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Access Type
Open Access
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Art
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2009
Month Degree Awarded
May
Keywords
painting, representation, composition, figurative, technique
Abstract
This thesis is an exploration of various issues concerning composition in painting. In it I take a step by step approach to advancing the compositional thought process. Within that exploration the central issues of painting are confronted and expanded upon.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/855572
First Advisor
Richard Yarde
Second Advisor
Patricia Lasch
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