College of Liberal Arts Theses and Dissertations
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Item The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton(2017-08) Murdoch, Andrew; O'Malley, Ryan; Gron, Jack; Katz, LouisThis display represents all items archived (to date) in the collection of the late Renwick Ambrose Matheton. A known eccentric and occult enthusiast, Matheton spent his lifetime procuring and cataloging artifacts pertaining to a previously undiscovered civilization - one that seemingly pre-dates the continental schism of Pangaea. Through research, speculation, and the aid of Matheton's coded and cryptic notes, these objects have been identified and categorized to compile this exhibition. Finding the connections between these artifacts became the force driving his every waking moment, some say driving him to madness. Many of the ephemera included in this exhibition are works of his own, attempts to recreate the technologies of these ancients. But was it madness? With continued analysis of these objects a simple fact becomes increasingly apparent - something sinister lurks in the ancient origins of these artifacts. The further I delve into this research, the more I am beginning to see these connections. For what purpose were these objects destined before they entered Matheton's collection? What connection, if any, exists between these artifacts and Matheton's disappearance? Ominous warnings aside, please enjoy the assembled ephemera from the collection of Renwick Matheton. Drawing ones own connections is encouraged, but not recommended. Feel free to share your findings.Item The Fruits(2021-12) Villarreal, Carlos; O'Malley, Ryan; Katz, Louis; Gurney, David; Duttweiler, JoshThe Fruits investigates the intimate space of a South Texas minority family’s life within the context of this current American moment. In this series of images, Villarreal utilizes the space between cinematic and documentary photography to challenge notions of race, privilege, and power. Through autobiography, symbolism, lighting, staging, performance, and documentation he subtly reveals tensions inherent in the complex condition of the Latinx experience.Item Manic Architectonics(6/9/2013) Stoddart, Sebastian J.; Gron, JackIn the written thesis that follows, Sebastian J. Stoddart explains the theory behind Manic Architectonics and its involvement in the creation of his body of work. Explanation of ties linking psychological study to aesthetic properties and emotive qualities secures the foundation from which work may be born. As the title suggests, the synthesis is composed of expressions of perpetually obsessive psychophysiological scrutiny based on architecturally derived imagery, manifestation represented by individual case studies. Through providing the audience with these samples, the artist invites inspection and reflection concentrating on the emotional essence imbedded in the work.Item Not for Medical Use(2017-05) Howard, Emily; Katz, Louis; Petican, Laura; Gron, JackThroughout the history of art, artists have always sought to find ways to recreate the human form in its most perfect representation. They have studied the weight and movement of the body inside and out to show the ideal figure in its totality, which has aided in the progress of medical science. This is in the pursuit of representing beauty and has led to the human figure being idealized on the surface without embracing imperfections. This does not leave room for the exploration of representing the imperfect or ill body according to social standards. One in three hundred Americans is diagnosed with a condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and eighty percent of those are women. Changing the perception of chronic illness or disabilities can be achieved through the research of in disabilities studies and artists’s representations of the disabled form in different art mediums. Specific Copious research about differential treatment by gender and accounts of gender bias in the medical arts informs a feminist message perspective in this research. Artists should actively be seeking a way to bridge the gap between art and scientific. This body of work seeks to represent the human figure in its imperfections and bring awareness to the hidden illnesses that affect a persons’s body that make it different and create ancontribute to individuality. Modern Contemporary artists such as Marc Quinn, Diane Arbus, Kiki Smith and others have depicted their own struggles and familiarities with health issues, medical experiences, gender bias and even how ways in which the female form is depicted in art. By using studies of art history in its the medical context, its role in representing and shaping societies’ viewsocietal views of the human figure, and how it has affected the view point of modern and contemporary artists, this body of work will bring attention to unseen illnesses and the acceptance of the imperfections of the human form. Further research and representation through personal experiences may can broaden the progress scope of this field of study.