One Thing at Least is Certain

One Thing at Least is Certain

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Description

Diana Rojas explores the hidden and invisible through interdisciplinary collaboration and conversation across fields such as Philosophy, Music Composition, Physics, Material Science and Visual Art. The tools and environments she creates - by utilizing the archaic and contemporary, the digital and sculptural, known and unknown, and the minute and immersive -culminate in experiential works that prompt viewers to slow down and inspire introspection. The slowing down that these works provoke raises questions about existence, reality and being. By combining materials and elements of theories and devices of exploration, she references their antecedents, but creates new opportunities for viewer investigation. This … continued below

Creation Information

Ponce, Diana Rojas May 2023.

Context

This thesis is part of the collection entitled: UNT Graduate Student Works and was provided by the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this thesis can be viewed below.

Artist

Ponce, Diana Rojas

Chair

Shrestha, Binod Supervisory Committee Chair

Committee Members

Publisher

University of North Texas
Publisher Info: www.unt.edu

Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Rights Holder

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Ponce, Diana Rojas

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UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

The UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fosters creative futures for its diverse student population and the region through rigorous arts-based education, arts- and client-based studio practice, scholarship, and research. One of the most comprehensive visual arts schools in the nation, the college includes many nationally and regionally ranked programs.

Degree Information

Department: Studio Art
Discipline: New Media
Level: Master's
Name: Master of Fine Arts
PublicationType: Problem in Lieu of a Master's Thesis
Grantor: University of North Texas

Description

Diana Rojas explores the hidden and invisible through interdisciplinary collaboration and conversation across fields such as Philosophy, Music Composition, Physics, Material Science and Visual Art. The tools and environments she creates - by utilizing the archaic and contemporary, the digital and sculptural, known and unknown, and the minute and immersive -culminate in experiential works that prompt viewers to slow down and inspire introspection. The slowing down that these works provoke raises questions about existence, reality and being. By combining materials and elements of theories and devices of exploration, she references their antecedents, but creates new opportunities for viewer investigation. This includes utilizing creative coding, video, 3D modeling, welding steel, kiln forming and soldering glass, and cutilizing sand as projection screens. Additionally, she utilizes sound and light to create captivating installations, inspired by interest in the influence that immaterial forces have on human minds and decisions.

Subjects

Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty)

Library of Congress Subject Headings

University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure

Language

English

Item Type

Thesis or Dissertation

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this thesis in the Digital Library or other systems.

Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2178197

Relationships

Observatory 1, Observatory 2, Observatory 3, ark:/67531/metadc2178189
Observatory 1, Observatory 2, Observatory 3, ark:/67531/metadc2178190
Order1/m0 Seed#4182316113, Order1/m0 Seed #418262316316, Order1/m0 Seed #41885558259, ark:/67531/metadc2178191
Order1/m0 Seed#4182316113, Order1/m0 Seed #418262316316, Order1/m0 Seed #41885558259, ark:/67531/metadc2178192
Observatory 3 (Detail), ark:/67531/metadc2178193
Observatory 3 (Detail), ark:/67531/metadc2178194
One Thing at Least is Certain, ark:/67531/metadc2178195
Observatory 3 (Detail), ark:/67531/metadc2178196
One Thing at Least is Certain, ark:/67531/metadc2178186
Observatory 3 (Detail), ark:/67531/metadc2178187
Observatory 3 (Detail), ark:/67531/metadc2178188

Collections

This thesis is part of the following collection of related materials.

UNT Graduate Student Works

This collection houses graduate student works other than theses and dissertations. All materials have been previously accepted by a professional organization or approved by a faculty mentor. The collection includes, but is not limited to projects or problems in lieu of thesis, supplemental files associated with theses and dissertations, posters, recitals, presentations, articles, reviews, book chapters, exhibitions, and artwork. Some items in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.

Related Items

Observatory 1, Observatory 2, Observatory 3 (Thesis or Dissertation)

Art work in glass, sand, steel, light, and sound, by artist Diana Rojas-Ponce, as part of an exhibition entitled "One Thing at Least is Certain" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, University of North Texas, from April 12 to April 15, 2023.