Browsing College of Fine Arts & Communication by Title
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Survey of Educational and Cultural Influences in Occupations
(East Carolina University, 2011)This study endeavored to determine if persons were influenced by their art education , early creative experiences and participation with other visual art activities in the selection of their chosen profession and noted ... -
Suspension of Disbelief
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)This thesis is an invitation to participate in the viewership and operation of fictional narratives. The making of this work is an attempt to understand the dichotomy of enjoying the trick and knowing its method. In ... -
Symbolism in Messiaen's Oratorio : La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jesus-Christ
(East Carolina University, 2014)This thesis will focus on the unity of rich numeric symbolism, religious text, and historical context of La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ by Olivier Messiaen. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was known for ... -
SYMPHONY NO. 2 “SYMPHONY OF CHORALES” BY LUKAS FOSS: A STUDY IN COLLAGE AND MUSICAL BORROWING
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-20)In his second symphony, the Symphony of Chorales (1958), Foss seems to be struggling to merge two identities, his Stravinskian Neoclassicism and his improvisation-influenced experimentalism. The mature Foss is first able ... -
Tangible Emanations
(East Carolina University, 2011)This is a report on my creative research. It is supplementary to my thesis exhibition of works of sculpture, images of which are included in this report. These sculptures explore the intangible emanations that emerge from ... -
The Art of Provisionalism
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Art is in itself meaningless; the significant thing to consider is the social formation and how it is reproduced. If an artwork is assigned a value, it is due to the iterative ability of the subjects involved. The most ... -
The Effect of NFL Protest for TV Viewership
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Two things have significantly impacted the National Football League (NFL) in the last year: First, there was a decrease of viewership of around 9.7% in the last Nielsen ratings of 2017 (Rovell, 2018). Second, the protests ... -
The Emotional Effect of Musical Underscoring in the Play columbinus
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)One of the most debated political topics in today’s media is the prominence of school shootings. During a time of discourse, artists typically use this energy to enhance their work and create emotional pieces of art that ... -
THE FOUNDATION OF MUSIC
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Music is a powerful tool that can be heard all over the world. It is used as a means of expressing emotions, overcoming obstacles, and establishing an identity as an individual and as a culture. I plan to create a program ... -
The Importance of Duck Hunting: Making Connections
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-21)My work shines a light on the values of hunt-to-table while also showing the many connections made. Hunting is knowing where your meat comes from, the importance of local, sustainable, and ecologically conscious meat, and ... -
The Industrial Image: Preserving a Deteriorating Identity
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-27)Reclamation is essential in preserving the history and changing identity of America's Rust Belt. This body of work uses photography and historic events as material that can be repurposed. Imagery is preserved when fired ... -
The Legend of Ayon: A Sculptural Monomyth
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-28)The Legend of Ayon is a sculptural representation of a hero’s journey into a world of the unknown, then returning victorious after overcoming trials and tribulations. My research depicts my fascination with fantasies ... -
The Value of Exposure: The Connection Between International Contact, Ethnocentrism, and Intercultural Sensitivity
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-13)As higher education continues on the path of globalization, a persistent focus is placed on creating internationally competent professionals. The most prominent method used to achieve this is through the internationalization ... -
Theorems in Visual Art: Art and Math Teacher Collaboration toward Creative Leadership
(2018)An artist and a mathematician meet. The authors of this article, one an art education professor and the other a mathematics professor, collaborated to conduct research as a team, examining perceptions of K-12 art ... -
Thoughts on Temporal Perception's Relativity in Grisey's Vortex Temporum and Voss's Perspectives
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-21)This thesis centers around a comparative analysis between an instrumental work, Vortex Temporum (1995), by Gérard Grisey (1946-98), and a mixed media work by Emerson Voss (b. 1991), Perspectives (2017). This essay articulates ... -
Three Initiatives for Community-Based Art Education Practices
(2013-07)According to Lawton (2010), art educators should be concerned with teaching their students to make critical connections between the classroom and the outside world. one effective way to make these critical connections ... -
TO BE OR NOT TO BE A (ROLE) MODEL IN A GLASS (CEILING) MENAGERIE
(2015-04-28)This paper explores how famous female characters express societal views and expectations for actual females and presents ways new works can provide expanded options, liberating performers and audiences from restrictive ... -
Tools of Mass Consumption
(East Carolina University, 2015)Today, with cheaply produced plasticware introduced in the 1960s and foods that can be consumed directly out of the wrapper, our culture has essentially acknowledged the necessity for function and convenience when eating. ...