Vanessa Barney and Dr. Cynthia Finlayson, Art History The religion of Minoan Crete remains intriguing and mysterious due to the fact that no written information or reliable literary traditions can be used to interpret the original civilization and its beliefs. Well before the first millennium BC, this unique island population seems to have been completely […]
FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION: A SUMMARY OF PROCESS AND PROGRESS
Shelley Mendenhall and Professor Gary Barton, Visual Arts The final results of my BFA show were much different than my original intentions. I had initially set out to create a series of triptychs using monotype, drypoint, collage, and drawing procedures, but I ended up abandoning the triptych format altogether. Instead, my show, which was on display […]
THE SPIRIT OF TONGAN DANCE
Moeaki H.F. Kivalu and Professor Haltern Hagen, Visual Arts This final report is a brief explanation of my project, “The Spirit of Tongan Dance.” The scholarship was a great financial source to accomplish my project, twelve oil paintings on panel, size 32″x 37.” These paintings are now on display in the Harris Fine Art Center, west […]
Sou da Bahia
Megan Trueblood and Professor Robert Barrett, Visual Arts Bahia is one of the most well-known and admired areas of Brazil. It’s people, culture, and heritage, have a unique and fascinating history. The title of the project, Sou da Bahia (translated, I’m from Bahia), carries a profound meaning. It is a statement that communicates immense cultural pride. […]
The Speakers (Voice Box)
Chris Purdie and Professor Brian Christensen, Visual Arts, Sculpture The Speakers (Voice Box) is a six-foot cube made of two hundred-twelve black speakers. The point of departure for this sculpture is found in an art historical dialog between Minimalist art and the criticism of Michael Fried. In this piece I examined the phenomenology of perception as […]
Eustache Le Sueur: Adoration of the Shepherds
Caroline Larson and Dr. Martha Peacock, Art History and Curatorial Studies The painting, Adoration of the Shepherds, in Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art collection came to the museum as an anonymous painting in 2004. Little was known regarding the provenance of this work except that it had most recently been in the collection of […]
“Reintroduction”
Levi Jackson and Professor Brian Christensen, Fine Arts and Communications-sculpture Set-up I decided to do the installation in May because that gave me the right weather for the installation as well as enough time to prepare for the exhibition of the sculpture at BYU. I had made most of the boxes for the salt and had […]
D-E-A-F Images of a Visual Culture
Whitney Hardie and Professor John Telford, Photography My goal this year was to go above and beyond my education and truly put the skills I’ve learned at BYU to use. I actually graduated in April but moved the date to August so that I could finish this project. I took three years of sign-language classes in addition […]
Turning to the East: A Study of Traditional Japanese Ceramic Art
Katie Louise Ellis My orca grant project was focused mainly on two areas: first, learning traditional Japanese pottery making techniques through primary experience on a trip to Japan studying with Kosei Tamaya, and second, observing the work of Japanese master potters at a number of national museums and galleries. As I did more research and […]
Images of the Modern Day Family
Leslie Duke and Professor Richard Hull, Department of Visual Arts This project was an exciting exploration into the realms of both art and society. Originally, as was stated in my grant proposal, the goal of this project was to create a series of narrative illustrations depicting the dynamics of the modern day family, particularly focusing on […]
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