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Vision and Contemplation: An Exploration Within the Medium

Mica Y. Pillemer, UMass Amherst

Document Type: Open Access

Degree Program

Art

Degree Type

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Year Degree Awarded

2009

Month Degree Awarded

May

Primary Subject Category

Art

Keywords

painting, representation, composition, figurative, technique

Advisor(s) or Committee Chair

Yarde, Richard
Lasch, Patricia

 

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.

Discipline(s)

Art Practice

Recommended Citation

Pillemer, Mica Y., "Vision and Contemplation: An Exploration Within the Medium" (2009). Masters Theses. Paper 298.
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/298

 
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