Square Halos: A Thesis

The work of Richard W. James explores themes of personal narrative creation and cognitive dissonance as affected by the influences of culture and religion. In first person narrative, this thesis paper discusses the body of work created for his thesis show in March, 2016. Specifically, this paper explores his motivations for making ceramic work and ways in which past explorations in the studio has led to his current body of work. His personal history, influences, use of form and material choices are explored in detail along with the future trajectory of the artwork.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• James, Richard Wendell

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hartman, Tanya E

• Fine arts
• Ceramic
• Figurative
• Sculpture

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright held by the author.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14584

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/23507