Patterns of Existence: An Analysis of the Personal Inspirations, Historical Influences, and Motivations

<p>For my Honors Alternative to Thesis Project, I proposed to create a solo exhibition of my artwork and research the inspiration behind my paintings. I found that my influences range from the artists of the Dutch Baroque Period to the American Realist artists such as Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, and Edward Hopper. I explore these ideas because I am fascinated with the mysteries of the natural world. My paintings are contemplations on personal ephemeral moments I experience. My exhibition, paper, and talk highlight the parts of my background that have influenced my artwork, my artist statement, the research I have done on my historical inspirations, discussion of contemporary artists, and descriptions of the influences and progression behind select work in my portfolio. In this project, I analyzed how my artwork has evolved over the past few years, and I learned the direction my work is taking both conceptually and formally.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Art

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Art Department

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Wells, Julianna M

Contributors dc:contributor

• Orion Wertz
• Dr. Barbara Johnston
• Dr. Cindy Ticknor

• Dutch Baroque Period
• American Realist
• Andrew Wyeth
• Winslow Homer
• Edward Hopper
• Art and Design
• Painting

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/304

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1306