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Creating an Authentic Aesthetic: A Study of Craft Consumption and Domestic Ideologies

Lang, Gabrielle A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438658

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2016, MA, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Art History.
This thesis seeks to interpret contemporary trends in craft aesthetics predominantly found in domestic interiors. Concentrating on philosophical ideology and its relation to aesthetic trends, this study gives prominence to the transformation of craft consumption in the twenty-first century, while also attempting to unravel the historical trajectory behind this transformation. It identifies, first and foremost, the specific details and tropes of a contemporary craft aesthetic, and how these tropes relate back to a constructed identity of the user. Kinfolk magazine, and specifically its publication The Kinfolk Home, functions as a case study for the implementation and approbation of a contemporary craft aesthetic. This thesis posits that the development of a broader picture of the landscape of contemporary markets and consumption highlights a subversive message that emerges amidst a traditional interpretation of Capitalist consumption, and demonstrates that crafted consumption can be harnessed for creative and convivial objectives.
Morgan Thomas, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Jamie L.M. Thompson, M.A. (Committee Member)
Craig Vogel, M.I.D. (Committee Member)
68 p.
Art History
Craft; Interior design; aesthetic; design; domestic

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  • Lang, G. A. (2016). Creating an Authentic Aesthetic: A Study of Craft Consumption and Domestic Ideologies [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438658

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lang, Gabrielle. Creating an Authentic Aesthetic: A Study of Craft Consumption and Domestic Ideologies. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438658.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lang, Gabrielle. "Creating an Authentic Aesthetic: A Study of Craft Consumption and Domestic Ideologies." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438658

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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