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The identical synthronos Trinity: representation, ritual and power in the Spanish Americas
(1997)This dissertation examines the origin and meaning of the Trinity represented as three enthroned (synthronos), identical men. Although banned by the Vatican in 1623 and 1745, it was used in the Spanish Americas until the ... -
Interdisciplinary Visual Arts
University of Washington Abstract Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Joseph A. Freeman Jr. Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Chair + Professor Ellen Garvens Photomedia This thesis paper explores the dynamics of how matter ... -
Interlocking Paint and Paint
University of Washington Abstract Interlocking Paint and Paint Tarran Sklenar Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ann Gale Painting and Drawing Through my paintings, I am exploring the materiality of paint and its ... -
J. Doe: Placeholders for the Unidentified
“And since you know you cannot see yourself So well as by reflection, I, your glass, Will modestly discover to yourself That of yourself which you yet know not of.” -Shakespeare How am I reflected in the objects I create? ... -
jahlbutahkhapnida
The act of stretching and experimenting with the malleable properties of language is fundamental to my practice. I often criticize the supposed neutrality of language, especially Standard American English, and question the ... -
THE JOY IS IN THE PATTERN
My thesis project explores the use of carefully orchestrated, patterned paintings depicting domestic interiors with bold, flat, layered planes of color, repeated motifs, and a shallow sense of space. Pattern is everywhere ... -
Lately We Have Been Here Just About All The Time Even When We Are Someplace Else We Should Be Here Too
As a way of approaching the work which was exhibited at the Henry Art Gallery as part of the 2019 University of Washington MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition, this text outlines a film, and within that film a discussion of the ... -
Leopoldo Méndez, revolutionary art, and the Mexican print: in service of the people
(1999)This dissertation situates the Mexican printmaker, Leopoldo Mendez (1902--1969), as a leading member of the Mexican art world of the twentieth century, revealing his central role in Mexican art and politics. His significance ... -
Living Objects
During the last two years I have found new ways to develop and maintain relationships with others through my relationships with objects. Understanding the purpose of the object, the functionality, the way it exists within ... -
Living on Death
My work pertains to notions of documentary. The slaughterhouse and events that transpire within constitute the untouched, given center of my work. Within these limits I am free to interpret, recreate and compose such ... -
Lonely Mountains
This thesis examines cuteness as it relates to care, culture, and manipulation. Using both scientific studies and cultural theories, this thesis aims to understand these elements of cuteness and relate them to the artwork ... -
Look at Myself
I have questions that need answers and I had questions yet to ask. That stumped me for a while. What would I look for as an artist and what would I do with the answers discovered? In this thesis, I will address why these ... -
Love is A Time Based Medium a multimedia installation exploring economies of aural and visual portraiture
The purpose of this study was to make portraits of my loved ones from life and to record the exchange between artist and model for the archive. A series of portraits were drawn from life, mostly in an environment controlled ... -
Make Yourself a Demon
This is a work of research and an artwork. It explores antagonisms between frameworks and contents, broadly defined. Its own framework, academic research, is materially supported by public taxes and tuition from students. ... -
Making Time, Finding Space & Building Self
In order to understand the current moment, I have been researching and dissecting our collective human history along with my personal experiences. The former gives clarity to what makes us, us. The latter provides me with ... -
Memory, Space and Light
My thesis project explores ideas of space and light. It relates to my experience of growing up in a big city. Architectural structures play a vital role in the project. I create a personal space that contains memory and ... -
MONSTRO: Artworks Inspired by the Disabled Experience
My ability (or, inability) to come to terms with the disabled experience-- forms the core of my artistic practice. I create semi-autobiographical sculptures that serve as allegory for the effects, symptoms, or experiences ... -
My Dear Friend, Time
University of Washington Abstract My Dear Friend, Time Jing Xu Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Ellen Garvens Photomedia I like thinking that my work instigates performance; it encourages viewers to perform ... -
Neo-Pre-Raphaelitism: The Final Generations
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of seven young men who wanted to rebel against the teachings and orthodoxies of the Royal Academy. It was a short-lived movement, beginning in 1848 and ending in the early 1850s, ... -
Our Own Personal Hero's Journey
Young men often view themselves under the scope of a “Hero’s Journey” due to various forms of entertainment equating a “hero” with the traditionally masculine. Using drawing, painting, and printmaking I was able to explore ...