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
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
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
The Effect of Paper Supports as Aesthetic Choices Made in the Oil Painting Process (open access)

The Effect of Paper Supports as Aesthetic Choices Made in the Oil Painting Process

I believe that an artist needs a mechanism(s) built into his or her working method out of which the greatest number of options may arise. I suggested that, for me, painting on paper could be one such mechanism. I wanted to pursue paper as a viable surface on which to paint and discover to what extent it would influence my choices in the working process.
Date: August 1990
Creator: McSweeney, Arthur J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of the Exploration of Scale on the Responses Made in Sculpture (open access)

The Influence of the Exploration of Scale on the Responses Made in Sculpture

The purpose of this problem-in-lieu of thesis is to explore the effect of scale in my sculpture, on me as an artist as well as the viewer. My work addressed the following questions: 1. Can smaller-than-life-size sculpture communicate with the same intensity as my previous life-size work? 2. How does scale affect the ability of the work to communicate ideas and feelings? 3. Can the sculpture be as confrontational without occupying space as we do? 4. Does a larger-than-life-size piece gain intensity in any of these questions due to its scale? 5. How does scale affect my feelings toward the work and my method of working?
Date: December 1990
Creator: Kneip, Kathryn L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fusion (open access)

Fusion

My proposed objective was to create eight illustrations using Fusion as a tool to communicate concepts. I posed the following questions for evaluation. 1. Can I create two-dimensional illustrations effectively when applying the knowledge and techniques I have studied? 2. In what way will the use of multiple techniques affect the concept?
Date: August 1990
Creator: Hodges, Harlowe
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effect of Subject on Content (open access)

A Study of the Effect of Subject on Content

For my Problem in-lieu-of-thesis, I proposed to execute a related body of work using "horse" as subject. It was my intent to investigate what effects the limits of "horse" instead of "figure" had on the content of my work.
Date: August 1990
Creator: Worcester, Betty S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Looking Through a Window (open access)

Looking Through a Window

Each of the pieces in this study was a single room structure which incorporated a window. The scale varied depending on whether the piece as a whole or in part was to be worn.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Greene, Melody
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Imagery of "Man": An Analysis of Ten Paintings and Their Related Imagery (open access)

The Imagery of "Man": An Analysis of Ten Paintings and Their Related Imagery

The Isle of Man and Southeast Texas both display unique aspects of their geographical localities. In many ways they share similar attributes. I feel strongly that we are a product of our past and of our surroundings. So what type of imagery can be dealt with as a personal icon to link the two diverse places of my past and present?
Date: December 1990
Creator: Kennaugh, Don Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
One-Sitting Paintings (open access)

One-Sitting Paintings

Even Though I already did paint fairly rapidly, I felt I had a tendency to let the painting in progress sit too long in between times spent working on it. I also felt that I was spending too much time stepping back away from the work to look at it and was milling around the studio sometimes needlessly. Thus I became intrigued with the idea of doing a painting in one block of time. The purpose of this investigation was to explore and study the possibilities generated by a series of "one-sitting" paintings. I defined one-sitting painting as a painting which proceeded from beginning to end without a significant break, meaning that it could take anywhere from four to sixteen hours to complete.
Date: May 1990
Creator: Thomas, Craig C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Masks and Nature (open access)

Masks and Nature

The intention of my mask-making was to present a body of work that visually captured my many encounters with spiritual presences in nature. From my perspective, these spiritual presences can be described most effectively as Platonic ideals, or the blueprints from which all physical forms are derived. These spirits are, therefore, the life breath and animating force behind the material world. I wanted to transcend the mere physical manifestations of nature and create in the masks a primary vehicle or conduit for the spiritual presences that I sensed in nature.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Cato, Maribeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building a Personal History With Layered Symbolic Images (open access)

Building a Personal History With Layered Symbolic Images

Since I was a young child, I have had a deep interest in all facets of the cultures of early humans and more modern primitive peoples-- in particular, their art and their mythology. It was my proposal, therefore, to combine these interests with the styles of my earlier works by using images drawn from the various aspects of my ancestry in several pieces of work in which the layering of those images-- similar to the layers of my heritage-- was used. My choices were limited to a set number of images listed in a "dictionary of symbols." I continued to engage in on-going research of these symbols to determine if there were relationships in their meanings between the various cultural elements of my ancestry.
Date: August 1990
Creator: Blair, Teresa A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developing an Efficient One-Man Potter's Studio (open access)

Developing an Efficient One-Man Potter's Studio

The problem I proposed to explore involved making changes in personal work practices in the studio as well as studio organization. Using advice and practices that I have gleaned over the past few years, I made changes in the areas of studio organization, wheel production, and the glaze decoration process with the goal of adapting to a limited studio space and becoming more productive.
Date: August 1990
Creator: Bailey, John Scott
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Mexican Gravesites in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Laredo, Texas (open access)

An Investigation of Mexican Gravesites in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Laredo, Texas

My work already shared some of the characteristics of the gravesites that I proposed to study. They were similar in that they both attempted to integrate sacred and profane imagery. Both called attention to personal events and related these events to a larger scheme. Finally, both were involved with the creation of objects of veneration according to personal edicts, but in relation to already established mythologies. I proposed to create a body of work based on the information gathered from the investigation of three predominantly Mexican graveyards-- one in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and two outside of Laredo, Texas.
Date: May 1990
Creator: Ludwig, Lisa M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Verticality and Architectural Reference in the Presentation of Figurative Sculpture (open access)

An Analysis of Verticality and Architectural Reference in the Presentation of Figurative Sculpture

The purpose of this study was to analyze the physical issues of verticality and architectural reference in the presentation of my figurative sculpture and to determine how these issues affect me as viewer. In this analysis, the term architectural reference refers to the fundamental structural elements historically associated with architecture, such as column, pylon, pilaster, pyramid, elevated platform, and bilateral symmetry. The term does not address broader architectural concepts such as spatial organization, circulation, or shelter.
Date: May 1990
Creator: Pavlovsky, Micheal D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mixed-Media Installation Concerns (open access)

Mixed-Media Installation Concerns

As I proceeded with my work within this format, I encountered some concerns that dealt with value judgement involving the presentation of an effective installation of this type. The challenge for me was to form a union between the images in my mind and the combination of materials that I chose to use. I wanted the viewer to be conscious of the entire space, as one experience made up of numerous elements.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Harris, Mary E. Phelps
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of Non-Clay Materials With the Expression of Personal Imagery (open access)

The Development of Non-Clay Materials With the Expression of Personal Imagery

My creative project was to expand the depth at which non-clay materials such as wood and metal (brought, found, or otherwise acquired) were successfully blended with clay, both physically and visually. Also, imagery--so essential to the narrative quality of the work-- was to be expanded upon to provide a constant freshness that avoided repetition or variation for its own sake.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Northum, Melba Robbins
System: The UNT Digital Library
Neuropsychological Predicators for Return to Work Following Brain Injury (open access)

Neuropsychological Predicators for Return to Work Following Brain Injury

This paper discusses a study created to determine the connection between performance on several neuropsychological measures and return to work. Connie D. Henson explains the study, which involved 134 brain injured patients treated in an outpatient neuropsychological re-entry program, and resulted in some mild correlations found while testing.
Date: July 1990
Creator: Henson, Connie D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anxiety in the Career Exploration Process (open access)

Anxiety in the Career Exploration Process

This paper discusses the causes behind anxiety in the career exploration process and explains the findings of a study conducted with 200 undergraduate college students at the University of North Texas. Nancy E. Polk explores related literature and topics such as psychological separation/attachment and self-efficacy that are involved in the creation of anxiety.
Date: 1990
Creator: Polk, Nancy E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laminated Clays as Decorative Elements on Ceramic Forms (open access)

Laminated Clays as Decorative Elements on Ceramic Forms

This paper describes the process and results of laminating clay forms through the slab construction method for the purpose of decorating ceramic forms. Rafael Molina describes the background information behind the process and a description of the finished products.
Date: August 1990
Creator: Molina, Rafael
System: The UNT Digital Library