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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Found objects"”.
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Assembling the Ineffable in Kurt Schwitters’ Architectural Models
… method of creating models of architecture using found objects based upon his Merz approach to art. While many leading architects joined the Arbeitsrat für Kunst and Bruno Taut's Gläserne Kette at the end of World War I to speculate upon what to build for the new post-war German architecture, …
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Repetition and the Power of Simplicity
… of patterns, shapes, numbers, text, and found objects that communicate concepts in language, science, and math as art. My work addresses aesthetic and formal aspects of the art itself and embraces the process and experience of creating. I use repetition of lines and shapes to create a …
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Ocean of Objects
Every day we encounter objects and use them for purposes related to improving our life. However, sometimes the reason these objects are manufactured is because of capitalistic gain rather than the need for improved quality of life. In fact, the more objects that are produced by American companies, …
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Development of a questionnaire to test the impact of scarce materials on design in Developing Countries
… bars, and springs. Along with these materials, found objects were also added to the list of materials. These included things that can be found rather easily in a developing country like an iron or a tire. Making the students design using only these sparse raw materials and found objects should …
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Seeds of Passage
… of sculptural ensembles I have created with found-objects, musing the Nobel Prize winning play, Death and the Horsemen, by Wole Soyinka. The play is based on the incident that took place in 1946 in the western region of Nigeria, when the cosmological traditions of a colonizing power clashed …
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The found object and the presentation of everyday life.
… people are depicted in art via the use of found objects, and how the findings have helped influence my own art practice. I begin by discussing the concept of the everyday in relation to my own work, and identify the impact that my domestic life and past experiences have had on my own …
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An investigation into the interrelationship between the formal means of collage and assemblage and the painted surface
… the use of images selected from the media and found objects to objects transformed or manufactured by the artist. A major formal concern is the integration of collage or assemblage with the painted surface. Subject matter is drawn from persona] preoccupations with biographical details, …
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Naturalis Historia, Reconstructed
… wasps’ nests, architectural fragments, and other found objects excavated from my surrounding environment with elements of glass that resemble lichen, crystallization, and geologic specimens. These works simulate artifacts of an alternative history; one in which the divergent histories of art, …
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Apple girl : ingesting and transforming Apple girl from fairy tale into sculpture and performance
… through the properties of carved wood and found-objects, also function as miniature puppet theatres. These are wheeled into the performance arena at relevant moments to be animated by myself, with jazz artist, Athalie Crawford, at times accompanying the performance. Thereafter, the audience …
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Adjusted Tools
<p>This thesis supports the Master of Fine Arts exhibition, <em>Adjusted Tools</em>, at the Tipton Gallery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, from August 3<sup>rd</sup> thru August 29<sup>th</sup>, 2012. The exhibition is comprised of eight sculptures, which are presented on …
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Fluxbau architects
… place. Regarded as novelties, these cataloged found objects are tactically deployed through society, linked to events, and coagulate at moments where needed. The duration of these moments is determined by the event. As events move on, so does the architecture.
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Dubious Cosmology: A Photo/Sculptural Rendition of Landscape and Modern Myth
… draws on antiquated and contemporary techniques, found objects, and original photographs to create a surprising experience of landscape and the mystery imbued within it. Ultimately, the project proposes that, in spite of our efforts to discern and decipher the unknown, we must simply appreciate …
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Creatress: A Woman's Hand
… ecological, and conscious whole. Incorporating found objects (natural and manmade) and fibers (organic and synthetic) with my clay imagery, I offer an awareness of the roles ofwomen from around the world in the spiritual and psychological development of cultures and the impact of those roles on …
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How To Fold A Grid
… marks, as well as collecting and arranging found objects. There is a particular focus on a repetitive and modular process of making. The works interrogate a distortion and manipulation of the grid. This engagement acts as a mechanism of allowing the artist to orient themselves through …
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Without These Things, I Would Be Invisible
… of work consists of sculptures, photographs and found objects. The work stems from my own experience of loss from childhood to the present. I am reflecting on how unresolved familial loss and trauma can be passed down through the things shared in a household. "Without These Things, I Would Be …
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Some Kind of Time
… have ventured to escape the clutches of time. Found objects are remnants of time, linking past to present, present to future. Scars and blemishes are also vestiges of time, marking us like scratches on a record. The detritus of our lives defines our time, as it defines us. This thesis will …
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30 going on 13 (strike out) like like or just a “like”?
… screenprinting, fluorescent acrylic sheets, found objects, projection, and dollar store scented trash bags my thesis is a bold and immersive assemblage of surface and abstract imagery. Guided by a playful exploration of material, my work is influenced by my own anxious and disembodied search …
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Generative Response.
… included water from a local creek, found objects, glass, ceramics, copper, live organisms, and unique clay water filters.</p>
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Forage
… wisdom alongside repurposed mass-produced objects. The content and layout of this installation are driven by an evocative impulse to arrange by size, shape, colour, and utility through a deep-seated trust in my intuition and skill set. This work and approach revitalize in me a sense of …
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