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Hibbard, Margery J--Exhibitions; Slides (Photography); Academic theses; Exhibition catalogs; Photographs;

Abstract

The emphasis for my master of arts painting thesis has been the landscape. I chose to explore the subject of intimate settings within the landscape as I wanted the observer to feel as if he or she was within the closely-viewed scene. My focus was the challenge of capturing the effects of filtered light, silhouetted trees, abstract shapes and reflections in intimate settings. The landscape has always held great meaning for me; I respond to its ever-changing colors and patterns. When I am alone in an inner woods, the intimate landscape setting, I feel immersed in and a part of its infinite variables. I wanted to paint this familiar subject that seems to balance on the verge of abstraction, more as a perception and suggestion than a fully descriptive rendering. The resulting paintings were not as much about the observed place, but more about my reactions to the fleeting moments of the optical effects of light and reflections and the abstract shapes found in nature. When I was able to move beyond a carefully rendered description of the subject and let my emotional reactions to the landscape surface, my painting underwent a metamorphosis. I simplified my compositions and applied newly found or rediscovered techniques. I was painting at a new level. As I painted, I enjoyed the exhilaration of being in that place at a specific time, both in reality and within my inner self. By painting reactionally, I found that the paintings brought out emotions and responses of other people who viewed my works as well.

Year of Submission

1998

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Art

First Advisor

Crit Streed

Second Advisor

Frje Echeverria

Third Advisor

Megan Lipke

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The source material included 16 photographic slides.

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Date Original

1998

Object Description

1 PDF file (13 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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