Closure as Perception and Interpretation: Ikeda Manabu's Negative Space Through Comics Studies

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dc.contributor.advisorWalley, Akiko
dc.contributor.authorNewell, Christin
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-13T18:44:41Z
dc.date.available2021-09-13T18:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-13
dc.description.abstractIkeda Manabu (b. 1973) creates monumental images that emerge from an aggregate of unrelated miniature motifs. These small motifs are made from an accumulation of short, colorful lines drawn on paper canvases. Taking Buddha and Regeneration as case studies, this thesis investigates Ikeda’s effective use of the paper surfaces between his lines, focusing on the “silhouetted figures,” which are the undrawn spaces in the shapes of people and creatures. I employ the analytical frameworks of Comics Studies proposed by Will Eisner and Scott McCloud, such as non-frames, bleeds, and closure, to argue how Ikeda’s negative spaces create room for perception and interpretation for the viewers, like the paper surface between the comic panels (the gutter). This thesis helps us understand the post-Murakami Takashi (b. 1962) generation of Japanese artists and how their mode of production reemphasizes the use of one’s hands and impacts the audience’s engagement with their works.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/26690
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectComicen_US
dc.subjectIkeda Manabuen_US
dc.subjectInterpretationen_US
dc.subjectJapanese Contemporary Arten_US
dc.subjectNegative Spaceen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionen_US
dc.titleClosure as Perception and Interpretation: Ikeda Manabu's Negative Space Through Comics Studies
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of the History of Art and Architecture
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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