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"Junk"
Author Info
Milner, Meaghan
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Year and Degree
2013, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
Abstract
My thesis work, which consists of a series of small scaled, mixed media constructions, is inspired by the beauty and complexity of the natural world in which we live. There is beauty in the harmony and balance found in the intricate arrangements and order of a variety of living systems such as the rising and falling tides, human DNA structures, life cycles of plants, and the orbits and rotations found in our galaxy. Each work is intended to reveal the density and sophistication of these networks through layers of information and intricate detail. Found wooden cases, drawers, wire, reclaimed metals and recycled plastic, found glass objects, thread, monofilament, and mylar are just a few of the materials I work with to create my sculptures or assemblages. The beauty and sophistication of the diverse elements in the natural world have inspired me to create these small scale assemblages or microcosms. Using science and nature as a foundation, I allow my interest in the reuse and transformation of found objects to direct the construction of these intimate environments. I hope the size of the work and layers of visual information entice viewers to explore the spaces and consider the numerous associations evident from my unique orchestration of elements.
Committee
Janice Lessman-Moss (Advisor)
Pages
12 p.
Subject Headings
Fine Arts
Keywords
Assembladges, sculpture, craft, textiles, found objects, transformed materials, small scale, shadow box, joseph cornell, la wilson
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Milner, M. (2013).
"Junk"
[Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1385333073
APA Style (7th edition)
Milner, Meaghan.
"Junk".
2013. Kent State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1385333073.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Milner, Meaghan. ""Junk"." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1385333073
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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