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A STUDY OF SPIRITUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART AND FOUNDATIONS FUNDING

Guion, David Stanton
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210694707

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2008, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Art Education.
This study traces the emergence and defines the role of spirituality in the contemporary visual arts and examines and proposes possibilities for nurturing that role through philanthropic foundations within the context of postmodern American culture. The study describes the issues and changing attitudes regarding spirituality in art within the artworld and the philanthropic community. Extensively analyzing the work of contemporary artist Bill Viola (b. 1951), the study examines the references to the sublime and spirituality in his work and their connections with postmodern theory. The contemporary discourse of the sublime, championed by French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard (1924-1998), serves as a structural grounding for spirituality in a postmodern context. Recommendations and subsequent implications are made for combining contemporary research, writings, and artistic creations that are spiritually centered in order to understand the potential impact of the growing phenomenon of spirituality in art. The study identifies issues and problems and poses new possibilities for substantively supporting, encouraging dialogue, and disseminating information about spirituality in art that enables it to thrive in postmodern American culture.
Wayne P. Lawson, PhD (Advisor)
Sydney Walker, PhD (Committee Member)
Patricia Stuhr, PhD (Committee Member)
Jennifer Cheavens, PhD (Committee Member)
169 p.
Art Education; Art History; Fine Arts; Philosophy
spirituality; Bill Viola; postmodern theory; sublime; philanthropic foundations; philanthropy; contemporary art

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  • Guion, D. S. (2008). A STUDY OF SPIRITUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART AND FOUNDATIONS FUNDING [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210694707

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Guion, David. A STUDY OF SPIRITUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART AND FOUNDATIONS FUNDING. 2008. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210694707.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Guion, David. "A STUDY OF SPIRITUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART AND FOUNDATIONS FUNDING." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210694707

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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