Ways of Seeing: Exploring the Intersection of Representation and Abstraction in a Contemporary Oil Painting Practice
Datum
2013-11
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McKee, Roxanne Rebecca
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University of Oregon
Zusammenfassung
This portfolio thesis seeks to better understand the relationship between abstraction and
representation in oil painting. To do so I researched past schools of thought that
continue to hold influence, beginning with Greenberg's views on modernism. I also
considered select contemporary artists who contend with both aesthetics in their work.
Most significantly, I created a collection of oil paintings to explore my research
questions and resolve the rift in how I used abstraction and representation in my own
work. As art critic Terry Myers discusses, today's artistic climate embraces coalition,
which is what I aimed to foster in my own artistic practice through this undertaking.
This thesis contributes insight on the creative process as well as a new collection of oil
paintings that furthers my personal growth as an artist and addresses a topical question
in the field of contemporary painting.
Beschreibung
47 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Art and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Fall 2013.
Schlagwörter
Abstraction, Representation, Fine arts, Oil painting, Creative thesis, Mary Heilmann