Westergard, GinaStella Salisbury, Carol Anne2013-01-202013-01-202012-05-312012http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12138https://hdl.handle.net/1808/10668Abstract Textus, my Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition, is a body of work in diverse media. Within it, Spiral, a sculptural piece, reflects my background in metalsmithing and jewelry design. There are also seven digital prints/drawings and a digital animation, which depart from my metal work. In Textus I employ words in text as metaphor for our inability to grasp the complexities of existence. We use text as a response to our existential predicament; it is as limited as our biology. I believe we are biologically driven to search for knowledge, yet our biology sets the limits of exploration.20 pagesenThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.Fine artsBiologyDigital animationDigital prints/drawingJewelryMaster of fine artsMetalsmithThesisopenAccess