Many scholars have studied French Interwar photographer Claude Cahun’s use of mirrors in their self-portraits. However, scholarship of these photographs remains largely in discursive isolation. Indeed, scholars have yet to connect these artworks to the rest of Cahun’s oeuvre, as…
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O empenho desta tese é alinhar duas coleções de fotografia, uma do Brasil e outra de Portugal, e aproximá-las com intenção de explorar leituras a partir das informações que surgem do encontro de suas histórias e identidades e enunciar novos conhecimentos que essa conduta é capaz…
The work in my thesis is part of a larger exploration of my placement within and relationship to the long history of photographers whose work extends beyond the walls of a gallery or museum. So often, while pursuing my BFA in photography, conversations around specific images wou…
O cinema de animação tem vindo a tornar-se uma modalidade relativamente acessível da expressão cinematográfica, sobretudo ao longo das últimas décadas, em que assistimos a um boom na produção de curtas-metragens independentes. Se, nos seus primórdios, a produção de cinema de ani…
This study aims to investigate and appraise works produced in Afghanistan, specifically considering Herati Metalwork in Afghanistan during the different dynasties who ruled in Herat, such as the Ghaznavids (975-1187), Seljuk (1037-1194), Ghurids (1170-1215), Ilkhanids (1256-1335…
This investigation’s goal is to explore the Reinterpretation and Historical Illustration of scenes from ancient civilizations, particularly the famous scene of the Psychostasia, from the civilization of Ancient Egypt. The aforementioned scene addresses the mythological moment of…
Between 1753 and 1774, John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) painted some 350 portraits depicting men, women, and children of the British-American colonies, where he lived. Though his portraits were painted two and a half centuries ago, still they strike contemporary viewers as comp…
Partindo de um contexto caracterizado por uma degradação ambiental que resulta na extinção de um grande número de espécies, propõe-se um trabalho artístico que, ao mesmo tempo que celebra as condições únicas de biodiversidade que vivemos, também ajuda a manter na nossa cultura a…
Some artists achieve substantial fame only after their death. Such fame is brought about through the efforts of a network of curators, critics, and estate managers who collectively shape a story from the life and work of the artist into a cohesive mythology and, in so doing, cre…
Procurou-se com este ensaio entender de que modo o mar pode ser um espaço adverso ao fotógrafo no contexto da pesca e entender como este ultrapassa essas dificuldades, inerentes ao meio, ao habitar esse espaço com a sua máquina fotográfica e experienciar o mar não apenas como um…
La presente investigación tiene como objetivo identificar cómo el dibujo de Tilsa Tsuchiya logró consolidarse como una disciplina con la que la artista desarrolló una simbología que creció y evolucionó dentro de su obra plástica a través del uso de la línea y el soporte hasta co…
“Les Levine: Disposable Art, Technology, and Media, 1964–1971” traces how technology took shape as a material form and node of inquiry in art practice of the 1960s and 1970s through the work and writings of conceptual artist Les Levine. The study focuses on the stakes of making …
This thesis analyzes submission-oriented Latina/o zines based in South Texas. Each publication circulates nationally and internationally, featuring artistic submissions from this network. Through three case studies, this thesis investigates zines’ roles in forming spaces, both d…
The idea of the inextricable incompatibility of Christianity and Islam, created in the Middle Ages and maintained through Orientalism, became preserved behind the glass and in the collections of museums. Originally formulated as motivators for a land grab, Frankish notions of hy…
Identity, freedom and recognition - these are the common desires of women in a patriarchal society like Turkey. This research investigates Turkey's "in-between" character and reveals the continuing struggle of identity due to the country's hybrid and complex nature. Hence, the s…
Since Senegal's independence, scholars have critically examined each president on how his policies shaped contemporary Senegalese art and its promotion at home and abroad. The presidential patronage of the arts garners an international authority based on cultural supremacy. This…
When I was a young boy I played war with my friends. It was fun and exciting. We would pretend that we were out to fight the bad guys and ultimately win. Looking back at those childhood games after serving in the United States Army for three and a half years, including deploymen…
This thesis is an investigation of the determinants of fine art preference and selection. For over 2,000 years, art has been ranked among the world's most valuable objects. Its power extends to cultural definition of entire societies. The objective of this research was to test t…
Utilizing the thesis that exposure and careful explication of foreign cultures within classroom settings can disarm cultural misconceptions and stereotypes, this study presents a methodology for acquiring “culturally-based” knowledge as content for curriculum. A strategy for det…