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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"ceramic sculpture"”.
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Is that a Promise or a Threat?
… mirrored in the precarity and material flux of ceramic sculpture, fragile and vulnerable, yet crystalline. The ceramic sculptures and drawings installed in the gallery space are meant to emulate a perpetual oscillation between risk and safety, threat and promise, anxiety and satisfaction – thus …
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A Possible Ehecatl Figure from West Mexico
… example of Pre-Columbian West Mexican ceramic sculpture from the Museum of Fine Arts Houston: a dancing figure with a complex zoomorphic headdress. Late Pre-Classic Colima, the figure's culture of origin, is poorly understood due to its severely compromised archaeological record. Based …
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Figurative Sculpture in Paper Clay.
… to organic, gestural work. Works are figurative, ceramic, sculpture, made of paper clay, ranging from 8-inch, wall mounted, bas-relief to life sized, full round figures. Most are slab constructed, unglazed or lightly glazed with soda wash.</p> <p>Topics discussed: the artist's development, …
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Ancient West Mexican Sculpture: A Formal and Stylistic Analysis of Eleven Figures in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
… in its collection eleven ancient West Mexican ceramic sculptures. Given that the VMFA's West Mexican Ceramic figure collection has not been included in any extensive study, this thesis serves to provide a critical analysis of these figures through a formal and stylistic approach. These analyses …
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The subversion of traditional porcelain in the work of selected artists (2000-2012)
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Technology: Fine Art, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015.
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Material Memory
… an exhibition showcasing a curated collection of ceramic and quilted sculptures and prints. With works on pedestals, suspended quilts, and framed prints, this exhibit embodies the physical and emotional landscapes of home. The use of household objects to construct the artworks conveys themes of …
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Creating form : the presentation and perception of three-dimensional form
… Project is an investigation of form within the ceramic tradition -how three-dimensional forms are created, presented and perceived. It addresses this topic by focusing on how form can be implied without actually creating the form itself. The project consists of an exhibition of selected art-work …
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Invasive Interactions
This paper discusses the body of work developed for my thesis, Invasive Interactions, which represents abstracted trees as a metaphor for humanistic situations. Through my forms I will discuss equality, abuse, isolation, community, and at the fundamental level, nature itself. Invasive Interactions …
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Some Assembly Required
… a body of 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 …
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CONSCIOUSNESS IN CLAY
… is an exhibition consisting of seven tall ceramic sculptures and nine smaller works. Clay is the ideal medium for these designs; the plasticity during the making phase yields to the stoniness of the finished work and traps the hand movement. As life is my metaphor, the ambiguous forms leave …