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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"school of art"”.
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Vertical School of Art
… Buildings (skyscrapers) challenge our perception of space, our perception of scale, our idea of movement, they challenge the way we live. Currently urban cities are becoming more and more dense. Lack of space is a big issue and now buildings are being torn down and are replaced by skyscrapers. And …
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The impact of educational reform on the Wolverhampton School of Art and Design
The thesis examines the impact of education reform on the Wolverhampton School of Art. Investigations cover the school from the early 1850's to the mid 1950's in four stages of its development: the Government School of Practical Art for Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire, the Municipal School of …
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The Bengal School of Art and Nihonga (19021928): Art Toward a Modern Asian Identity
At the turn of the twentieth century, both India and Japan increasingly sought to create new modern identities separate from Western influence. These ambitions are reflected in the philosophies of two corresponding art movements, the Bengal School of Art and nihonga which are both considered to be …
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Artists’ geographies of the landscape-archive: trace, loss and the impulse to preserve in the Anthropocene Age
… the Forestry Commission at Grizedale and Glasgow School of Art
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The lives and works of the women artists at the Della Robbia Pottery Birkenhead in late Victorian and Edwardian England
The lives of three female and one male artist working at the Della Robbia Pottery in Birkenhead are the subjects of a case study located in Liverpool. The case study examines the larger issues concerning the employment of women, particularly working and middle-class women, in the decorative arts in …
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Report ...
"Research into the presentation of water on the table in the form of etched, pressformed and raised objects, which originate from fish shapes and scales. The work explores this concern through a series of drinking vessels in anodised aluminium, nickel silver and sterling silver. A study taking the …
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Report ...
"Research into the presentation of water on the table in the form of etched, pressformed and raised objects, which originate from fish shapes and scales. The work explores this concern through a series of drinking vessels in anodised aluminium, nickel silver and sterling silver. A study taking the …
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Arthur Lismer in the context of Sheffield
This is an analysis of the writings and lectures of Arthur Lismer on the subject of art appreciation and how they reflected the socio-political influences of late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century Sheffield. A detailed examination of this environment discusses the radical political history of …
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Did you park in the parking lot? Perhaps our parking lot is a bit too large, considering the number of cars using it.
In order to produce an artwork for the Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery the artist has chosen to consider the institution of the Henry Art Gallery itself and the institution of the University of Washington that provides a greater context for the Henry Art Gallery, as …
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The disciples of light: a way of seeing and the educational transfer of ideas linking spirituality and art among southern painters in the Hensche-Hawthorne tradition
This study examines the role of artistic education in shaping artistic beliefs and personal philosophy. Its central focus is the origins of a common belief among artists that artmaking or aesthetic response to art can be a form of spiritual activity or experience leading to spiritual insight. The …
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Perpetuate the Revolution: Embrace the Brick Wall
… archeology, which represents the passage of time and suggests urban development, will continue to influence our architecture today, is the essential core of this thesis. 14th Street is one of the crucial entrance corridors of the city, existing as a vertical way-finder for modern day …
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Studio report: Welcome and farewell
… Sub-thesis: THE SHROUD AS A CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART FORM IN THE WESTERN WORLD is the result of research into the resurgence of the shroud both as a practical object and form of conceptual textile art. The Sub-thesis argues that shrouds are becoming a significant phenomenon embodying personal, …
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Studio report: Welcome and farewell
… Sub-thesis: THE SHROUD AS A CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART FORM IN THE WESTERN WORLD is the result of research into the resurgence of the shroud both as a practical object and form of conceptual textile art. The Sub-thesis argues that shrouds are becoming a significant phenomenon embodying personal, …
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Patrick Geddes and the Celtic Renascence of the 1890s
The fin de siècle was a time of change in nationalism, culture, art, science and religion. Nations and groups grew into defining themselves through movements such as Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau. Some groups sought to define themselves through reviving aspects of their old cultures as …
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The Queer Subjectivities and Visual Culture of Stephen Tennant, Oliver Messel and Rex Whistler, 1922-1939
… the ‘queer’ subjectivities and visual culture of Stephen Tennant (1906-1987), Oliver Messel (1904-1978) and Rex Whistler (1905-1944) between 1922 and 1939. This time frame reflects the beginning of their friendship at the Slade School of Art, their early adulthood creativity and a period …
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The walking Buddha: the premier image of Sukhothai classicism
<p>Conceived by the Sukhothai school of art, the Walking Buddha is a highly successful interpretation of a spiritual theme. It depicts a fully three dimensional, free standing sculptural figure in an anatomically realistic walking stance. This study is an investigation of the origins, …
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A study of Winifred Knights, 1915-1933
… Knights, 1899-1947, was a student at the Slade School of Art from 1915, where she developed a decorative manner of rhythmic, repetitive forms, one form of cautious modernism. In 1920 she was the first woman to win the Rome Prize in Decorative Painting. The award was for three years at the …
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Considering The Confessional: Spaces of learning and objects to move with
… means for recognizing and representing the work of The Confessional mobile art gallery. Comprised of seven interlocking pieces, The Confessional was designed to be moved in and out of spaces with ease provided it was built out of light materials and for a tool-less assembly. The space was built …
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The development of an effective learning environment in higher education for product design
This thesis is concerned with the development of an effective learning environment in higher education for product design. The research and development undertaken focuses predominantly on the BSc (Hons) course in Computer Aided Product Design (BSc CAPD) at the University of Wolverhampton, in the …
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An Experimental Research into Inhabitable Theories
This thesis has been written in partial fulfilment of the requirements for obtaining the degree of a Doctor of Philosophy at the Centre for Advanced Inquiry in Integrative Arts (CAiiA), Planetary Collegium, School of Art and Media, Faculty of Arts, University of Plymouth, UK. The research was begun …
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