions of space, design to its formal aspects, and the medium to silk screen printing. The demands design makes an color and how color influences the special relationships at one shape to another are discussed in four sets at serigraphs.

Primitive Art As It Relates To Contemporary Design, Sandra Miller

Senior Scholar Papers

For the most part, my project has been of an individually rewarding nature due to an extensive amount of reading and studio work. My paper functions as the major means of communication of my own experiences and findings. It is an attempt to share with others the ideas which I have found particularly stimulating and worthwhile during the course of the year. In other words, the written portion does not intend to summarize all of the phases of primitive art which I have studied during the past year; rather, it is indicative of the type of pursuit with which I …