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An Exploration of the Containment of Personal Relationships

Inborn in all of us is the need to secure those possessions we feel are precious. The purpose of this problem was to take a step beyond the container for valuable possessions and create containers designed to safely protect feelings and memories, specifically my feelings and memories regarding my personal relationships.

Date: August 1995

Creator: Vestal, Karie Diane

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Comparison of Texas Pre-service Teacher Education Programs in Art and the 1999 National Art Education Association's Standards for Art Teacher Preparation

Texas programs in pre-service art teacher preparation vary little. Since 1970, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) has created voluntary standards in hopes of decreasing variability among programs. In 1999, the NAEA published Standards for Art Teacher Preparation, outlining 20 content areas that art pre-service programs should provide their students. To obtain information on the implementation and the extent to which these 20 standards are being implemented, a questionnaire was sent t… more

Date: May 2002

Creator: Breitenstein, Gary

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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An Exploration of the Visual Impact of Symmetry, Texture, and Multicultural Imagery on the Chalice

The emotional and psychological reaction to a chalice is determined in part by the visual impact of the vessel. The goal of this problem has been to explore the visual impact of contemporary techniques and traditional materials, combined with multi-cultural imagery on the perception of the vessel as a chalice.

Date: May 1994

Creator: Siewert, Paul A. II

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Effect of Constructivist Learning Environments on Student Learning in an Undergraduate Art Appreciation Course.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of constructivist methods on student learning in an undergraduate art appreciation class. Three constructivist learning activities were designed and implemented in an undergraduate art appreciation course for non-art majors at Mississippi College. Through these constructivist learning activities, students were involved in their learning throughout the semester in realistic art roles in which they worked as curators, Web page designers, an… more

Date: August 2006

Creator: Busbea, Stephanie Dickson

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Industrial Materials and Fiber Techniques in Environmental Sculpture

There are three recurrent themes in my work: 1) environmental installations utilizing ecologically unsound materials 2) incorporating air space with plastics 3) conceptual inspiration derived from dreams. I proposed to address these three themes by employing materials traditionally used for industrial applications (as in plumbing supplies and dry-cleaning bags) as fine arts media using fiber related techniques in environmental sculptural pieces.

Date: May 1991

Creator: Maus-Simpson, Marcia

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Decision Making Process Involved in Creating a Collaborative Multi-Media Installation

For my problem-in-lieu-of-thesis, I proposed to do a collaborative installation involving three or four spaces which incorporate multi-media and audience participation. My intent was to focus on the decision-making process for creating an installation.

Date: August 1991

Creator: Starnes, Anne Elizabeth

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Development and Exploration of an Adlerian Family Art Therapy Assessment Tool with Families of Adolescents

This exploratory study drew from research in family art therapy assessment by Kwiatkowska (1978), Landgarten (1987), Kurinsky (1986), and Wilson (1988). The objectives of this study were to develop a theoretically consistent art therapy assessment tool for Adlerians to use in initial family therapy interviews and to evaluate its effectiveness in a field test with families of adolescents. Accounts of the families' perceptions of their AFAAT experience and the researcher's and three trained famil… more

Date: August 1996

Creator: Clement-Millican, Vicki D. (Vicki Diane)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Transcendence and Paradox: A Question of Female and Male

For the problem in lieu of thesis, a series of ten works were created in which a male image replaced the female image; I continued to utilize the same materials, format, and centralized frontal figure. A record of the work was accomplished by maintaining a written and visual journal on progress and outcome. Some research was made into topics related to the work, and the findings from the literature comprise chapter two of the paper. In executing this body of work and researching related topics,… more

Date: May 1991

Creator: Bennett, Karen M.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Ordering Chaos: The Integration of Form and Surface Through a Combination of Chance and Design

The purpose of this research was to develop a body of work which exhibited unity between form and surface, but which relied upon a combination of deliberate intent (specific form, glaze, firing temperature, etc.) and the occurrence of random accident to achieve this unity. The project dealt with the integration of altered wheel-thrown and hand-built organic clay forms with a variety of surface treatments. The firing/glazing techniques chosen (which included cone 9 reduction firing, raku firing,… more

Date: May 1994

Creator: Rhudy, Dannon

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Conversations with the Master: Picasso's Dialogues with Velazquez

This thesis investigates the significance of Pablo Picasso's lifelong appropriation of formal elements from paintings by Diego Velazquez. Selected paintings and drawings by Picasso are examined and shown to refer to works by the seventeenth-century Spanish master.

Date: August 1997

Creator: McKinzey, Joan C. (Joan Connie)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Living Walls: The Integration of Clay and Architecture

Although clay has been used throughout history as an embellishment of architectural structures, clay elements have usually remained subordinate to existing architectural forms. Three-dimensional ceramic modules which divided an existing space, altered or obscured architectural forms, and intersected with or penetrated established planes provided a greater interaction between clay and architecture. I explored the use of clay as an integral three-dimensional element which interacted with an archi… more

Date: May 1994

Creator: Gray, Douglas E.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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In Search of Depth

In this proposed study, I hoped to discover compositional elements that once added to the work would convey my conceptual ideas. I was interested in exploring the addition of deep pictorial space and increasing the size disparity between the figures as possible solutions for injecting a level of irony and/or eluding to the subverted agenda of the content. I wanted to see if these two secondary compositional adjustments subtly conveyed not only a strategic contradiction of the art historical con… more

Date: December 1993

Creator: Bhagwat, Tanya A.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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An Analysis of Two Dimensional Printed Elements Within Three Dimensional Structures

I believe the frame or housing of a printed image plays an integral role in the context of the work. It functions as a vehicle for possible interpretation. It should respond to and complement the concept of the central image. The image presented in a vessel or reliquary format should instill a meditative or religious response.

Date: May 1994

Creator: Hubner, Lynne J.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Geometric Imagery

It was those problems and possibilities I wished to explore in my problem in lieu of thesis. While the simple, geometric images were very satisfying to that part of myself that craves order and rationality, it was all too easy to make work that was dull and uninteresting. I wanted to find a way to produce rich, sensuous, engaging work using only simple geometric forms.

Date: May 1996

Creator: Dodd, Guthrie McRae

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Loss Versus Hope: A Printmaker's Investigation

Using this conflict between death and dying versus hope and new life, I searched for an undogmatic way to convey a Christian antidote to the despair and ugliness of post modern art. The struggle was to find the imagery, format, and media combinations to express a vision, with realism and hope, for the late twentieth century, in a unique and interesting context.

Date: December 1993

Creator: Clevenger, Sara Lisbeth Brown

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Execution of Woodcut Prints Utilizing Photographs as Source Material

The purpose of this study was to investigate the personal success of using photographs as source material for woodcuts or other relief prints, and to determine how my selectivity, editing, and execution would enhance the content of these works. I proposed to create a body of woodcuts whose subject matter would be based on photographs dealing with the scenes and legends of Texas.

Date: August 1994

Creator: Hagard, Ernestine

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Art and Self-Awareness: A Personal Investigation

This paper describes the artist's conception of their scientific knowledge and spiritual beliefs, and the juxtaposition of the two in a single awareness. Michael Muller discusses the use of printmaking, drawing, and photo mechanical processes to represent this awareness through visual imagery, and includes photographs of the works.

Date: May 1994

Creator: Muller, Michael

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Exploring Suicide Through Painting

A continuing goal of my work has been the desire to evoke strong emotive responses in relation to imagery. The content of this body of work deals with suicide, utilizing text with imagery. The content of this body of work deals with suicide, utilizing text with imagery. I have explored in this body of work the aspects of suicide and how it relates to the individual as well as the family.

Date: December 1995

Creator: Thompson, Larry

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Nylon Monofilament Weaving: It Won't Hold Water

The goal of this problem was to incorporate clear nylon monofilamnet in a series of weaves traditionally chosen for their absorbent virtues that in these cases would achieve interesting textural effects and light-reflective qualities in addition to varying degrees of transparency.

Date: August 1991

Creator: McKinzey, Joan C.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Masks and Nature

The intention of my mask-making was to present a body of work that visually captured my many encounters with spiritual presences in nature. From my perspective, these spiritual presences can be described most effectively as Platonic ideals, or the blueprints from which all physical forms are derived. These spirits are, therefore, the life breath and animating force behind the material world. I wanted to transcend the mere physical manifestations of nature and create in the masks a primary vehic… more

Date: December 1990

Creator: Cato, Maribeth

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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An Analysis of Basic Design Education in Turkey and Implications for Changes in Postsecondary Art Curriculum

This study explored the current status of Turkish basic art education and the objectives of the first year art program at the university level in Turkey. Also, the researcher attempted to explore the objectives and expectations of Turkish art professors and to examine the applicability of certain concepts of American basic design education in the teaching of studio foundation courses in Turkish art schools. The study included the literature review concerning changes in educational philosophy re… more

Date: August 1998

Creator: Oztuna, Haci Yakup

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Development of a Personal Aesthetic Through the Melding of Functional and Sculptural Philosophies

In this body of work I have attempted to unify those aspects of utilitarian pottery and sculptural ceramics which I value most. I intended to join the inherent interactive nature of pottery with the capacity of sculptural ceramics to convey content through a personal aesthetic. Through this exploration I have developed a stronger personal expression in clay.

Date: May 1995

Creator: Mahle, Jerry B.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Visual Study of Folk Art Death Imagery Used During the Day of the Dead Celebration in Mexico

This paper discusses the author's work creating five collagraph prints based on imagery used during the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration and the process of making these prints. Eduardo J. Garcia discusses how heritage impacted these works and explores the meaning behind the folk art imagery.

Date: December 1994

Creator: Garcia, Eduardo J.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Balance of Contradictions: Abstraction and Representation, Formalism and Symbolism

This paper discusses the concept of figurative formalism and its application in six paintings on canvas by the author. Linda Leonhart McCall explores the work of Johannes Vermeer, Edward Hopper, and Richard Diebenkorn in discussing abstraction and representation.

Date: May 1998

Creator: McCall, Linda Leonhart

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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