Analysis of the Salt-Bisque Technique, Its Effects Under Regulated Conditions and Its Evolution Through the Introduction of Seven Sodium-Based Chemicals (open access)

Analysis of the Salt-Bisque Technique, Its Effects Under Regulated Conditions and Its Evolution Through the Introduction of Seven Sodium-Based Chemicals

This paper examines the surface effects of the salt-bisque technique on clay forms and its evolution through the introduction of seven-sodium based chemicals. Genevieve Espinosa walks the reader through a series of tests and procedures in three stages: the formative, decorative, and conclusive (firing) stages.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Espinosa, Genevieve
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Examination of My Perceptions of the Myth of Femininity (open access)

An Examination of My Perceptions of the Myth of Femininity

This paper examines the myth of femininity and the author's own perception towards it through an analysis of seven pieces of art work and related literature. R. Renee Sherrer explores the representation of concepts and the use of image to impart a message.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Sherrer, R. Renee
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Unification of Clay and Steel in the Representation of Machined Forms From My Past (open access)

The Unification of Clay and Steel in the Representation of Machined Forms From My Past

This paper discusses the author's art works, which involved the integration of clay and steal to create sculptures of pipe forms similar to the machined forms they worked with in the agriculture and oil industries. Vicente García discusses the methodology of creation and analyzes the works.
Date: May 1993
Creator: García, Vicente
System: The UNT Digital Library
Imagery and Form (open access)

Imagery and Form

This paper discusses the integration of imagery and form in the author's works, wheel thrown pottery intended to make an individualized statement. Steven L. Phillips discusses the process of making these forms and the imagery they contain, drawing connections to philosophical concepts.
Date: May 1994
Creator: Phillips, Steven L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Marriage of the Graceful and the Flagrant: A Sculptural Inquiry of the Modern Woman (open access)

The Marriage of the Graceful and the Flagrant: A Sculptural Inquiry of the Modern Woman

This paper discusses the author's selected works, four sculptural pieces cast in bronze and painted with oil paint washes. Cari D. Ashworth explains how the works illustrate challenges faced by the modern woman in today's society, and how the dramatic flair of the pieces produces imagery.
Date: May 1997
Creator: Ashworth, Cari D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Balance of Contradictions: Abstraction and Representation, Formalism and Symbolism (open access)

The Balance of Contradictions: Abstraction and Representation, Formalism and Symbolism

This paper discusses the concept of figurative formalism and its application in six paintings on canvas by the author. Linda Leonhart McCall explores the work of Johannes Vermeer, Edward Hopper, and Richard Diebenkorn in discussing abstraction and representation.
Date: May 1998
Creator: McCall, Linda Leonhart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconstructing Strata Lines of Reality (open access)

Reconstructing Strata Lines of Reality

This problem in lieu of thesis centers around my work and involves the production of the film trilogy Knife, Fork and Spoon. The methodology for this project comes from my investigation of postmodernist theory and social norms. Three problems are addressed and my professional procedures and practices that helped me find solutions while working on these films are included in chapter two.
Date: May 2001
Creator: Crawford, William James
System: The UNT Digital Library