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Tension in Space
Author Info
Snowdon, Roger J, III
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7263-8797
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461418173
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2016, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
Abstract
Tension in Space focuses on the truth of materials. This sculptural body of work will abandon preconceived notions about metals, glass and cement, allowing for the reference of form over function to take root and allow the viewer a meditative space within the gallery. Focusing on the story based around emphasizing the natural characteristics of weight, opacity, luster, and tension of the materials and how these materials are given life through their design and translation. Blown and cast glass sections work seamlessly along with the cast cement sections to generate a sculptural form. Exploring the visual language of metal, cement and glass through the initial translation of vacuum tubes, material shifts and working in multiples.
Committee
Davin Ebanks (Advisor)
Isabel Farnsworth (Committee Member)
Demitra Ryan-Thomloudis (Committee Member)
Subject Headings
Aesthetics
Keywords
Glass
;
Glassblowing
;
Sculpture
;
Mixed Media Sculpture
;
Art
;
Mixed Media Glass Sculpture
;
Tension
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Cement
;
Cast Glass
;
Blown Glass
;
Raw Materials
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Citations
Snowdon, III , R. J. (2016).
Tension in Space
[Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461418173
APA Style (7th edition)
Snowdon, III , Roger.
Tension in Space .
2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461418173.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Snowdon, III , Roger. "Tension in Space ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461418173
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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