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Space and the Unexpected (open access)

Space and the Unexpected

I intend to explore various canvas sizes and many formal issues, focusing on space and the application of paint are paramount in my work. I used closely cropped photographs to aid in this study and my exploration addressed the following questions: 1) How does the speed of execution affect the spontaneity and authority of the piece? 2) How important is the unexpected for the success of my painting in regards to formal issues?
Date: May 1999
Creator: Fortson, Joey
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bomaki/Arashi Shibori as a Pleated Texture in Silk Used in a Garment (open access)

Bomaki/Arashi Shibori as a Pleated Texture in Silk Used in a Garment

The purpose of this study was to use the bomaki/arashi shibori process to create three-dimensional fabric forms which could be incorporated by the design of a garment.
Date: August 1993
Creator: Heartsill, Jean Louise
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recurring Images Rising Out of a State of Obscurity (open access)

Recurring Images Rising Out of a State of Obscurity

Through this study I intended to analyze and determine the significance of the recurring imagery that emerged as an integral part of my compositions. Furthermore, I attempted to discern the importance and over all the effects of the small scale upon my work and determine how vital is the spontaneity that is used to obtain each composition.
Date: May 1993
Creator: Aberu, Nancy E. Vendrell
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Retained Two Dimensional Elements in a Three Dimensional Sculptural Format (open access)

An Analysis of Retained Two Dimensional Elements in a Three Dimensional Sculptural Format

The object of this problem in lieu of thesis has been the exploration and identification of the retained two dimensional design idiom in the sculptural format of my work. (By this, I am referring to the lateral, planar quality which often continues as part of my designs.)
Date: December 1991
Creator: Trimble, H. Carl III
System: The UNT Digital Library
Translation of Personal Perceptions into Physical Space and Abstract Form (open access)

Translation of Personal Perceptions into Physical Space and Abstract Form

In this investigation I use the term perception as Arthur Comb and Donald Snygg do when they state that perception is any differentiation the individual is capable of making in his personal field. Perception has to do with the organization one gives to his world. Behavior and learning are products of perceiving. Immanuel Kant said: "We see things not as they are but as we are." During this effort to organize my world I realized that I was concerned with myself as an experiencing individual. I felt that one is built out of his experiences and that the best vantage point for understanding behavior is from the internal frame of reference of the individual himself. I was taking a somewhat phenomenological approach to my problem.
Date: August 1980
Creator: Bagley, Frances Stevens
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Symbolic Imagery Through the Decorative Qualities of Majolica (open access)

The Use of Symbolic Imagery Through the Decorative Qualities of Majolica

For the purpose of this study I intended to use Majolica to allow me both more flexibility in the physical act of decorating my ceramic work, as well as the opportunity for the expansion of my selection of symbols. During this investigation the following questions were addressed: 1. Was the color range attainable with Majolica relevant to my work? 2. Was my chosen imagery complemented by the special properties of Majolica. 3. Did the textural possibilities of Majolica benefit my work?
Date: December 1990
Creator: Lipscomb, Loretta T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Use of a Torch with Ceramic Materials (open access)

An Investigation of the Use of a Torch with Ceramic Materials

This report documents the changes in my work as a ceramic artist over a two-year period, imposed upon, and inspired by, the use of a propane torch on the surface of the clay vessel. The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to provide information about this particular tool for methods of survace decoration; (2) to provide information about a subjective thought process directed by properties in this particular tool.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Bradley, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Sculptural Expression, Based on Dream-Derived Imagery, of the Preciousness of Certain Tools in a Meditative Journey (open access)

A Sculptural Expression, Based on Dream-Derived Imagery, of the Preciousness of Certain Tools in a Meditative Journey

To emphasize the preciousness of these tools, I envisioned object-specific carrying cases, like a violin case or my grandmother's china cabinet. The object-specific case or cabinet is, like the tool it houses, special and singular inits utility and serves to underscore the ceremonial nature of the tool. Of all the examples of object-specific environments I've looked at, most have been constructed of fine woods; many have also been either covered or lined with various skins, silk, or velvet to reflect the preciousness of their contents.
Date: May 1993
Creator: Martin, Brian Scot
System: The UNT Digital Library
Repeated Elements: Formal Possibilities for Abstract Expression of Rhythmic Life Patterns (open access)

Repeated Elements: Formal Possibilities for Abstract Expression of Rhythmic Life Patterns

As my creative project, I decided to explore the possibilities for expression of rhythmic life-growth patterns in a variety of abstracted multiple forms. The work was planned to investigate the following questions: 1. What forms can be used to communicate the idea of repetitive, rhythmic or seasonal life or growth patterns? 2. What size/scale is effective in communicating the universal, infinite character of these patterns? 3. What formats or types of presentation are the most effective? 4. How is the overall impact of the work affected by changes in size and form? 5. How do changes in the work affect my responses to it, and what subsequent directions result in the work?
Date: August 1980
Creator: Bennett, Susan E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Halo Effect Achieved Through Alterations of Standard Raku Formula and Procedures (open access)

An Investigation of the Halo Effect Achieved Through Alterations of Standard Raku Formula and Procedures

My research explored the possibilities of achieving the raku halo through variations of the standard engobe (pronounced on-gobe) and oxide formulas, using ceramic vessels as media. This included alterations of the ingredients, consistencies, and methods of application. Throughout the research, a journal was kept including individual information about research pieces, a statement of results, and my reaction to those effects. From this information, an analysis of the completed vessels was compiled.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Moorman, Evette M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Zinc, Magnesium, and Aluminum as Etching Surfaces (open access)

Investigation of Zinc, Magnesium, and Aluminum as Etching Surfaces

The introduction to printmaking in most universities and college directs students to learn the basic techniques of intaglio using zinc. This continues throughout one's academic career, with little emphasis placed on experimentation with other metals. During my undergraduate and graduate studies I etched with zinc. I had wanted to use aluminium and magnesium in order to explore the similar and dissimilar qualities of the three.
Date: May 1978
Creator: Stark, John E., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Established Fabric Techniques Used to Create Motorized Forms (open access)

Established Fabric Techniques Used to Create Motorized Forms

The ancient artist's influences can still be felt in today's craftsmen. For example, the contemporary weaver Sheila Hick's prayer rugs are an assimulation of the textile techniques of ancient Peru, Persia, and India, and the macramed forms of the contemporary Spanish artist, Aurelis Munoz, are suggestive of the woven huts of many primitive cultures. Because of this influence upon the current investigation, the evolvement of weaving and its techniques, as well as the three-dimensional techniques of basketry, in different parts of the world and in different historical periods are reviewed briefly.
Date: December 1973
Creator: Laman, Jean B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Installation: Sculpture and Painting as a Hybrid Within Virtual Reality (open access)

Installation: Sculpture and Painting as a Hybrid Within Virtual Reality

My work has developed to the point where it exists within the grey area between painting and sculpture. These hybrid works necessitate the transition from creating objects to that work singularly to installations of various works that operate as a whole. The purpose of this study is to identify successful methods of making this transition through the use of the computer. The computer should provide new strategies to integrate sculpture and painting into a hybrid form.
Date: May 1996
Creator: Ashton, Leo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pattern: Literal and Metaphorical (open access)

Pattern: Literal and Metaphorical

My work contains physical and illusionary layers of images which reflect or relate cultural and personal experiences. These experiences address collective cultural patterns or personal and collective experience simultaneously. Visual metaphorical and literal patterns represent behavior and experiences. Inherent in the presentation of these types of patterns and experiences is the implication of time and the relationships between old, new, and changed experience. One vehicle for effectively portraying these linear layers of literal/metaphorical images in fibers could be visual images representing a metaphorical pattern combined with literal patterns. The literal pattern would either reflect or have a relationship with the metaphorical pattern. Another vehicle for expressing the linear layers of images could be varying representations of depth of field exist.
Date: December 1995
Creator: Ridenour, Elise
System: The UNT Digital Library
Art by the Yard: Exploring Narrative Drawings (open access)

Art by the Yard: Exploring Narrative Drawings

I am interested, both from a personal standpoint and from a cultural perspective, in pursuing the meaning of thes eimages singly and as they combine with others. In turn, the results, I hope, will lead to the discovery of more images for my image encyclopedia. After this introduction subsequent chapters will explore my reasons for the combinations of images I choose and will place the finished drawings in their contemporary art context. My goal will be to note the changing meanings of the objects as they interact serially.
Date: May 1990
Creator: Sale, Thomas Fancher
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Some Intaglio Processes Through Bookmaking (open access)

An Investigation of Some Intaglio Processes Through Bookmaking

In pursuit of the project, I sought to address the following concerns: 1. Which intaglio processes, or their combination, proved to be the most useful in production of the book? 2. In establishing a concept for the book, what problems were encountered? 3. What is the visual relationship between the printed images, the book, and its container?
Date: May 1982
Creator: Manning, Patricia R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concept Vs. Intuition: A Study Into the Personal Understanding of Images (open access)

Concept Vs. Intuition: A Study Into the Personal Understanding of Images

I was curious as to what my work was about and what images were important to me. There had to be a reason why I was driven to do what I did, whether it was a conscious, conceptual purpose or a subconscious, intuitive reason. The problem of this investigation was to discover which of these I used in the creation of my images or whether I used both.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Student, Cheryl L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contemplation Series (open access)

Contemplation Series

My work dealt with the life within inanimate objects and what occurred when one placed apparently unrelated objects together in an arrangement. The arrangements had three interrelated elements: the objects, spacial relationships, and materials.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Blackwell, Pamela R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Investigation of the Symbolism of the Feline Image in my Work (open access)

The Investigation of the Symbolism of the Feline Image in my Work

Feline images have been an element in much of my work since 1981. These cat images were usually included in self-portraits. As my work progressed, the feline images increased in importance until 1985, when I abandoned the self-portraits almost entirely and began working predominantly with the cats. Although the feline image has been an important aspect of my work for several years, I never attempted to discover what these images symbolized or meant. I rarely thought consciously about the content of my work, as i arrived at my images primarily in an intuitive manner.
Date: May 1986
Creator: Kenyon, Gloria L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Experimental Investigation Into the Predictability and Controllability of Shrinkage in Polymer-Acrylic Emulsion Artists' Paints (open access)

An Experimental Investigation Into the Predictability and Controllability of Shrinkage in Polymer-Acrylic Emulsion Artists' Paints

The problem of this investigation is to determine if the shrinkage resulting from water loss, which causes cracking in polymer-acrylic emulsion artists' paints, can be controlled to produce a predictable variety of surface textures useful in painting. Preliminary information on the behavior of polymer-emulsion paints was taken from published material such as Mayer's Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Woody's Polymer Painting, and various manufacturers' technical publications. Experimental investigations were conducted to observe the media under varied methods of application and conditions of drying. The information gathered in the experiments was used to develop techniques producing a variety of predictable textural alterations, which were used in a series of experimental paintings.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Davis, Mark G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcendence and Paradox: A Question of Female and Male (open access)

Transcendence and Paradox: A Question of Female and Male

For the problem in lieu of thesis, a series of ten works were created in which a male image replaced the female image; I continued to utilize the same materials, format, and centralized frontal figure. A record of the work was accomplished by maintaining a written and visual journal on progress and outcome. Some research was made into topics related to the work, and the findings from the literature comprise chapter two of the paper. In executing this body of work and researching related topics, I hoped to better understand my conscious and unconscious processes and motivations in creating both the self-portrait series and the new series.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Bennett, Karen M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Printmaking and Painting in Combination with Other Media (open access)

Printmaking and Painting in Combination with Other Media

The purpose of this study was to give information on watercolor painting in combination with printmaking and secondary media. The objectives of the creative problem were stated in two parts. The first dealt with the exploration into kinds of secondary media which affect the printed surfaces and the watercolors, and the second dealt with the investigation into the kinds of secondary media that can be effectively integrated with the collograph and the monoprint.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Gregory, Ellna Kay
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Artist's Book as an Alternative to the Gallery Installation (open access)

The Artist's Book as an Alternative to the Gallery Installation

I examined and evaluated three sets of gallery installations and related handmade books. The following questions were considered foremost: 1) Visually, how different from and how similar to the gallery installations are the books? 2) What verbal elements are adapted from the installations to the books? 3) How does the difference in format (that is, the books) alter or affect the content and meaning of the installations?
Date: May 1981
Creator: Bush, M. Rowena
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interpretive Drawing: Self-Portraits (open access)

Interpretive Drawing: Self-Portraits

The objectives of the creative problem may be stated in two parts. First, the utilization of the self-portrait theme in order to explore a variety of drawing techniques, media combinations, and surface manipulations; and second, the maintenance of a sketchbook-diary which accompanies the study as supportive data. The sketchbook entries include not only pertinent visual material but also verbal commentary. The sketchbook-diary is sequential and denotes the various stages of development as well as the progression of the study.
Date: December 1973
Creator: Taylor, Sandra L.
System: The UNT Digital Library