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Showing 1 to 20 of 213 for “"Sculptures"”.
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Carl Andre Sculptures, Politics, 1959-1976
This work is premised on the assumption that the excuses for not engaging properly with Carl Andre's corpus will not stand forever, and that his art is capable of sustaining considerably more attention than it has been afforded to date. Focusing predominantly on a select number of works from 1959 …
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An Uncanny Perspective: Sculptures by Martin Puryear
<p>An Uncanny Perspective: Sculptures by Martin Puryear will demonstrate how Puryear (b.1941) both aesthetically and conceptually evokes narratives found in Sigmund Freud’s (1856-1939) theories of the uncanny, specifically signifiers of darkness, unfamiliarity and secrecy. This employment of the …
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Motion sculptures : automating artistic visualization of shape and time
… complex human and object motion via 3D motion sculptures -- a representation that conveys the 3D structure swept by the human's body as it moves through space. Given only a monocular RGB video as input, our algorithm computes the motion sculpture by estimating the object's 3D geometry over …
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Moving Sculptures: Animating the Human Body in Stop-Motion WithPolymer Clay
… for this study is to find a way to bring sculptures to life in a way that does not sacrifice attention to detail. Over the course of this study, a series of experiments were carried out, each testing a different approach to claymation character design. Each experiment culminated in a short …
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Salvaging meaning : exploring the language of inflatable kinetic sculptures and the materiality of plastic
… a darker, more serious tone. The inflatable sculptures created in part fulfillment for this degree explore refabrication through the use of discarded plastic. This body of work highlights the relationship between industrialisation, plastic goods and nature. The insubstantial, flimsy qualities …
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Kalabari Masquerade and the gaze: identity and spectatorship in the sculptures of Sokari Douglass Camp
Kalabari masquerade performances are centered around a core male performer, who disguises himself by wearing an intricate costume. The costume propels the dancer into the mystical spiritual realm, where through the effectiveness of his performance he is believed to temporarily be possessed by a …
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A group of satirical sculptures examining social and political paradoxes in the South African context
My proposal was to produce a group of satirical sculptures thematically embracing paradoxes within the broad South African context. My intention was to work within the tradition of social and political satire. Strict definitions of satire were to be expanded to include both comedy and tragedy. By …
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Magical realism and subjective reality : an investigation of poetic symbolism and the development of related sculptures
To meet the requirements for the Master of Fine Art degree at the University of Cape Town my intention was to develop a series of sculptural assemblages which address a sense of subjective or poetic reality, using symbolically resonant found and fabricated objects. The body of work is to be …
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A series of sculptures based on a creative investigation of the imagery and formal qualities inherent in selected mechanical structures
… of Cape Town I proposed to create a body of sculptures based on studies initiated during my year of study for the Advanced Diploma in Art at the Michaelis School of Fine Art. These studies involved the observation and formal analysis of certain functional structures relating mostly to …
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'Sermons in stone': eleventh-century figural sculpture from Croatia
This thesis examines eleventh-century figural sculptures from Croatia by focusing on their iconography and potential symbolical significance. It consists of a detailed analysis of seventeen well-preserved carvings and an accompanying catalogue with six additional pieces, which are too damaged and …
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Sculpture in site: Examining the relationship between sculpture and site in the principal works of Giambologna
… delle Sabine—as case studies, I examine how sculptures respond to their sites, be it through design choices made during production, or how the sculptural elements were impacted by installing them in the given sites. I analyse the spaces of the sites in relation to the sculptures, seeking to …
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Light and Matter
… of these pages have been given the name Light Sculptures. They are not computer generated or hand drawn, they are photographs of the interaction between light and a reflective cylinder. Originally color transparencies, the Sculptures have been interpreted by the computer as inverted, greyscale …
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Gardening the elements in a landscape of technology
… discusses three multisensory environmental sculptures: Wave Garden, Eyes of the Wind, and Thermal Delight. Each of these installations explores the relationship between people, nature and technology. It is my thesis that technology can be used to enhance the intimacy of our experiences with …
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Alternative Creatures for an Alternative Space: a Process of Evolution.
… is perceived in the context of abstracted sculptures. The way these abstracted sculptures become creatures and the evolution thereof. It also explores the ways that concepts are altered in response to different media, evolving yet further.</p>
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Agrarian Impressions
… my current body of ceramic and mixed media sculptures. As the title Agrarian Impressions implies, the stoneware sculptures are based upon memories from growing up on a self-sufficent farm. In addition to my functional work, my sculptures reference tools and machines used to aid the …
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Matters of Illuminance - Transforming Light into Material Artifacts
… as three-dimensional forms 2) to produce glass sculptures that exist in a fine art setting and contribute to the lineage of 21st century light artists. The academic contribution of this research builds upon the autographic design framework defined by Dietmar Offenhuber. Offenhuber describes the …
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Some Assembly Required
… artwork that is made up of twenty-five ceramic sculptures that are inspired by mechanical equipment. Each sculpture is handmade but is refined to a high level to appear massed produced. The sculptures are glazed in two different methods to mimic everyday plastics and precious metals.The glazes …
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