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Lines in Space

Arenstein, Lisa R
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366460039

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2013, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
I created a series of sculptural objects from found materials that exemplify my interest in line and texture. My art is familiar, yet illusive, woven from layers of various widths of latex tubing interlaced with rigid, painted metal that act as wire-like scaffolds. I sought to create sculpture by mastering and combining traditional basketry techniques, while simultaneously pushing the boundaries of material and form. My work emphasizes the line as both integral to the sculpture and independent forms. When the linear elements I selected were woven together, they were transformed from a pile of jumbled, flexible lines into a form that reflected a quality of order and release. The mid 20th century metal objects I chose contained slender lines that provided an openwork structure. That framework then was transformed through the incorporation of flexible and fluid recycled rubber tubes in bold, saturated colors. As the rubber tubing moved beyond the confines of their support, they draped and responded to gravity. The resultant three-dimensional forms seem at once familiar and strange. My sculptures hover between function and non-function, history and the present. Enabling an emotional experience with the pieces enables me to share my fascination of lines viewed in space.
Janice Lessman-Moss (Advisor)
16 p.
Fine Arts
basketry; sculpture; rubber; tubing; line; basket; texture; woven

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Citations

  • Arenstein, L. R. (2013). Lines in Space [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366460039

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Arenstein, Lisa. Lines in Space. 2013. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366460039.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Arenstein, Lisa. "Lines in Space." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366460039

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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© 2013, some rights reserved.Creative Commons License Lines in Space by Lisa R Arenstein is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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