Exploring new work: a personal reflection art critique in the world of prints

The paper at hand seeks to critique aspects of my own work in terms of thinking process, act of making, and several contextual art concepts of the past including: comparisons to certain Futurist artists and elements of pre-Columbian Aztec and Mayan artwork. I will discuss briefly technical processes and emphasize visual concepts. In viewing several examples of my own prints and exploring the makeup of these pieces, one can better understand the delicate balance between the earthly components of past artwork and the sleeker, more geometric designs of the future. These two attributes are utilized in my work to create the tension and play derived from personal emotions. In breaking down these works into components that can be directly compared to my own influences, the genres and allusions to ancient art mingle into a single map of art and time.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Art

Grantor dc:publisher

Colorado State University. Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Authors dc:creator

• De La Cruz, Michael, author
• Simons, Steve, advisor
• Dormer, Jim, committee member
• DiCesare, Catherine, committee member
• Kneller, Jane, committee member

• printmaking
• lithography
• prints
• art critique
• intaglio

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25675/3.018393

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/82611