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between Gods & Dogs
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-20)between Gods & Dogs is an exhibition, comprised of two installations, that raises questions about belief, authority, knowledge, and power. The Word That Binds Them is an interactive installation involving books that have ... -
Human by Nature by Human
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)My studio practice is based in ceramic and mixed media practices, and blurs the lines between sculpture and installation. It is strongly inspired by the remains of the current world around the human existence. I am interested ... -
Inherent Innovation
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Native American people have relied on their inherent skills of innovation as a means of survival. As makers, they acquired new skills and traded for the most modern fabrics, beads, and metals to adorn themselves. As an ... -
FROM RAGS TO MORE RAGS
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)FROM RAGS TO MORE RAGS is an exhibition consisting of large scale paintings and intimate, small scale drawings with the intent of establishing a visual narrative of the human soul in the moment of passing. The work explores ... -
For | Billions of Years | Now
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)For | Billions of Years | Now is a Masters of Fine Arts Thesis exhibition of seven prints, two metalsmithing sculptures and an x-ray film. There are five traditional intaglio etchings on the right side of the gallery. The ... -
blooming pestiferousness
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)blooming pestiferousness is an exhibition that discusses found organic object in tandem with both the physical body and hidden psyche. The exhibition consists of nine large-scale drawings and three smaller supplemental ... -
This Is How We Walk on the Moon
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Copies of two books and a newspaper rest, ready for reading, on a white, squiggly bench in the center of the gallery below a vaulted ceiling. On two surrounding tall walls, animations flash on loop all the way to the top. ... -
Alter E(c)o
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Alter E(c)o is a series of three large-scale sculptures that represent a futuristic, fictional, dystopic landscape. Each individual piece mimics land formations observed in the natural world. The use of synthetic and ... -
Seen not spoken
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Seen not spoken is an exhibition that investigates the technology of pop culture (via the screen) and its influence within contemporary art and painting. The notable collapse of the separation between physical and ... -
Momentous
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)The work of Antonio Martinez uses functional ceramics to explore moments of intimacy. By navigating features of surface, color, and form, he creates opportunities for tranquility and reflection. This thesis paper discusses ... -
heart of plush
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)"heart of plush" is an exhibition of a series of large-scale drawings that imagines various scenes and narratives of a parallel universe inhabited by a community of naked, vulnerable, genderless creatures called fumblys. ... -
Phantom Thoughts, Surreal Dreams: A Journey Through Organizational Dysfunction
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)The sculpture for my Master of Fine Arts exhibition represents some of the memories resulting from nearly thirty years of military service, and is inspired by observations of absurd, ironic and haunting experiences. My art ... -
BETA CUCK
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)The following is a written thesis of the concepts and visual elements that dictated Spencer Dickerson’s MFA thesis exhibition, BETA CUCK. The show was installed at the University of Kansas Art and Design Gallery from March ... -
La Mano Izquierda: an Essay on Erasure
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)La Mano Izquierda: an Essay on Erasure is an archival exhibition that utilizes video, installation, performance, alternative storytelling, and textiles to develop a multi-sensory space that incorporates strategies inherent ... -
Brilliance of Silence
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Brilliance of Silence is an installation made of fabric and paper which provides a contemplative environment within public space of a gallery. Brilliance of Silence advocates quietude and privacy as two essential missing ... -
Memories to Objects: Taking Inspiration from Family Tradition
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The work of Alexander Thierry uses clay as the material to illustrate his feelings of the loss of family traditions. His memories are tied to furniture pieces from his grandparents’ home. By telling stories, this thesis ... -
Culture Vulture
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Culture Vulture was a one night only multisensory performative event held at TeePee Junction in Lawrence, Kansas on Earth Day, April 22, 2017. It mirrored Buffalo Bill’s Wild West by entertaining, educating, and engaging ... -
altPersona: clusterTeratoma activeHomunculus reAnimation
(University of Kansas, 2017-01-01)altPersona: clusterTeratoma activeHomunculus reAnimation is an art installation that uses the concept of a fictional artificial being to question our dark attraction that motivates the creation of alternative lifeforms. ... -
Underwater Forest
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)My Master of Fine Art thesis project, The Underwater Forest, is intended to remind people of the beauty of nature and the importance of taking care of our ecosystems. It comes from my own imagination of a utopian universe, ... -
Everything Always-Already Ends
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This project is an examination of the roles that visual technologies and history play in the contemporary landscape image. Specifically, the work focuses on using the failures of production and imaging to produce an analogue ...
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