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A One-Person Exhibition: An Investigation of Problems in the Production, Selection, Presentation, and Installation

Description: In this creative project, I investigated the problems of producing, selecting, presenting, and installing a one-person exhibition. I executed a series of 31 drawings, paintings and prints from which 21 pieces for the exhibit were selected. From the body of work executed prior to and during my graduate study, 21 pieces were included based upon the relative quality of the imagery. There were no restrictions with regard to media or size. My goal in this project was to assemble and present a cohere… more
Date: December 1977
Creator: Hoge, Catherine Nell
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Collaborative Art

Description: Our problem was to produce art in a collaborative manner. Due to the nature of our problem, we proposed to explore specific aspects of collaborative art and answer these questions: 1. in what ways is the co-artist's input beneficial? 2. How are the artist's skills broadened by working with a fellow artist? 3. What is involved in developing a professional working relationship between male and female artist? 4. What understanding of differences in working styles is acquired? 5. What are the diffe… more
Date: May 1979
Creator: Bernhardt, Catherine A.
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Exploring the Possibilities of Combining Hand Fabricated and Mold Formed Ceramic Processes

Description: The abstract expressionist movement aided in the development of this new personality for the clay world. An entire new dimension was added with extreme manipulation of ceramic pieces. My work reflects feelings and ideas concerning today's society and the status-quo. Common, everyday images recur in my art objects, with a major interest in cars, food, slogans, and puns. These are all a part of the hysteria of the American scene today.
Date: May 1976
Creator: Moss, Mary
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Dreams as a Source of Imagery

Description: Dreams can be defined as a series of thoughts, images, or emotions that occur during sleep. The impression of strangeness, which is certainly a characteristic of dreaming, comes from three primary performances: (1) a loosened temporal and spacial world, (2) short attentional controls and (3) fewer critical evaluations. In dreams, time and matter are not bound by physical properties, and scenes may change with remarkable rapidity or awesome slowness. One out of three people can recall dreams up… more
Date: December 1979
Creator: Penn, Patricia L.
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The Combination of Objects in Box-Like Containers

Description: For my project, I chose to construct ten containers in which clay and non-traditional drawings were combined. The various materials used were ceramics, drawings on Plexiglas, wood, and other found materials. The questions to be answered by the completion of the ten pieces were the following: 1. What types of containers are most complimentary in combining ceramics and drawings? 2. What types of drawing media are most successful for combining drawings with ceramics? 3. What types of presentatio… more
Date: August 1978
Creator: Ellis, Lou
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Interspersed Color Blend Lithography

Description: Interspersed color blend lithography is a technique that facilitates simultaneous multi-colored printing. The problem of color blending was to gain control over the process and explore a variety of uses. The research was entirely experimental. Interspersed color blend lithography is a unique process that allows for the application of any number of colors at one time, and complete freedom in their placement. The results of the investigation produced a process that is at once predictable, simple … more
Date: August 1974
Creator: Bergmann, John E., Jr.
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The Use of the Metaphor as Visual Poetry

Description: Up until this time I have made little effort to investigate the mental processes that I use in the development of these metaphors. I believe these processes are on the unconscious or semiconscious level, and I am interested in finding out how these processes work in the development of the metaphors. I believe these processes are on the unconscious or semiconscious level, and I am interested in finding out how these processes work in the development of the metaphors. I therefore decided on a c… more
Date: August 1978
Creator: Miller, Steven James
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Combining Woodblock and Intaglio Into the Editionable Print

Description: The problem for this creative research in lieu of thesis has been to investigate in depth the difficulties and possibilities encountered when combining the woodcut and intaglio media into one entirely editionable print. Arriving at this particular problem was natural-- I feel an innate affinity and facility for creating with the woodcut medium.
Date: December 1976
Creator: Medler, Susan Joanne Oren
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Three Procedures for Creatively Joining Paper and Fabric Surfaces in Painting

Description: During the last several years, my art work has evolved around a developing concept nurtured by a fascination with timeworn relics of the past centered itself around an emotional sensibility toward deteriorating fragmentary remnants of archaeological finds and relics of ancient art, predominately pottery shards and old textiles. I was intrigued and stimulated by the feeling of age and by the beauty of these worn and irregular shapes.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Crump, Carole Huddleston
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Combining Clay and Light Into Sculptural Forms

Description: This problem concerns the feasibility of combining the elements of light and clay in a sculptural concept of design. The study has determined various procedures of combining the sculptural ceramic forms for the internal inplant of light sources. Specific questions posed were 1. Can the surface decoration be enhanced by external and internal lighting? 2. How does each surface quality, raku, and low-fire salt glaze differ with the interplay of light? 3. In what way may two surface qualities be ap… more
Date: August 1978
Creator: Munoz, Gilberto, Jr.
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The Neutralization of the Figure Within a Controlled Environment

Description: The questions I have addressed in regard to neutralization were as follows: 1. How important was the figure to the environment? 2. How far could the figure's physical presence be reduced and still contribute to the concepts of the painting? 3. How vividly was the figure presented while still complying with the requirements to meet neutralization? 4. Did color and texture aid in neutralizing the figure, and, if so, how? 5. Did the scale of the paintings have any effect on the neutralization proc… more
Date: August 1979
Creator: Gibson, John R.
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Adapting Reproduction Knowledge and Photomechanical Techniques to Serigraphy for Non-Commercial Purposes

Description: This problem is involved with attempting to answer two basic questions: (a) Can I, a commercial artist, expand and develop as an artist through screen printing and make valid aesthetic statements unrelated to client and/or product? and (b) Can knowledge of reproduction methods and photo-mechanical techniques be successfully utilized in screen printing for non-commercial purposes? Extensive notes in the form of a journal were maintained as work on the project progressed. These notes, combined wi… more
Date: December 1976
Creator: Adkins, Margie J.
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Interplay of Forms: Cast, Constructed, Forged as Functional Jewelry

Description: This study involves investigating the combination of delicately cast forms, domed shapes and forged silver into an aesthetic form of jewelry. The specific questions considered were as follows: 1) can the sequential interplay of forms be interrelated from initiation to completion of the study? 2) Can the techniques contrast with one another? 3) Can the scale of the forms be varied? 4) Can the three techniques of construction create body adornment? 5) Can these forms individually or in a combined… more
Date: May 1979
Creator: Johansson, Dorothy A.
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Gum-Bichromate Photographic Printing as Applicable to the Ceramic Process

Description: The questions answered by this investigation were as follows: 1. Will a clay surface accept multiple emulsions and multiple development processes with little or no loss of detail? 2. Can a gum-bichromate print be accomplished using a normal 35 millimeter negative in an enlarger? 3. What is the effect of different oxides and fluxes on the emulsion? and 4. What is the effect of firing on the experimental emulsions?
Date: August 1977
Creator: Glover, Tom F.
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A Study Combining Stoneware and Found Objects

Description: The intention of this study is to examine the relationship between fired clay and certain found objects. Working from the assumption that clay, being a natural substance, shares a common ground with certain other natural substances, such as wood, hemp, rock, etc., a primary aspect of the investigation consists of discovering successful combinations of these materials. In each design two subordinate problems were encountered. These were (1) determining the best means of combining and preserving … more
Date: December 1975
Creator: Grafa, Otis Micheal
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A Series of Self-Portraits Made In Jewelry Form

Description: The problem consisted of creating a series of jewelry pieces in metal which embody the concept of a self-portrait. Each piece in the series has a physical outside and an inside area in its structure which together form a conceptual self-portrait. Each piece was partly preplanned in detail and partly spontaneously executed. The spontaneously executed parts of the individual pieces serve to include the presence of the subconscious self-image. The series when viewed as a whole or as individual par… more
Date: December 1978
Creator: Jones, Deborah Jan
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The Compositional Application of the Photograph in the Production of My Prints and Drawings

Description: My work is based upon the photographic image and deals with the juxtaposition of abstract elements within a figurative format. The camera and the photograph have become my sketch book and, as such, seem to influence the manner in which I approach and compose my prints and drawings.
Date: May 1976
Creator: Smith, Rhonda J.
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Six Works-- A Discussion of Subject Matter in My Work

Description: Three intaglio prints and three drawings will be investigated to answer three specific questions. The questions are: 1. Is it possible to isolate the source of subject matter in my work? 2. What effect do media and subject matter have on each other during image development? and 3. Does my subject matter contained in an entire work contribute to the subject matter of my later works?
Date: May 1976
Creator: Clinkinbeard, Alan
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Non-Heat Joining of Metals

Description: The concern in this project was the utilization of metal joining processes which used no heat in the construction of sculpture. The problem area was motivated by an attempt to avoid some of the inherent problems and limitations incurred when welding, brazing soldering are employed. Specifically, the following questions were considered: 1) Can the non-heat joining process be utilized as a design element? 2) Does non-heat joining allow the use of lighter (30-16) gauge metal? 3) Are distortion and… more
Date: August 1977
Creator: Donahue, John Joseph, Jr.
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Printmaking Experimentations: A Personal Approach

Description: Experimentations with overlays of color within my imagery have developed an interest in surface embellishment resulting from the juxtaposition of overlapping hues, integration of collage, and extended use of mixed-media as a printed visual statement. Past printmaking experiences include exploration of a variety of procedures including lithography, intaglio, and serigraphy. Prints have been executed in edition and monoprints, singular techniques and in combination. Individual techniques were exp… more
Date: December 1979
Creator: Bechtold, F. Jane
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The Use of Horizontal, Vertical, and Contour Lamination to the Sculptural Form

Description: The purpose of this problem was to investigate the advantages and possible limitations of horizontal, vertical, and contour laminating to the sculptural form. Specific questions were set forth to help determine the different aspects of these types of lamination. The specific questions for which answers were sought are as follow. 1. How complex a design can be executed by the laminating process? 2. How close to the design will the initial lamination be? 3. What are the best methods of lamination… more
Date: August 1978
Creator: Holsch, Robert
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A Creative Investigation of Sprays in Drying Oil Paint

Description: The reason for this paper is to present a study of several commercial clear sprays used to affect drying of artists' oil paint. A number of tests were conducted in order to discover which spray might achieve optimum drying without inhibiting creative efforts. After the initial experiments, or "test panels," the information derived was used to complete the remaining panels required for the creative project.
Date: May 1974
Creator: Reese, B. Robert
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Adding and Subtracting Color in the Painting and Serigraphic Processes: A Development of Consistency in Two Art Media

Description: This is a method in which designs as a whole are not pre-planned or pre-arranged, but are developed by applying layers of color. This is an additive method for obvious reasons, and it is subtractive because shapes can be covered with opaque paint or very intense stain. Transparent layers of color applied over existing colors cause hue changes, and the process creates subtleties resulting from one color showing through another.
Date: August 1974
Creator: Gilbert, Richard W.
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