Browsing School of Art and Design by Author "Blake, Beth"
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Cultural Mansters
Wells, Andrew Ross (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)This document is written in support of the thesis exhibition, Cultural Mansters, which represents and supports the idea of using satire and non-threatening imagery as tools to create a discourse on sociopolitical topics. ... -
Decadent Afterlife
McAteer, Michael Patrick (East Carolina University, 2012)"Decadent Afterlife" has been a way for me to harness and channel my personal responses to the experiences in my life and display them. This thesis can be viewed as two series of work about control, mortality, and the ... -
Echoed Plexus
Pipkin, Bethany (East Carolina University, 2013)This is a report of a creative thesis to complete the Master of Fine Arts degree at East Carolina University. The body of work presented focuses on the scientific theory of emergence as a connection between the structures ... -
Fracture: Representing Identity
Harris, Katya J (East Carolina University, 2018-04-27)This document provides written support for the thesis exhibition, Fracture: Representing Identity. The body of work presented in the exhibition seeks to provide more accurate images of people, counter to the limiting ... -
Inner Change : The Artist and Self-Actualization
Youmans, Lindsey Laing (East Carolina University, 2010)This report is written in support of the thesis exhibition entitled "Inner Change", which investigates the idea of self-actualization through the use of self-portraits juxtaposed with personal imagery to represent my ... -
LEAVING LEAVES -- BETWEEN SEASONS: Therapeutic Landscape Painting and Participatory Art
Branch, Emily (East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)This thesis is an exhibition of therapeutic art. The therapeutic qualities of the work are based on scientific studies in healthcare design and psychology, and evolutionary psychology. Attributes that have been demonstrated ... -
Painting Process as Art Form
Peedin, Jonathan R. (East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of this written report of my thesis is to discuss the research and visual element presented in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree. In my research and creative practice, I focus on the integration ... -
Reflections of Difference
Sutton, Sally L. (East Carolina University, 2013)"Reflections of Difference" is an installation intended to explore and express the issues of women dealing with their body image. To create this thesis I have incorporated scientific data, personal interviews with my ... -
What's In a Name? : An Artistic Deconstruction of Our Public Monuments
Goodyear, Will (East Carolina University, 2010)A monument not only brings forward into the present the values of the subject it is commemorating, but also the values of those who decided to have the structure built/named. If we choose to make available only the positive ... -
With Salivating Tongues We Gaze Lustingly At Sugar, Salt, And Fat
Watts, Amber D (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)This is a report of a thesis to complete the Master of Fine Arts Degree at East Carolina University. The body of work presented is the result of research and creative activity which addresses a number of food-related issues. ...