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Swoboda, Sylvia. "Symbolism and Art." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2034.

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I am interested in communication through symbolism. The symbols that I incorporate in my mixed media work are simplified into essential lines and shapes. I use the Kabbalah’s Tree of Life diagram as a structure to hold my own personal symbols. These symbols are my interpretation of the phases of life. I also use prehistoric symbols such as the spiral, circle, square, triangle, and cross as a focus to emphasize the beauty of these very basic lines and shapes which we see all around our world. To emphasize the beauty of symbols I use repetition, color, and texture. Life is overwhelming and chaot

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Leyva-Perez, Irina. "Alchemy and Symbolism in the Work of Carlos Estevez." FIU Digital Commons, 2012. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/740.

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The purpose of this thesis was to explore how alchemy has influenced Carlos Estevez’s work through a study of the symbolic repertoire and the philosophical concepts associated with it in his art, particularly how these are expressed in his artworks and how alchemy has evolved thematically in his oeuvre. The study of alchemy influenced this artist so deeply that even pieces that were not primarily inspired by this philosophical system show traces of it, essentially by representing the concept of transformation, crucial to understanding the alchemical process. This thesis is based on Carl Gustav

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Alexandri, Alexandra. "Gender symbolism in Late Bronze Age Aegean glyptic art." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1994. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/251901.

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d'Esterre, Elaine, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Feminist poetics: Symbolism in an emblematic journey reflecting self and vision." Deakin University. School of Literary and Communication Studies, 1999. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20050902.123532.

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My thesis tilled Feminist Poetics: Symbolism in an Emblematic Journey Reflecting Self and Vision, consists of thirty oil paintings on canvas, several preparatory sketches and drawings in different media on paper, and is supported and elucidated by an exegesis. The paintings on unframed canvases reveal mise en scènes and emblems that present to the viewer a drama about links between identities, differences, relationships and vision. Images of my daughter, friends and myself fill single canvases, suites of paintings, diptyches and triptychs. The impetus behind my research derives from my recogni

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Li, Gregory Kenneth, and 李群雄. "Tantric symbolism in Vajrayogini imagery." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45166225.

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Crosby, Nancy A. "Shifting reality /." Online version of thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11760.

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Waltz, Connie Lou. "Sources and iconography of the figural sculpture of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aght'amar." Connect to resource, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1228504313.

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Snyder, Cara L. "The Christ child as Salvator Mundi a reexamination of the devotional image in Germany, 1450-1550 /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2001. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1957.

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Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2001.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 41, [24] p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-41).

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Peacock, Judith Ann. "Ecclesiastical vestments as works of art : intertextuality, meaning and design." Thesis, Roehampton University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324165.

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Haynes, Dawn. "The symbolism and significance of the butterfly in ancient Egypt." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79920.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2103.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ancient Egyptian art and artefacts reveal a great deal about the culture and beliefs of this civilization. It was a civilization steeped in myth, symbolism and imagery. Tomb art has been extensively analysed and studied in an effort to reveal the essential way of life of the Ancient Egyptians, their religious beliefs and their philosophy of life. It is agreed that symbolism was an inherent part of their lives and beliefs. They looked to nature and observed the behaviour of animals, plants, the environment and also the weather

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Cosentino, Daniel. "Cosentinoworks /." Online version of thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/9603.

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Schmiedel, Dean. "The other mother : an artist's conception /." Online version of thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/4486.

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Hall, Rebecca Sue. "Of merit and ancestors Buddhist banners of Northern Thailand and Laos /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1694502661&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Evans, Phyllis Leverich. "Empty pleasures." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=632.

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Thesis (M.F.A.)--West Virginia University, 1999.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 24 p. : col. ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 19).

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Chandrasekhar, Chaya. "Påla-period Buddha images their hands, hand gestures, and hand-held attributes /." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1092830047.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.<br>Document formatted into pages; contains xvi,375 p.; also contains graphics. Includes bibliographical references. Abstract available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center; full text release delayed at author's request until 2009 Aug. 18.

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Dennington, Charles. "Altered matter. Like icons, stored." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/12763.

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This thesis proposes research findings that run parallel to my own practice. At the heart of the concepts discussed there is a notion of invention and the transmutation of materials. Attempting to find clear ways of making something with the legitimacy of an artwork. Artists considered along side my practice include Alberto Giacometti, Manfred Pernice, Mike Nelson and Ryan Trecartin. As a result of my academic inquiry, my ideas start to move towards the informational as a way to understand how information and invented symbolism may be inscribed or instilled into something. This may be through

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Wilson, Carole. "Woven mantra : a visual expression of meditation." Thesis, School of Visual Arts, University of Ballarat Mt. Helen, Vic. :, 2001. http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/59951.

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"This research project examines the links between spiritual practice and visual art. More specifically, the research examines the relationship between the repetition of a mantra, the repetition of an image and the repetition of a stich.<br>Master of Arts Visual Arts

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Wang, Chain Khiang. "Using autobiographical figuration in painting as a vehicle for conveying my understanding of Buddhism." Thesis, New School of Arts, University of Ballarat Mt. Helen, Vic. :, 2002. http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/68573.

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Yoder, Abigail Eileen. "Decoration and symbolism in the late works of Odilon Redon." Diss., University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2300.

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From approximately 1900 until 1914, Odilon Redon worked almost exclusively on decorative projects, both privately and publicly commissioned. Additionally, he created numerous uncomissioned decorative works - highly ornamental paintings with decorative subject matter that were conceived of by the artist himself as decorations. Yet despite the fact that decorative works made up a significant portion of Redon's late oeuvre, he is rarely considered as a major figure within the decorative arts movement at the turn of the century, unlike his contemporaries Paul Gauguin and the Nabis. His close invol

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Hitchmough, Ruth Wendy. "Studies in the symbolism and spirituality of the arts and crafts movement." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340859.

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Lewis, Lynnell K. "The poetry of symbolism and the music of Gabriel Fauré." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/836.

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Dascal, Elana. "Reading Midrash as graphic artistic activity : the compilation of Midrash Rabbah as possible influences on early Jewish and Christian art." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=28257.

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Midrash is a genre of rabbinic Bible exegesis, composed by various authors and compiled in anthologies during the first seven centuries of the Common Era. This thesis explores the reading of Midrash and its possible influence on early artistic activity. Examples of early Jewish and Christian biblical representations that display some degree of midrashic impact, are presented in order to establish the existence of a relationship between Midrash and art. Finally, by a systematic reading of the corpus of midrashic literature found in Midrash Rabbah, Midrashim that suggest graphic representation,

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Sorrels, Charles. "Cullet /." Online version of thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11257.

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Harnois, Richard D. "Gone to a Better Land: A Study of Gravestone Forms, Art and Symbolism." W&M ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539720293.

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Franzén, Niclas. "Ensamhetsmotivet hos Ivar Arosenius." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-65997.

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Uppsatsen behandlar ensamhetsmotivet hos konstnären Ivar Arosenius. Ensamhetsbilderna delas in i olika kategorier efter motiv och stämningsläge. Bilderna analyseras sedan med fokus på symbolistiska tendenser, återkommande teman och influenser från andra konstnärer.<br>This paper deals with the solitude motif of the artist Ivar Arosenius. His solitude pictures are divided into different categories according to subject and sentiment. The images are then analyzed with a focus on symbolistic tendencies, recurring themes and influences from other artists.

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Suprunova, Miliena, and Kseniia Kugai. "Interdisciplinary approach: semiotics and art." Thesis, Яроченко Я. В, 2021. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/19152.

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The work is devoted to semiotics and art as two sciences guided by symbolism and signs. Semiotics studies symbols, signs and myths, which can explain works of art to ordinary viewers as well as creative people. Thus, artists can be guided in the creation of works of art to accurately convey their ideas and convey the feelings and imagery of their thinking. The interdisciplinarity of these sciences provides an opportunity to better communicate, exchange ideas and research the sciences.<br>Робота присвячена семіотиці та мистецтву як двом наукам, що керуються символікою та знаками. Семіотика вивч

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Fassie, Vanessa Laure. "reunion: A Journey Through History, Symbolism, and Fear." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/794.

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The contents here in examine the artistic process undertaken by Vanessa Fassie to create the mixed media work, reunion. The subjects of fear, archetypal symbolism, personal and collective histories were examined through research, archival evidence, video, sound, movement, and installation. reunion, examines not only the powers of personal and collective histories through the symbolic language of archetypes, but also how fear manifests and evolves through time. The culmination of this work was the creation of an installation within the Anderson Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University. Thi

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Stutzer, Rina. "The hybrid monster as a figure of liberation in selected artworks of Minnette Vári." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10082008-083705.

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Wise, Heather M. "A studio project in woodcarving : the symbolism of the buffalo in art yesterday, today, and tomorrow." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1217379.

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This creative project interpreted and applied the buffalo in Native American culture - its symbolism, significance and virtues - to woodcarvings for the lives of people today. The carvings explored a range of styles, media and symbols but all use buffalo imagery and each piece represents how I have applied the buffalo to my life. Some pieces are based on historical events while others explore personal emotions. Wood surfaces differ from natural or bleached to painted. No style unifies the body of work. In each piece realism and abstraction, positive and negative space is handled differently. B

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Morgan, David. "The origin and use of compositional geometry in Christian painting /." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=68125.

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Painters of Christian subjects in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance developed a complex system of geometry which they used to order the various elements in the image. They did this because they were convinced that the aesthetic dimension of their work resided in the structure of the work. More specifically, the artists of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance believed that the particular aesthetic experience which geometric compositional structure provides corresponded to Christian mystical experience. Thus a work of art that combined geometric structure, naturalistic style, and Ch

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Pinkham, Todd Alan. "Brazen idols /." Online version of thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11902.

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Munk, Ana. "Pallid corpses in golden coffins : relics, reliquaries, and the art of relic cults in the Adriatic Rim /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6213.

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Williams, Dennis II. "Portraiture and Text in African-American Illustrated Biographical Dictionaries, 1876 to 1917." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3666.

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Containing portraiture and biography as well as protest text and affirmative text, African- American Illustrated biographical dictionaries made from 1876 to 1917 present Social Gospel ideology and are examples of Afro-Protestantism. They are similar to the first American illustrated biographical dictionaries of the 1810s in that they formed social identity after national conflict while contesting concepts of social inferiority. The production of these books occurred during the early years of Jim Crow, a period of momentous change to the legal and social fabric of the United States, and because

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Forrest, Matthew. "Iconography profiles." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2008. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5698.

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Thesis (M.F.A.)--West Virginia University, 2008.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 29 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 11).

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Heaton, Haidee R. "Symbolism and the actor's perspective : a grounded theory study of the actor's approach to symbolist vocal work /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3137709.

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Lantz, Lisa. "Katten i konsten på Nationalmuseum." Thesis, Södertörn University College, The School of Culture and Communication, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-981.

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<p>The purpose of this science of Art History research paper is to find out the meaning of Cats in Art. I have limited my studies to the Nationalmuseums picture gallery and found forty paintings with cats. I have chosen sixteen of these to furthur analyze typographically and chronologically from a symbolic perspective. The forty paintings from the Nationalmuseum were created during four centuries, with the first being painted in the Sixteenth Century. I have studied the cats dimensional placement in the picture, if the cat is in an outdoor or indoor environment, with people and if the cat is a

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Kappel, Caroline J. "Labyrinthine depictions and tempting colors the synaesthetic dances of Loïe Fuller as symbolist choreography /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1195707359.

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Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel. "Tequitqui art of sixteenth-century Mexico : an expression of transculturation /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Aguilar, Moreno José Manuel. "Tequitqui art of sixteenth-century Mexico : an expression of transculturation /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Kay, Nancy J. "The sacred public sculptures in Antwerp: From their medieval origins to the French Revolution." View abstract/electronic edition; access limited to Brown University users, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3318337.

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Wylie, Janet S. "The development, practical application and cultural implications of the use of visual art by missionaries for the intercultural communication of the Gospel." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Moreschi, Bruno 1982. "Art Book : a construção de uma enciclopédia de artistas." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/285264.

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Orientador: Lygia Arcuri Eluf<br>Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T21:32:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Moreschi_Bruno_M.pdf: 3230662 bytes, checksum: 8bd825c129f981c4cf9b4a22628dac32 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014<br>Resumo: Esta pesquisa propõe o estudo do processo de legitimação do autor e de suas obras nas artes visuais em duas frentes complementares de trabalho. A primeira, de natureza artística, é a criação de uma enciclopédia de artistas que, em um primeiro momento, não se difere de outras publica

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Hawley, Jessica R. "Religious Symbolism in Salvador Dali's Art: A Study of the Influences on His Late Work." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/34.

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Salvador Dalí was an artist who existed not long before my generation; yet, his influence among the contemporary art world causes many people to take a closer look at the significance of the imagery in his paintings. For the most part, Dalí is categorized as a Surrealist artist, yet in this essay, I also plan to explore other possibilities of influence that surrounded Salvador Dalí’s generation and inspirational background. Around 1941, Dalí’s work began to shift away from Surrealism and, instead, moved toward a more Classical style that contained many religious themes, a style which he ca

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Dowling, Susan J. "Constructing Identity Identity Construction." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/88.

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In this art-based study I will examine the construction of identity creating three life size figures utilizing metaphor and symbolism. I recorded and analyzed the process through reflections. The artist/teacher/researcher will provide conclusions based on art production and self-reflection.

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Compton, Mark Daniel. "Neo-Raconteur: Allocating Southern-Gothic Symbolism into Design Media." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1394.

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I created the term Neo-Raconteur to convey my interest in medium theory to support the artistic custom of revealing cultural conventions for allocation into artistic genres. The term evolved from the French word "Raconteur," meaning: somebody who tells stories or anecdotes in an interesting or entertaining way. In the past a Raconteur's anecdotes were verbally volleyed, ever voluble, yet quip. Neo-Raconteurs may decide not to speak at all choosing their anecdotal expression to manifest itself through singular or multiple means, manners, or methods of design and technology as well as or involv

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Joumaa, Jamal, University of Western Sydney, of Arts Education and Social Sciences College, and School of Contemporary Arts. "The influence of the icon in contemporary Egyptian art." THESIS_CAESS_CAR_JOUMAA_J.xml, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/229.

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The icon represents a great part of the heritage of Christian arts in Egypt. In this thesis the early stages of iconic art are studied to find out the influential factors leading to the formation of the icon as it is now. The Coptic icon in particular is studied, both the icon itself and how it differs from the Byzantine icon. The religious factor is focussed on as an effective and modelling element in defining the icon, and the symbols are studied in order to go back to their historical roots. This study also aims at tracing the phenomenon of iconic art, by studying its characteristics and th

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Westhead, Jonathan Michael. "Royal ideology in Mesopotamian iconography of the third and second millennia BCE with special reference to gestures." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96899.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis aims to examine to what extent the visual representations of ancient Mesopotamia portrayed the royal ideology that was present during the time of their intended display. The iconographic method is used in this study and this allows for a better understanding of the meaning behind the work of art. This method allows the study to better attempt to comprehend the underlying ideology of the work of art. The eight images studied date between three thousand BCE and one thousand BCE and this provides a broad base for th

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Ilbeyi, Gonca. "The way to the absolute /." Online version of thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11968.

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Opperman, J. A. "Imaging the metaphysical in contemporary art practice : a comparative study of intertextuality, poststructuralism and metaphysical symbolism." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/101.

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It was then that I decided to investigate how contemporary forms of metaphysical imaging have evolved formally and stylistically. I began to question how such approaches might be informed by current philosophical thought, given that many contemporary theorists have adopted a sceptical view towards metaphysical discourse. This point of contention presented me with the initial challenge of finding an artist whose exploration of metaphysical content is supported by topical philosophical thought. I intended this inquiry to serve as a basis from which to develop my own approach to imaging metaphysi

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Dickerson, Brendhan Bailie. "Magical realism and subjective reality : an investigation of poetic symbolism and the development of related sculptures." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13862.

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Bibliography: leaves 58-62.<br>To meet the requirements for the Master of Fine Art degree at the University of Cape Town my intention was to develop a series of sculptural assemblages which address a sense of subjective or poetic reality, using symbolically resonant found and fabricated objects. The body of work is to be understood as a sculptural parallel to (but not illustrative of) Magical Realist literature, in which arcane phenomena are incorporated into a narrative in order to achieve just such a sense of subjective reality.

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