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My America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
As a maturing artist and maker of objects, material usage is paramount. Materials convey a range of emotions, memories, and placement. Viewers will bring their own information and understanding to works of art. So by using ...
Echoes of the voiceless
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
SurveysSurveys
(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. ...
Available
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
While engaging in the exploration of the subject matter of perfection in an ideal mate, my project strives to align the physical act of painting with said search of faultlessness. My preoccupation with this search has led ...
Faking it : the seduction of surface
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This creative research conflates three of my personal obsessions -- the French Rococo, television, and craft materials -- and culminates with a collection of wearable sculptures that satirize the often-ostentatious masquerade ...
Display
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] 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 ...
Vivarium
(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
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] 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 ...
Reverie
(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 ...
Fight or flight
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Fight or Flight addresses the end result of recent environmental disturbances and catastrophic weather events brought on by climate change. Many humans throughout the planet have faced personal or property devastation of ...
Threads of imperfection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting, although many strive to attain it. This project challenges the notion of "perfection" as it pertains to the idealized family. Garment-like sculptures made from sewing ...
Philographica : that which is written or described of love
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Intimate relationships pose a paradox: they are inherently dangerous on multiple levels and yet essential for our social well-being. A collection of artist's books was constructed with the purpose of illustrating this ...
State of flux
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] 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 ...
Retromania : graphic design and the American Dream
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This body of work examines the cultural history of the American Dream through the visual language of mid-century graphic design and illustration. ...
Supremus
(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 ...
Forestria
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In the human imagination, the forest has functioned as the stage of myth and folktale, and as a place where we can both seek shelter and fear for our lives. Even though the forest has been such an integral part of human ...
A chemical contribution toward the composition, structure and origin of the crystalline rocks of south-east Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1910)
Text from page 1: "It is the purpose of a study undertaken by Mr. J.A. Gibson, of which this present paper is a part, to obtain complete data on the chemical composition of the rocks of this region, and to trace, if ...
Ruinscape : archetpyes of form and spirit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The megalithic architecture of many cultures throughout history share a continuity of form language that is archetypal, and therefore independent of distance or location. I am interested in the distinct sense of the ...
Beyond sight
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Beyond Sight highlights the research, personal experiences, and conceptual underpinnings that inform Caleb McMurry's artwork in his homonymous Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition. Personally informative and subjective ...
& the dynamo
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The artworks within & The Dynamo combine the visual histories of cartography, landscape painting, infographics and systems based abstraction to evaluate the industrial complexes and infrastructure that make up the contemporary ...