Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Firewall(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 1994) Goetz, Anne ElizabethPlaster is the one material which is common to this group of sculptures. Outside of the art world, plaster is seen simply as a building material. In walls plaster insulates, retards fire, or is used as a cosmetic. For artists plaster has functioned historically as a mold material rather than a finished product. For my purposes, the most important aspect of plaster is its role as a mold material. Since plaster preserves a material’s impression, fulfilling my intention to record processes, I use it as both a tool and as a final product. The effect burning has on materials introduces an element of chance to my procedures. As a process it leaves natural lines by eroding away the structure. The final burning process is one in which I have various degrees of control. Sometimes I will totally abandon control, and let the decisions come from the fire, truly allowing the sculpture to finish itself. If my initial motivation does not demand this, I will douse the flames when the desired result has been achieved. Partial burning of the structure removes and records the material imbedded in the plaster. The basic sculptural forms in my work are shapes that I recognize in nature. The cone is an intriguing shape to use because it simultaneously expands into space and draws space into itself. Several works are spherical deriving from a collapsed cone. Bivalve’s flattened ovals developed from the cone as well. I identify the shapes with elements of my body; cone as womb, sphere a stomach, and strings between elements as vertebrae or skin structure. The thin shells of the sculptures represent skin, a layer which both protects the interior from the environment and vice-versa.Item The far field(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2000) Carter, Denise F.The “far field” is a place where the familiar merges with the unknown. It is a field where neglected cultivation melds into untamed ditches and brambles. It is here that the artificial commingles with the natural to create new forms and environments. All human making is a transformation of the natural world. The sculptures in this exhibition are the result of my interest in physically manipulating natural materials to create forms that retain and reflect the intrinsic qualities of the organic and the artificial. My intent with this work is to create forms that seem to span both the natural and manmade worlds.Item Inter-dimension(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2005) Anderson, Michael; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Jay SchmidtMy current body of work began just over three years ago based upon an obscure passage in a book by Ann Rice that described Archangels as being created before the universe was created, thus not being made of matter. I imagined the Archangels being made of pure energy. The thought of what this might look like has had a lasting influence on my work. In my work I’ve strived to develop symbiotic relationship between one, two, and three-dimensions, idea, illusion and reality. One dimensional space is represented by a point indicated on a string. Two-dimensional space is represented by stacking the string in a row and in turn creating an implied plane. Three-dimensional space is created by stacking these layers into an x, y, z grid. The image is created by points on the strings that align to represent the shell of a particular form. The gray area between two and three-dimensional space can be defined as the area between illusion and reality.