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Location and Constellation In Two Recent Artworks.

Harvey, Christopher E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437577128

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2015, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Art.
This paper will consider the concepts of location and constellation as they function in the viewing experience, described specifically in the development of two artworks. It is the chronicle of a path toward coherence in the making of one performance and one sculptural installation. These artworks similarly evidenced attempts to connect nodes of meaning into formations of animate power, through selective arrangement and inquiry. Consistent within all of these mental engines is a persistent but shifting paradox, a seductive formation of simultaneous opposites which can be designated as functionality and non-existence. A constellation functions as a repeatable reference for orientation, but has no true existence as an autonomous thing. The identity of a constellation indicates the necessity for a synthetic view, dependent upon location for functionality. No reference to larger meaning is possible without association and projection. Starting from the premise that, like any mental construct, an artwork’s constellation within a viewer’s mind to some extent mirrors self-awareness in the viewer’s daily consciousness, this discussion concerns subjective experience and remains largely anecdotal.
Todd Slaughter (Advisor)
32 p.
Performing Arts
sculpture, studio art, fine art, performance

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  • Harvey, C. E. (2015). Location and Constellation In Two Recent Artworks. [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437577128

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Harvey, Christopher. Location and Constellation In Two Recent Artworks. 2015. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437577128.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Harvey, Christopher. "Location and Constellation In Two Recent Artworks." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437577128

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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