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11,009km

Description: Brief Artist Statement by Jihye Han as part of a 2021 MFA Exhibition, entitled "11,009km” at the Goldmark Cultural Center in Dallas, TX on April 9-May 7, 2021.
Date: May 2021
Creator: Han, Jihye
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Accessible History: Putting a Century of The Chronicles of Oklahoma Online

Description: Presentation sharing the project workflows for digitizing back issues of The Chronicles of Oklahoma. It has been published since 1921, and in 2020, the Oklahoma Historical Society partnered with the UNT Digital Library to make the back issues freely available through The Gateway to Oklahoma History. It was presented at the 2023 NASIG Conference held May 22-25, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date: May 25, 2023
Creator: Johnson-Freeman, Whitney R.; Scott, Megan E. & Carroll, Hannah
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Activating Space within the Object and the Site

Description: I look at the world as a sculptor, examining physical constructs and implied meanings. My current research developed from my earlier studies of “containment” or, more specifically, “encapsulation,” creating visual, often physical, boundaries around selected content. Encapsulation confers a more active role than “containment”, a process rather than a result. This idea speaks to the issues of form, and asks the viewer to question the outside “shape of the form” in relation to the inside shape and… more
Date: May 2001
Creator: Provence, Dana Noel
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Agency of Water

Description: The Agency of Water is an exhibition that explores the agency of water. I perceive water as a moving, living organism. Evidence of water’s agency can be seen in carved out underground caves, natural levees created by sediment depositions, and wind-driven flow. Through the lens of Post-Humanism and a decentered Anthropocene, I intend to explore the interconnected relationships between water, wind, and soil. Recognizing the agential capacities of these elements as a collaborator in my work decent… more
Date: May 2024
Creator: Mudd, Allison
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Agent-Based Architecture for Web Deployment of Multi-Agents as Conversational Interfaces.

Description: Agent-based architecture explains the rationale and basis for developing agents that can interact with users through natural language query/answer patterns developed systematically using AIML (artificial intelligence mark-up language) scripts. This thesis research document also explains the architecture for VISTA (virtual interactive story-telling agents), which is used for interactive querying in educational and recreational purposes. Agents are very effective as conversational interfaces when… more
Date: May 2003
Creator: Pothuru, Ranjit Kumar
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Altered Interiors and Reality: The Subtle Changes of Perception

Description: It was my intent to find objects that were both historically symbolic and symbolic of the times we live in, and that could be melded into a nineteenth century interior where their presence would be secondary to the overall atmosphere. I wanted to incorporate objects that would function as metaphors or personal symbols as well as historical icons.
Date: May 1993
Creator: Fairlie, Carol Hunter
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Always Girls and Forever Boys

Description: Brief Artist Statement by Sean Lopez as part of a 2021 MFA Exhibition, entitled "The Always Girls and Forever Boys” at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park in Dallas, TX on April 17-18, 2021.
Date: May 2021
Creator: Lopez, Sean
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Analysis for Performance of the Song Cycle Songs of Travel, by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Description: This paper analyzes Ralph Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel and asserts that the songs are a song cycle rather than just a collection of songs set to to the poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson. Richard Porter Cole performs a musical and poetic analysis of the songs and makes suggestions to aid performers of the piece.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Cole, Richard Porter
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Analysis of an Environmental Performance with the use of Light and Projected Photographic Imagery

Description: The primary objective of this creative project was to create an environmental performance through the use of light as the principal medium. Most of the photographic imagery had been completed. The remaining task involved creating an effective and workable system to integrate the projected imagery with the neon light placements. Each system, illustrated in the figures, attempted to create a different approach in using the light mediums.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Aaboe, Richard David
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Analysis of Imagery Concerning Body and Landscape

Description: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how imagery evolved in my work, in dealing with the relationship between body and landscape and the relationship between image and abstraction. Five paintings were created for the investigation of the evolution in my imagery. A journal of notes was kept concerning each piece while in progress and immediately following its completion. The analyzing method was a visual analysis of the structure and content, as well as the process through which … more
Date: May 1985
Creator: Juergens, Sharon
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Analysis of Japanese Exports and Imports of Rice

Description: This research shows that the Japanese rice policy has affected the volume of exported and imported rice; moreover, multilateral and bilateral agreements have also affected Japanese rice policy. Japan's institution of subsidies and trade barriers has made its rice products too expensive for foreign trade and its domestic consumers. Since the WTO agreement has forced Japan to open its market gradually over six years, Japan may be unable to compete internationally because of its limited land, high… more
Date: May 2003
Creator: Shiraiwa, Toshio
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Analysis of Space and an Investigation Into the Nature of the Block-Out Process in My Current Work

Description: The purpose of the creative project was to investigate the relationship of figure to ground in a series of paintings in order to better understand how I perceive the space in my work and to analyze the block-out process. Questions regarding the figure/ground relationship are as follow: 1. What is figure, what is ground and what is ambiguous as I see it? 2. What effects do overlapping, shape size, color and value have upon the figure/ground relationship? The portion of the investigation concerni… more
Date: May 1978
Creator: Werner, Lois Wetzel
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Analysis of Spontaneous and Premeditated Working Methods

Description: For my problem, I proposed to document and analyze the relationships of the spontaneous and premeditated approaches in my work. The pieces that I began during the Spring and Summer 1979 were to be my primary sources of data. Two means were used to document these works and my approaches to them. I photographed the pieces as they progressed up to and including the finished product, and a sketchbook-diary was used to compile ideas and responses.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Lowrey, Nancy K.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Analysis of the Salt-Bisque Technique, Its Effects Under Regulated Conditions and Its Evolution Through the Introduction of Seven Sodium-Based Chemicals

Description: This paper examines the surface effects of the salt-bisque technique on clay forms and its evolution through the introduction of seven-sodium based chemicals. Genevieve Espinosa walks the reader through a series of tests and procedures in three stages: the formative, decorative, and conclusive (firing) stages.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Espinosa, Genevieve
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Analysis of the sculpture No Solid Form Can Contain You using Gloria Anzaldúa's Theory of Nepantla

Description: This research project studies ways that space shapes identity by examining a contemporary sculpture using a multicultural theory. The author focuses on analyzing the role of physical space in the construction of cultural identity across time by studying Mariana Castillo-Deball’s No Solid Form Can Contain You (2010) through Gloria Anzaldua’s Nepantilism theory.
Date: May 5, 2020
Creator: López Gutiérrez, Nansy Lizbeth
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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An Analysis of Two Dimensional Printed Elements Within Three Dimensional Structures

Description: I believe the frame or housing of a printed image plays an integral role in the context of the work. It functions as a vehicle for possible interpretation. It should respond to and complement the concept of the central image. The image presented in a vessel or reliquary format should instill a meditative or religious response.
Date: May 1994
Creator: Hubner, Lynne J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Analysis of Verticality and Architectural Reference in the Presentation of Figurative Sculpture

Description: The purpose of this study was to analyze the physical issues of verticality and architectural reference in the presentation of my figurative sculpture and to determine how these issues affect me as viewer. In this analysis, the term architectural reference refers to the fundamental structural elements historically associated with architecture, such as column, pylon, pilaster, pyramid, elevated platform, and bilateral symmetry. The term does not address broader architectural concepts such as spa… more
Date: May 1990
Creator: Pavlovsky, Micheal D.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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…And Still I Wander South

Description: In my work, I explore the ancient occult concept of the egregore or collective thought-form and its continued relevance in contemporary life. One might not think of the systems that we operate in today as ritual in nature, especially those that utilize new technology. We may imagine cyberspace as the ultimate rational and objective realm where all things can be categorized, quantified, and monetized. However, it is a place saturated with ceremonial situations upon close inspection. I seek out t… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Harper, Nathan
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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…and the Light was Blue

Description: My background in fashion relied on the use of sewing machines as tools to create garments made of new materials. My current artmaking has evolved away from the body and functionality to become relief sculptures in cloth. This work is the embodiment of moments in time and space that have stopped me mid-stride, compelling me to closely examine the details. As a fine artist, I translate these observations of nature into my art by using a needle and thread to hand stitch on reclaimed cloth. I invit… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Marks, Christina
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Angelfish Prayers

Description: Artist Statement from the MFA Exhibition: "Through my art I strive to raise awareness towards the protection of the ocean. Plastic pollution, over-fishing, species extinction, and nuclear waste are some of the problems I symbolize in order to create conversations around the issues and do my part in starting a wave of change. The ocean is one interconnected circulatory system for our plane,t so anywhere that humans are abusing the oceans, it affects us all. I hope to remind people of the sacred… more
Date: May 2019
Creator: Wachal, Amy
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Animal Contribution to Human Medicine

Description: The use of animal models in research has led to a fierce debate between animal rights activists and scientists. The former claim that little useful information is gained from animal studies and the suffering of animals does not preclude any treatments which may be used to treat human illnesses. Yet, research scientists claim that in vivo animal models are of absolute necessity to developing treatments and cures to disease. To determine the necessity of animal use, one must examine the models c… more
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Date: May 2001
Creator: Kvernes, Kayce
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Animals in Nursing Homes: State Guideline Development

Description: Companion animals can reduce the elderly person's feelings of isolation and stress, provide tactile stimulation, offer a means of socialization and establish a nonthreatening, nonjudgmental relationship. As an adjunct to treatment, pet therapy may serve to ease the transition from community to nursing home and assist residents in establishing relationships with animals, caregivers, and other residents.
Date: May 1986
Creator: Ayers, Dawn S.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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