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Full-Text Articles in Fine Arts
Adaptation And Photo Illustrations Of Hans Christian Anderson’S Children’S Story: “The Bog Kings Daughter”, Merete Maja Coleman, John Telford, Paul Adams
Adaptation And Photo Illustrations Of Hans Christian Anderson’S Children’S Story: “The Bog Kings Daughter”, Merete Maja Coleman, John Telford, Paul Adams
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Hans Christian Anderson is one of the most beloved children’s writers of all times. His stories have symbolic and often religious meaning, unfortunately because of the length and language of them many go unnoticed by children and adults. Photography is a powerful media of communication. Very rarely is it used to illustrate children’s stories. For this project I wanted to rewrite one of Hans Christian Anderson’s stories and illustrate it with photographs. I chose the story, “The Bog King’s Daughter”. “The Bog King’s Daughter is about a daughter’s love for her dying father, how her love for him leads her …
Children’S Book Illustration, Carie Jackson, Richard Hull
Children’S Book Illustration, Carie Jackson, Richard Hull
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Children’s book illustration continues to be a field that is closely connected to education. How many of us can remember the first books we picked up as we began learning to read in grade school? “See Pug Run” still comes to mind when I remember my first grade readers, and I would pick out my favorite books at the school library by the familiar illustrations on their covers. Finishing a full set of illustrations for an educational children’s book has given me new insights on the purpose and process of children’s book illustration.
The Sounds Of Syria: Musical Instruments From The Azem Palace, Eric Kyle Lewis, Dr. Cynthia Finlayson
The Sounds Of Syria: Musical Instruments From The Azem Palace, Eric Kyle Lewis, Dr. Cynthia Finlayson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
During the days of the Ottoman Empire, the Azem Palace was the home of the local governor of Damascus. After World War I and Syrian independence, this residence was converted into Syria’s Museum of Popular Arts and Tradition. Now it contains clothing, furniture, and even musical instruments from Syria.1 However, funding deficits have prevented the staff at the Azem Palace to adequately document, display, and preserve museum items. Thus, Cynthia Finlayson of Brigham Young University’s Art History Department has begun a long-term project to improve the quality of the museum.
Exploring The Image Of Drapery In Works Of Art, Beau Brady, Gary Barton
Exploring The Image Of Drapery In Works Of Art, Beau Brady, Gary Barton
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Dating from classical sculpture to the late nineteenth century, the image of drapery was an essential expressive tool for the artist. Artists recognized the immense expressive visual power of draped cloth. At times, the artist would fill up two thirds of the canvas with various drapes arranged specifically to create the desired expression. The twentieth century brought a new art and a disassociation with the traditional style, including the uses of drapery. Draped cloth, amidst its great significance on all art forms for hundreds of years, all but disappeared in high art during the twentieth century.
Bodies In Motion (Photography), Ty Lamont Mecham, Val Brinkerhoff, Caroline Prohosky
Bodies In Motion (Photography), Ty Lamont Mecham, Val Brinkerhoff, Caroline Prohosky
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Photography is prominent form of communication in our society, and I envisioned a body of work that would glorify beauty and form in an aesthetically pleasing way. Two of the best resources for these requirements are the landscape and dancers, both of which I absolutely love and am constantly inspired by. Due to the landscapes I chose to photograph as the dancers’ environment, the work needed to be done in color photography. I also wanted the images to feel alive, so each dancing shape had to be in motion, ranging from large obvious motion to small subtle motion.
Building A Working Model 1st Century Hydraulis, David M. Macdonald, Dr. Harrison Powley
Building A Working Model 1st Century Hydraulis, David M. Macdonald, Dr. Harrison Powley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The ancient hydraulis is the earliest precursor to the modern pipe organ and the first keyboard instrument. The word hydraulis comes from the Greek words for water (hydro) and pipe or chamber (aulos). The hydraulis was invented in the 3rd century B.C. by Ctesibius, an engineer from Alexandria, Egypt. A hydraulis creates pressurized air using the weight of water. The pressurized air is delivered by a key mechanism to pipes which create an audible sound.
Sounds Of A People: An Ethnomusicological Study In Rio De Janeiro, Scott Harwood Homer, Dr. Ron Brough
Sounds Of A People: An Ethnomusicological Study In Rio De Janeiro, Scott Harwood Homer, Dr. Ron Brough
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The music of Brazil has a rich heritage and great diversity. Its rhythms, developed by street musicians, are sophisticated and challenging. The people I met know well the songs they hear live and on the radio, and the musicians respond to this by constantly performing creative arrangements of what is formally called “Brazilian Popular Music” (MPB in Portuguese). The result is a culture in which music is a pleasurable part of daily life for most everyone.
Educational Change Processes In A School In Zimbabwe, Africa, Thira Schmidl, Dr. Russell T. Osguthorpe
Educational Change Processes In A School In Zimbabwe, Africa, Thira Schmidl, Dr. Russell T. Osguthorpe
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future recommended “that schools be restructured to become genuine learning organizations for both students and teachers -organizations that respect learning, honor teaching, and teach for understanding”.1 A lot of change is necessary to accomplish this restructuring asked for by this commission.
Dance-Focused Cultural Information Database, Bryce R. Shelley, Susanne Davis
Dance-Focused Cultural Information Database, Bryce R. Shelley, Susanne Davis
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Dance is often overlooked in the United States as a valid medium through which other cultures can be identified, classified, and understood. As dance is not an integral part of life in the United States, many people forget (or never knew) that dance is a cultural element sometimes as integrated into daily life as eating, sleeping, or working. Because of its unique blend of various arts it can be utilized as a potent tool for understanding cultures from different times and places. Cultural dances can help us see a different view of the world through costuming, choice of dance music, …
Cromwell’S Jews: The Return From The British Exile, Courtney Jensen Peacock, Dr. Martha Moffit Peacock
Cromwell’S Jews: The Return From The British Exile, Courtney Jensen Peacock, Dr. Martha Moffit Peacock
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When I originally applied for an ORCA grant, I submitted a proposal to do research on the readmission of the Jews into England in 1655. After receiving the grant, I traveled to London where I was able to examine contemporary sources, including prints, newspapers, and books. After obtaining permission to use the facilities at the Warburg Institute and the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, I spent five weeks immersed in primary and secondary sources.
Multicultural Integration Of Art, Literacy And Aesthetics, Karie Lasson, Donna Kay Beattie
Multicultural Integration Of Art, Literacy And Aesthetics, Karie Lasson, Donna Kay Beattie
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Art is secondary in many elementary schools. However, when integrated into the core curriculum, art has power to enhance children’s critical thinking and expressing skills. As stated at the Ann Arbor Street Fair, “Children who have no aesthetic education may not be able to write, not because they can’t spell, but because they have nothing to say.” This project explored a sound way for elementary generalists to integrate art into the curriculum to help children have meaningful aesthetic experiences with multicultural art and express those experiences through writing and art production.
Bridging The Gap, Andy Von Harten, Val Brinkerhoff
Bridging The Gap, Andy Von Harten, Val Brinkerhoff
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My family began as one little unit, but had become little dots on a map as each person created his or her own little family. This de-centralization has weakened the once close-knit society that existed in former years. With this constant change, how can one person create a link from an older generation to the younger one? My project attempted to prime the generational pump and unite families, beginning with mine. The project included visiting little known members of my family over Christmas break 2004, interviewing them, and then creating descriptive photographs that revealed more about each person. The resulting …
Photographic Preservation Of Pioneer Settlements In The Inter-Mountain West, Becky Lynn Grover, John Telford
Photographic Preservation Of Pioneer Settlements In The Inter-Mountain West, Becky Lynn Grover, John Telford
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As the pioneer settlers came to the west, they spread out into all of the mountain valleys. They came with a faith in God burning bright in their souls. This faith would be tested as they braved the harsh winters and short growing seasons. They built many structures that bear the mark of their craftsmanship. These buildings have been an inspiration and in a way they are a memorial to them. I hope that others will be reminded of the great deeds of our forefathers.
Seeds Of The Family, Chelsy Smith Walker, Bryon Draper
Seeds Of The Family, Chelsy Smith Walker, Bryon Draper
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Seeds of the Family was an instillation displayed at the BF Larsen Gallery in the Harris Fine Arts Center at Brigham Young University from June 2 to June 15, 2004. The instillation consisted of 32 dandelion-type seeds suspended intermittently from 9 steel cables that I stretched over the top of the gallery space. The seeds were hung to create the effect of wind swirling through a burst of seeds from a giant white puff-ball, and filled all of the space under the hanging light grids.
Color Harmony And Light Frequency Ratios: A Collection Of Video Pieces Using An Experimental Color Theory, Collin L. Bradford, Peter Everett
Color Harmony And Light Frequency Ratios: A Collection Of Video Pieces Using An Experimental Color Theory, Collin L. Bradford, Peter Everett
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My original proposal focused on the development and use of a system of colors that related to each other in mathematically harmonious ways. Light, like sound, has specific frequencies. A sound’s frequency determines its pitch and the ratios between the frequencies of two or more sounds determine the harmony or dissonance between them. Simpler ratios create more harmonious relationships; more complex ratios create dissonant relationships. For example, two sounds whose frequencies relate to each other in a 2 to 1 ratio (perhaps one is 440 Hz and the other is 880 Hz) form an octave. A slightly more complex ratio, …
Rafael Israelyan And The Victory Monument: Negotiating Christian-Armenian Iconography In Stalinist Architecture, Ryan Browning, Dr. Cynthia Finlayson
Rafael Israelyan And The Victory Monument: Negotiating Christian-Armenian Iconography In Stalinist Architecture, Ryan Browning, Dr. Cynthia Finlayson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Stalin’s terror regime over the Soviet Union created a tense environment for artists and architects. He oversaw the birth of a new artistic movement called Socialist Realism, which sought to portray the progress and beauty of socialist life. In most corners of the Soviet Union, the Socialist Realism style and ethic was enforced with a heavy hand by government watchdogs. Artists who attempted individualism in their work or who refused to follow the iconological status quo of the new movement came under the condemnation of the state, and were often removed from society in the times of the great purge. …
Art And Music: Historical Overview And Analytical Subtext Or Capstone Project Shaping Musical Phrases, Elizabeth Hiatt, Dr. Jon Green, Peter Everett
Art And Music: Historical Overview And Analytical Subtext Or Capstone Project Shaping Musical Phrases, Elizabeth Hiatt, Dr. Jon Green, Peter Everett
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Historically, there is a significant correlation between art and music. A study of music from the medieval square neumes of Gregorian Chant to the abstract designs of contemporary Minimalism reveals a significant correlation to the visual arts. Likewise, paintings such as Piet Modrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie and Whistler’s portrait Symphony in Gray and Pink acting not merely as an image, but as a representation of music, actual or imagined.
Auguste Rodin’S Burghers Of Calais, Emily Miller, Dr. Heather Jensen
Auguste Rodin’S Burghers Of Calais, Emily Miller, Dr. Heather Jensen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In 1889, a French 19th century sculptor, Auguste Rodin, created a monument that marked the historical heroism of six men who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of their town in Calais, France in 1347. The Burghers of Calais (see fig. 1), cast in bronze, has twelve copies in existence today, but was originally intended to be placed in Calais and now rests in front of the town hall. In the piece, each of these men, dressed in sackcloth, used their lives as payment for the town that was captured by King Edward the III of England. What is remarkable …
Experiments In Real-Time Video Processing And Sonification Using Cellular Automata, Morgan Quigley, Dr. Steven Ricks
Experiments In Real-Time Video Processing And Sonification Using Cellular Automata, Morgan Quigley, Dr. Steven Ricks
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In this project, we sought to create a software system that uses the chaotic output of large cellular automata to create visualizations and sonifications that are aesthetically interesting. Conceptually, a cellular automaton is a group of deterministic cells that are interconnected to form a regular grid. The cells “evolve” in discrete time steps, which occur as the future value of each cell is calculated and then used to replace the current value of each cell. Each automaton and its associated governing functions behave differently: some have a stable state, others have stable oscillations, and others experience chaotic motion at the …
Getting To The Heart Of Matters: Applying Appropriate Performance Practices To Period Music, Bryson Mortensen, Dr. Ronald Staheli
Getting To The Heart Of Matters: Applying Appropriate Performance Practices To Period Music, Bryson Mortensen, Dr. Ronald Staheli
Journal of Undergraduate Research
There is nothing worse than singing a boring piece. Often, when conductors decide to perform works from periods such as the Renaissance, Baroque, or even Classical periods, they find that it is difficult to make the piece exciting. The choir is quickly frustrated because of the difficulty of a virtuosic Baroque passage or a particularly enigmatic polyphonic Renaissance piece. When the piece is finally coaxed into a performance, the audience quickly loses interest because the choir is so focused on the notes instead of the meaning of the words. As a result of challenging experiences like these, many conductors give …
Sheet Music Buying Trends Of Classically Trained Musicians, Stephen Fairbanks, Dr. Andrew Dabcynski
Sheet Music Buying Trends Of Classically Trained Musicians, Stephen Fairbanks, Dr. Andrew Dabcynski
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Classically trained musicians have yet to discover how computing advances can transform the sheet music industry. Through the internet, it is possible to transmit information instantly and inexpensively. By utilizing this, musicians could access the vast stores of music literature for a fraction of the cost. This study has (1) evaluated music publishing software, (2) assessed the buying trends of musicians, and (3) submitted a proposal to the Marriott School’s Business Plan Competition.
Native To Settler And Back: Video Installation, Jethro Gillespie, Joseph Ostraff
Native To Settler And Back: Video Installation, Jethro Gillespie, Joseph Ostraff
Journal of Undergraduate Research
I traveled to New Zealand with a group of BYU visual arts students on an International Field Studies program in the spring term of 2004. As part of this exchange, we were all engaged in an ongoing relationship with an all-Maori art university, Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi in Whakatane, in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island.
Brigham Young University Compliance With The Jeanne Clery Act, Marissa A. Widdison, Joel Campbell
Brigham Young University Compliance With The Jeanne Clery Act, Marissa A. Widdison, Joel Campbell
Journal of Undergraduate Research
On April 5, 1986, 19-year-old Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her residence hall room at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. The crime was opportunistic and random; Clery’s bedroom was unlocked and the perpetrator was another student whom she didn’t know. After her murder, Jeanne’s parents discovered that students and parents hadn’t been told about nearly 40 violent crimes that happened at Lehigh in the three years before the murder. Disturbed by the ignorance that contributed to their daughter’s death, the Clery’s — along with other campus crime victims — persuaded Congress to create the “Crime Awareness and Campus Security …
Preserving Artistic Tradition, Trilea Minson, Richard Hull
Preserving Artistic Tradition, Trilea Minson, Richard Hull
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Several great painters in art history used a certain kind of technique on their paintings. They used thin glazes rather then opaque layers of oil paint. Layers upon layers of translucent glazes created a luminous quality in their painting that added a richness and depth still admired and appreciated today. Unfortunately, this process is also very time consuming, and as such has been abandoned by many artists and art instructors. By learning this traditional process, I felt that I could not only increase my abilities as a painter and enhance my portfolio work, but also preserve the magnificent tradition and …
Summary Of Activities, Melinda Richards
Summary Of Activities, Melinda Richards
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As a music/Honors Russian major, I had hoped to write an honors thesis that would combine both of these interests. I also wanted to spend some time living and studying in Russia to augment the year and a half that I spent in the Ukraine on a mission. I was able to line up living arrangements in St. Petersburg and also to arrange for some studies and private organ lessons at the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. In September 1995, I left to spend a year in Russia. An additional goal was to do research for my thesis. I selected the …
Architectural Expressions Of Faith, Sarah Osmond, Peggy Honey, Mark Hamilton
Architectural Expressions Of Faith, Sarah Osmond, Peggy Honey, Mark Hamilton
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The temple is a widely recognized symbol of the LDS faith; however, more accessible to members and non-members around the world, in humble or elaborate form, is the basis of our weekly worship, the chapel. This research, completed as my senior project in Interior Design, analyzes the architectural and interior design of our chapels in three-parts.
Truth In Traditions: An Ethnographic Study Of The Participation Of Bolivians In The Annual Urkupiña Celebration, Angela Rosales Challis, Catherine Black
Truth In Traditions: An Ethnographic Study Of The Participation Of Bolivians In The Annual Urkupiña Celebration, Angela Rosales Challis, Catherine Black
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Urkupiña is one the most important religious festivities in Quillacollo, Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is a colorful festival with folkloric dancing, a large religious mass, processions, typical food, and the sale of miniature handicrafts. People of all ages participate in this celebration. The festivity consists of different activities during four full days, folkloric dances being fundamental among them. The origin of this festivity comes from a legend. In Quillacollo lived a little shepherd girl that met the Virgin Mary on the hill while taking care of her sheep. The Virgin told the girl that she should bring rocks from the mountain. …
“I No Longer Tremble.” A Choreographic Exploration Of Identity, Jeffrey Jacobs, Caroline Prohosky
“I No Longer Tremble.” A Choreographic Exploration Of Identity, Jeffrey Jacobs, Caroline Prohosky
Journal of Undergraduate Research
“How can I tell her I am thinking that transformations are not forever?” From the first time I read the final line of Susan Mitchell’s From the Journals of the Frog Prince, I knew I was in trouble. The imagery, the cadences, and the ideas it presented became such a part of me that I knew I had to create a dance based on the poem. Thus began my ORCA experience. The grant I received from the BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities provided the means for me to explore through modern dance ideas significant to the LDS community.
Last Judgment: Understanding The Iconography In Hans Memling’S Painting, Richard V. Thomas
Last Judgment: Understanding The Iconography In Hans Memling’S Painting, Richard V. Thomas
Journal of Undergraduate Research
I started this project with the hopes of uncovering the true reason behind some specific iconography in the Last Judgment Triptych by Hans Memling. Prior to proposing this project, I had done a bit of preliminary research, which did not touch on the interesting iconography used by Memling in this painting. I felt that the icons in question were unique and significant enough that more research was in order to understand why Memling put them in his painting. The icons in question include a specific handclasp used by St. Peter to welcome the souls of the Righteous to heaven, and …
Database Software Development For Ballet, Kristy Parkinson, Jan Dijkwel
Database Software Development For Ballet, Kristy Parkinson, Jan Dijkwel
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Ballet is a technically demanding performance art. About 500 students take ballet classes each semester at Brigham Young University, and one of the most difficult parts of each ballet class is memorizing all the French terms that each step is known by. In order to facilitate this process, the head of the Ballet Division of the Dance Department, Sandra Allen, as well as Theatre Ballet director Jan Dijkwel, asked that I develop a tutorial that would present the terms, their definitions, and multimedia so that students could easily connect terms to movement. This in turn would help students as they …