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Spontaneous Installations of Flexible Combinations of Woven Modular Forms
The purpose of this project was to investigate the possibilities of reorganizing space by arranging woven modules. These units were to be separable and flexible in regard to their spacial relationships and interrelatedness in any installation. This problem was examined in these specific ways: 1) Is it possible to create a sense of volume in forms woven flat on a standard floor loom as simple, single-layer or double-layer fabrics and later manipulate them into three-dimensional structures? 2) how can fundamentally simple, fibrous materials be utilized to achieve an effect of scale without overpowering their intrinsic qualities? 3) To what extent, if any, will lighting interact with woven fabric to create the illusion of an extended space? 4) can woven modules be created with enough flexibility of form to be responsive to varying relationships to each other and to specific installation spaces?
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
Burchett, Jayme Schaumann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Photography Versus Direct Observation: An Investigation in Painting
To clarify this investigation, certain questions were formulated to guide the research. These were: 1. is the working procedure markedly different when using a photograph as a source for a work than the procedure used when working from direct observation? 2. If different, does this working procedure affect the final outcome or product? and 3. Whether the working procedure is similar or dissimilar, is the end result, i.e., the work of art, affected by the method used? That is, will the style of the works done from photographs be different from the style of those done from direct observation?
Date:
May 1977
Creator:
Sheppard, J. C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combining Silkscreen, Drawing, and Painting on Canvas
It is the purpose of this study to visually and technically explore the combination of the direct methods of drawing and painting and the more indirect process of silkscreen printing on canvas. The flexibility of the three technical areas- silkscreen, drawing, and painting- proved to make the combination more feasible.
Date:
August 1974
Creator:
Bennett, Jolynn N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Black and White Pottery: Developing a Vocabulary of Patterns and Motifs Based on Neolithic Precedents
The purpose of this study was to develop a vocabulary of patterns and motifs based on Persian and Mesopotamian styles. Then, using the characteristics mentioned above, to create a body of work, approximately twenty pieces, using that vocabulary.
Date:
May 1986
Creator:
Brigman, David Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation Into the Use of the Computer as a Design Tool in the Creation of Modular Sculpture
The idea of using the computer as a design tool seemed ideal for my sculpture. The simplicity of my sculptures and their repeating elements are easily rendered by computer technology. The computer allowed me to perceive my designs accurately from different perspectives. My hand-rendered designs, by contrast, were difficult to read, especially from multiple views. The computer sharpened my designs, while showing me the different views in less time. Although the designs were computer assisted, I commanded all of the manipulations. This procedure is different from computer-generated design, in which the computer is programmed to do the designing itself. My investigation of the computer as a design tool answered several questions.
Date:
August 1988
Creator:
Kent, Carolyn E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Decision Making Process Involved in Creating a Collaborative Multi-Media Installation
For my problem-in-lieu-of-thesis, I proposed to do a collaborative installation involving three or four spaces which incorporate multi-media and audience participation. My intent was to focus on the decision-making process for creating an installation.
Date:
August 1991
Creator:
Starnes, Anne Elizabeth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spontaneous Imagery Within Shaped Formats
The primary concerns and problems which were addressed in this project were: 1. were the shaped formats more of less effective when derived directly from maps and/or photographic panoramas as opposed to deriving them from my own memory and imagination? 2.Was the negative space in which the intaglio prints float, more or less effective than the paintings and drawings which have no bordering negative space? 3. What differences exist in the spontaneous imagery when putting down the initial marks, with my eyes closed, as opposed to when my eyes were open. 4. Did values painted, drawn, or printed over the spontaneous imagery expand the spacial implications and enhance the overall coordination? 5. What problems arose in construction of the shaped formats, how they were solved, and what was the best way to finish the edges for presentation?
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
Hart, Michael Ralph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Combining Electroformed Copper and Raku
A major emphasis in my graduate studies in ceramics at North Texas State University has been on the production of raku wall pieces. Raku appealed to me for its unusual metallic glaze effects and the accidental qualities of the glazes and clay bodies due to the smoking reduction that takes place after the piece is removed from the kiln. During this same period I was also interested in and experimenting with the use of electroforming as a method of jewelry making. Again, the accidental qualities of this process were appealing. It was during these experiments, especially those involving non-conductive surfaces, that i frist considered applying the process to large ceramic pieces. The stoneware pieces were limited in size since they were to be developed into pieces of jewelry.
Date:
December 1981
Creator:
Merrill, Robert Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dimensional Alteration of Structure in Communicating Artist's Intent
This study involves an investigation of artist's intent (purpose) and the effects of altering the dimensional structure of a print utilizing the materials as imagery. Concerning the nature of the creative project, The following questions arose: 1. How will changing my current two-dimensional format to a three-dimensional presentation produce the desired intensity of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual depth? 2. What kinds of materials can be combined to effectively produce the desired imagery? 3. What technical problems arise in regard to a supporting armature in the three dimensional structures? 4. How is the artist's intent communicated through the imagery created in the three-dimensional structures?
Date:
August 1987
Creator:
Collins, Laurie Lyn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clothing Derived From Lepidoptera Forms
Each design attempted to fulfill three requirements. The design should be effective as displayed in an exhibition; it should retain its sculptural effect when worn; and it should convey a feeling of envelopment for the wearer. In addition to these requirements, the seven pieces were designed and constructed with four problems in mind. First, how did changes in media or technique effect each garment in terms of surface embellishment, drapability, et cetera? Second, how did the scale of a garment alter the medium or technique used and the pattern shape used? Third, what were the design limitations of both the folded rectangle construction and the wing-sleeve design with triangular pattern shapes? Fourth, were some designs more successful than others in creating an envelopment for the body?
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Byron, Janet L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Handmade Paper as an Artistic Medium
The purpose of this study was to bring a new conceptual quantitative balance to the existing elements in my work thereby establishing a new clarity. It was felt that the above accomplishment would bring about new worth; so that when my work was perceived it would have a greater impact upon the viewer. An expectant visual richness in the imagery would prove that it had been strengthened through simplification of the relationship of form to content. This new visual richness would bring about a new conceptual level to the work, because it had been synthesized into a meaningful statement.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Shinpaugh, Weldon D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Symbolic Significance of the Shelter Image in my Sculpture
The source and development of the shelter as a personal symbol in my work has been explored in a body of work consisting of twelve pieces. The approximate size of these objects is 10" X 14" X 18". I plan to address the following questions during the review of this body of work. 1. What part do architectural sources play in the development of the shelter symbol? 2. What part do cultural and anthropological sources play in the development of the shelter symbol? 3. How does surface embellishment affect the shelter symbol? 4. How does the size affect the shelter symbol?
Date:
August 1986
Creator:
Linder, Lora S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Development and Articulation of Cross-Cultural Imagery
The purpose of this project was to develop a body of work in which the content has probable, if not definite, cross-cultural application. It was my intent to analyze images for their content and underlying themes. This collection of "image content" was to be used in the production of a body of work which hopefully would transcend cultural bias or limitations. I consulted art and anthropological texts, books, and periodicals (listed in bibliography) which contained images produced by different cultures.
Date:
August 1984
Creator:
Shelton, Pat
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Space and an Investigation Into the Nature of the Block-Out Process in My Current Work
The purpose of the creative project was to investigate the relationship of figure to ground in a series of paintings in order to better understand how I perceive the space in my work and to analyze the block-out process. Questions regarding the figure/ground relationship are as follow: 1. What is figure, what is ground and what is ambiguous as I see it? 2. What effects do overlapping, shape size, color and value have upon the figure/ground relationship? The portion of the investigation concerning the block-out process has two questions. They are as follow: 1. How do I begin the block-out process? 2. How do I decide what to block out?
Date:
May 1978
Creator:
Werner, Lois Wetzel
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Life-Sized Mixed Media Figures
For my creative project I produced five life-size pieces consisting of human and animal figures constructed in clay and mixed media. Rather than creating figures around or as part of an environment, the figure, being the primary subject, dictated what type and how much of an environment I built. I explored the manipulation of the materials in order to determine how best to produce emotional impact.
Date:
August 1981
Creator:
Kelsey, Jane E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of an Environmental Performance with the use of Light and Projected Photographic Imagery
The primary objective of this creative project was to create an environmental performance through the use of light as the principal medium. Most of the photographic imagery had been completed. The remaining task involved creating an effective and workable system to integrate the projected imagery with the neon light placements. Each system, illustrated in the figures, attempted to create a different approach in using the light mediums.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Aaboe, Richard David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation Into the Use of Juxtaposed Imagery
This paper involves the investigation of the juxtaposition of images through the artists' works and related historical background to the use of this technique. Christopher Hill Morse proposes a series of questions to define personal criteria for choosing images and discusses the impact of these images in the works.
Date:
May 1986
Creator:
Morse, Christopher Hill
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Connections
In my problem-in-lieu-of-thesis, I investigated the connections formed between images which refer to disorder and those which connote imposed order; therefore, I pursued the following questions: 1. What connotations did each of the images have for me? 2. How was each image affected by taking it out of one context and placing it in a new one? 3. What relationships formed between images thus juxtaposed?
Date:
May 1988
Creator:
Miller, David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Expressiveness of Porcelain and its Plasticity in Wheel Thrown Forms
This creative problem project aimed to develop a series of vase forms expressive of clay and its plasticity as developed through the throwing process.
Date:
December 1991
Creator:
Jeffrey, Jay M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library