• Retromania: graphic design and the American Dream 

  Manning, Morgan (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This body of work examines the cultural history of the American Dream through the visual language of mid-century graphic design and illustration. Rather ...

• The mass of solitude 

  McClellan, Scott (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)

  Weathering, metamorphosis, heat, and tectonics are forces that form and transform the earth. Over millennia, these methods of abrasion construct captivating structures out of ubiquitous materials. I reference rock landscapes ...

• Elevated 

  Bader, Kyle P. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Celebrated, mundane; appealing, discarded; real, fake; structured, messy; quick, slow; assumptions, well- observed; found object, representational ...

• 9 to 5 feces on fart and crass : subverting society's segregative structures 

  Loving, Brandon (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In resistance to oligarchical structures, which deny access and influence nearly every aspect of our society, I've created an inventory of work, which ...

• Realizing the unknown through ritual objects 

  Gable, Marni L. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  The realization that we must interact with the unknown on a daily basis can be confounding. We constantly encounter evidence that mystery pervades our existence. Through the experience of births, deaths, and our own personal ...

• State of flux 

  Arndt, Kait, 1988- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis is a formal discussion of the conceptual elements within the body of work presented in my MFA Thesis Exhibition: State of Flux. The works ...

• False sense of care 

  Sandbothe, Mary Margaret (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  False Sense of Care is the thesis exhibition by Mary Margaret Sandbothe. The exhibition incorporated two bodies of work titled, Ideal Queers comprised of large format digitally printed cross-stitch simulations on cotton ...

• Supremus 

  Markworth, Jeffrey (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  My work is an example of how humans create resurrection mythologies as a response to death. Resurrection is a memorial, which not only functions as a remembrance of a person, but also serves as a process of understanding ...

• Philographica : that which is written or described of love 

  Cranor, Anna Roe (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

• Threads of imperfection 

  Boudreaux, Shirley A. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

• Vivarium 

  Tyler, Laura Louise (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Throughout history, people have collected nature for the purpose of being displayed in domesticated spaces. 17th century naturalists brought found ...

• Drink Bleach: The Anti State of Mind 

  O'Keefe, Ginnifer Paige (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This body of work presents a visual rejection of understood ideas of acceptance and a vindication of new ones. As a maker, I obtain an "anti state of ...

• Display 

  Fischer, Aaron Michael (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] My sculptural work is comprised of tool-like objects of unknown utility. Each object is made up of materials traditionally used both in Art and Craft ...

• Metamorphosis 

  McDermott, Tamryn Lara (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  As an artist, my methodology emulates that of a historian and enters into the arena of archaeologists, archivists and curators. Historians write, and re-write history privileging certain evidence while imposing specific ...

• Reverie 

  Bowring, Leah (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  Spending long hours trail running has allowed me to gain access to a meditative state where unrestricted thoughts occur, creative thought flows, and complex problem solving comes with ease. Lost in repetition, I cannot ...

• The index of craft : an essay in conjunction with the MFA Thesis Exhibition Contrast : Containing Clarity 

  Wilkey, William M. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)

  This thesis paper supports the Master of Fine Arts exhibition at the George Caleb Bingham Gallery, The University of Missouri-Columbia, from April 28th through May 2nd, 2014. The exhibition, Contrast: Containing Clarity, ...

• Surveys 

  Norby, Eric (University of Missouri--Columbia[University of Missouri--Columbia], 2014)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] My paintings are an exploration of notions of originality and sincerity, the picturesque, and process through the lens of the gridded western landscape. ...

• Dwell 

  Lee, Miranda (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)

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• Longitudes and latitudes 

  Thompson, S. Charles (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)

• Eminent domain 

  Rahner, Matt R. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)

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