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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Art Theory and Practice"”.
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Ephemeral Art: A Philosophical Proposition about the Nature of Time and Being
The subject of this thesis is ephemeral art; a phenomenon which has surfaced repeatedly in Western art history since the middle of the last century. The research begins from the premise that in order to understand ephemeral art it must be approached as a philosophical proposition concerning the …
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Why Not Kinkade? An Evaluation of the Conditions Effecting an Artists Exclusion from Academic Criticism.
… debate, the subject of Thomas Kinkade and his artwork is discernibly absent from the realm of academic discourse. This paper is an investigation into that condition and the circumstances for its perpetuation. Central to the issue is Kinkade's art theory and practice, which establishes …
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Spectacle as Myth: Guanxi, the relational and the urban quotidian in contemporary Chinese art (2005-2008)
… of the spectacle of Chinese contemporary art and the concept of a Chinese modernity, in terms of the legacy from the Communist era, China's social fabric and its urban quotidian. It contributes to knowledge in a way of understanding Chinese contemporary art that is firmly rooted in both …
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Collaborative Painting Between Minds and Hands: Art Criticism, Connoisseurship, and Artistic Sodality in Early Modern Italy
… amount of material indicating both common and changing habits of thought when viewers looked at multiple authorial hands working on an artistic project. It will be argued in the course of this dissertation that critics of the seventeenth century were particularly attentive to the practical …
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Gossip pop: A performative investigation of the role of pop in contemporary art practice
By broadening and redefining “pop,” this thesis intends to demonstrate pop’s potential to be considered in a manner that is productive for and applicable to contemporary art theory and practice. The research will be presented as a final survey or diachronic exhibition that will demonstrate the …