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Past And Future Winds, Alicia Ehni

Theses and Dissertations

Ehni’s thesis reflects on the role of wind to connect and transform. Looking at science and invisible forces like Earth’s magnetic field, her "Oculus" sculptures evoke old tools for orientation & migration. Birds, insects, plants, roads and sand, appear in a video and an experimental 16mm pinhole film of her bike journey along the Hudson River, NY. “Coordinates”, a magnetic drawing installation, addresses impermanence, attraction to land and fragility. Tracing memories of the Paracas desert in Peru, this thesis follows her interest in alchemy, ecology and the cosmos.

False Eidetic, Zach Sockol

Student Projects

Do memories still exist if they are forgotten?

Memories define the soul. They are created to outlast the experience, but what is left behind? A moment in time captured with the lens of the mind, it is intangible. These memories shape our worldview, our thoughts, our reality. It is the culmination of these experiences that makes us who we are, yet through reminiscence, those moments are viewed so clearly in your mind that to you it is the truth, only to hear someone else remember it completely differently. Does this mean our memories aren’t real? Will we ever be able …

Generations, Jayla Watkins

Student Projects

Understanding your family can be the starting point of understanding your personal identity. Coming of age, you begin to view your family members as individuals as opposed to their titles of “Mother” or “Grandmother” names that once seemed to elude that she possessed some sort of supernatural power. As Jayla Watkins looks across 3 generations of her family, she sees different versions of the same person affected by life experiences, environments, and choices. Some oddly similar and some worlds apart. Understanding the generations of woman before her helps inform the woman she is becoming.

With influences such as Deana Lawson …

Pictorial Bionomics: Santa Ana River Record And Survey, Caleb Lachelt

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Intense conflict is unfolding in Southern California, and it runs right through our cities every day. It goes unnoticed by most, but its outcome will decide the future for humans and nature alike. This conflict is between human development and the natural majesty of our waterways. The foundation of Orange and surrounding areas is historic wetlands, which have caused massive flooding that destroys human lives and buildings. In response to this destruction, we have unleashed our own damage, paving entire sections of our rivers and erecting dams and levees wherever we can. Through this process we have successfully protected those …

Unveiling Existentialism And Self-Expression: Utilizing The Arts, Raquel Eduardo Nunez

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This analysis is an exploration of identity through the examination of art as a means of self-expression and societal critique. It delves into existentialism to explain the impacts of art on both positive societal experiences and negative interactions unique to the immigrant and Mexican American community. The artist, Raquel Eduardo Nuñez, examines their own art to dissect their position in life as a Mexican-born individual living in a foreign country. This method was chosen to allow a space of self-reflection and awareness to explore the components that shape identity and reveal art as a medium for interpretation of links between …

Makeher, Maeve R. Wallace

Student Projects

Makeher is a multi-media work that grapples with the existential dilemma of creation within the context of our increasingly unreliable world. Anchored by a concern for the implications of childbirth, my art studies themes of life's genesis and the world we leave behind.

My subject matter, an amalgamation of mirrors, planets, silver, body parts, hair, and tights, are tools with which I explore these themes. Using silver fabric, I abstract the human form. By integrating disassembled body parts with mirrors, I reflect on the fragmented and multifaceted nature of the human existence. This process is not just about the creation …

Closing, Sarai Devi Dasi, Vivian Jameson

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Contributors, Miranda Kowalski

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'Dreamscape_01' & 'Across The Universe A.I. Version', Ryden Secor, Sarai Devi Dasi

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'Untitled - De Young Museum', Zach Kanter

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'General Electric' & 'A Walk Around Pierce Point', Zevin Delaski, Taz Fruhauf

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'Mosaic' & 'Into The Looking Glass', Hannah Drechsel, Izze Gunn

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'La Vie En Rose', Brooke De La Torre

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'Absurd Expressions' & 'The Little Things In Life', Aviv Kesar, Lorelei Samuel

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'Encroaching' & 'A Bird Named Shelby', Julia Neils, Maya Benham

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'Untitled' & 'Pressed', Marcus Davidson, Joie Rahn

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'Pieces Of Me', Sarai Devi Dasi

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'Entwined' & 'Lost In Candyland', Vivian Jameson, Ryden Secor

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'Smokestacks', Miranda Kowalski

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'Come Play At Morro Bay' & 'Sardines, Shnozzles, And Sneakers', Gracie Kamo, Maren Gunderson

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'El Movimiento', Jenni Martinez

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'Study Of Femininity' & 'Sitting On A Couch', Madison Gonzalez, Delanie Johnson

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'Whispers From The Unfinished', Leeza Polyakova

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'Create Change For The Unhoused' & 'Entranced', Halina Herc, Sarah Tarquin

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'In The Spotlight!' & 'Sal De Ahí', Natalia Celebrini, Rene Basso-Medel

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'Out West' & 'Big World', Jackie Espitia, Frank Cooke

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'Dear Diary, I Belong' & 'Spire & Smoke Stack', Ari Schwarz, Fin Smith

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'Welcome To My Island', Chloe Kern

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'A Silent Demise' & 'Woman In White', Ian Geddes, Makayla Grogan

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'Humming Through A Knitted Sweater', Fenn Bruns

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