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Showing 1 to 20 of 211 for “"Design Arts"”.
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Designers' Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Design Education.
<p>The perceived value of interdisciplinary design among designers and the application of the design process was investigated. The research was designed to determine if interdisciplinary design was perceived to be beneficial to practitioners and educators. An 11-item survey was produced by the …
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We Believe in Nothing
<p>A discussion of the important aspects informing my work, including, ideology, and feminism among other issues.</p>
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The Record of a Masters Thesis Exhibit
This thesis documents the preparation, exhibition, and audience reaction to an art exhibit created by the author.
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SAY YES TO WHO YOU ARE
<p>No abstract provided.</p>
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21st Century Zen Garden
This paper is a discussion of certain philosophical issues that have informed the progression of my work to date.
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Magic, Mystery, Illusion and Magic
<p>This document vaguely describes what happened to me and my paintings during my time spent at VCU.</p>
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A Study of Majolica Pottery Decoration
It was the purpose of this study to investigate the origin and development of majolica decoration and to execute original variations of these techniques on pottery made by the candidate.
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Public: An Exploration of Community, Environment, and Technology
This project examines the potential of computer technology to enhance navigation within, and incorporate information-sharing into, the public urban environment.
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Terra Incognita
Process Art: A Dialectic Between Intention Versus AccidentThe Art Studio as an Experimental LaboratoryThe Artist's UnknownImagined ArchitectureSubterranean Architecture: Natural and Man-MadePirenesi's Carceri PrintsGaudi's Architectural ModelsSelf-Reflexion and the Subconscious in Art-MakingArt and …
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A Series of Original Oil Paintings
It was the purpose of this study: (1) to examine, through visual and written form, the process of externalization-- the painting process, and (2) to, as objectively as possible, analyze the paintings, as objects, that are separate from the self of the artist.
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Lucky Strike Branch Library
This thesis project is an examination of how design can reinvigorate interest in reading through the creation of a branch library. The primary focus of this study is to generate a space that successfully binds intellectual interests, social and economic groups to re-establish community.
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The Development of a Series of Cast Metal Sculpture Using the Lost Wax Process
The purpose of this problem is twofold. First, I feel impelled to make a personal statement regarding my philosophies about form, and secondly to explore the possibility of relating negative and positive form as a sculptural unity in bronze casting.
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Voice by Design: Experiments in Redistributing Media
In this project I conduct two experiments in redistributing media power and reflect upon how successful they were. The experiments include a poster campaign specific to Richmond and a project dealing with educating people about guerrilla media techniques.
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Investigations into Social Game Theory
Investigations into Social Game Theory is a document that describes my two-year exploration of the ritual encapsulated in our societal framework. It discusses the thoughts and processes that accompanied the three bodies of work that led to the creation of my final thesis exhibition.
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The Barbershop: a photographic documentation and exhibition
In this project I explore the environment that surrounds and frames my life experiences. Interests in form, architecture, vernacular typographyand community blend into a photographic documentation—communicating my perceptual experience of Richmond barbershops through public exhibition.
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A Series of Figure Drawings
It is the purpose of this study to create a series of figure drawings by means of experimentation with various materials and techniques, with a brief study on artists and their need and potential to delve in fantasies and mystical realms, just as the candidate will do in certain stages of …
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A Fugitive Sea
<p>I make images that are fragmented like ominous dreams. Described with sensuous marks of paint, they demand intimacy but reveal vulnerability as they threaten to break apart before the eyes. This thesis examines my journey over the past two years at VCU and describes my artistic beliefs and …
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An Experimental Investigation of Spatial Representation in Oil Painting
The purpose of the study was (1) to investigate concepts of spatial representation and to study the spatial means used to achieve them; (2) to integrate these concepts and means with a series of oil paintings; and (3) to present conclusions that would suggest modifications in the candidate's …
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