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Twin Passions. Ballroom Dance And Graphic Design, A Visual Interpretation., Stephanie Lawrence, Linda Sullivan Sep 2013

Twin Passions. Ballroom Dance And Graphic Design, A Visual Interpretation., Stephanie Lawrence, Linda Sullivan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I spent five months on the research and preparation part of my project and another five on the illustrations and type solutions. I am still in the process of screen printing my posters and expect them to be completed in another four months. The first poster of the series is complete and I am very pleased with the results.


Altar [Ed] Beauty—Lives Of Indian Iconography, Abraham Kimball, Robert Marshall Aug 2013

Altar [Ed] Beauty—Lives Of Indian Iconography, Abraham Kimball, Robert Marshall

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During the time of colonization in India there was a lull in the production of Indian style artwork. During this time when illustrations were made they were European. When local artist were actually hired they were required to work in the prevailing European styles rather than indigenous Indian Styles (The Tamarind Papers, 11). Nevertheless, since the time of Independence Indian artists have slowly made there way back to their roots. But, with today’s onslaught of globalization I have wondered how art currently contributes to India’s social solidarity. Anciently, India’s Rajas (rulers-religious leaders) commissioned art; it functioned as a form of …