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Item Open Access Analogues(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2011) Phillips, Lindsey Elizabeth, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Coronel, Patricia D., committee member; Tornatzky, Cyane R., committee member; Eckman, Molly Jean, committee memberBlock by block, pixel by pixel, my three dimensional work suggests the framework of the virtual and how it has become increasingly routine to cross its borders. Handheld devices are our tangible windows to the cloud, a reminder that we still reside in a physical world. The use of wood and enamel accentuate the materiality of my pieces but also suggest a link to historical mosaic and stained glass work. The exponential evolution of technology is contrasted by the excessive manual fabrication within one piece. The two dimensional drawings are the cloud itself. They express the invisible narrative within a single device as well as the dialogue it has between other connected technologies. Just as the sculptures have been stripped of function to highlight their physicality, the drawings broadcast a corporeal familiarity onto an incomprehensible dimension.Item Open Access Being: in badges(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Coder, Cara, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Moore, Emily, committee member; Lehene, Marius, committee member; Canetto, Silvia, committee memberAs a woman in contemporary society, I am often at odds with my physical appearance and comparing it to how I “should” look. Through Being: In Badges I use the format of the brooch to make visible my daily battle to love and accept my physical body. Using colored glass as a marker of emotion and silver as a marker of time, I depict an abstract record of my relationship with my physical appearance on a daily, or even hourly basis. I do this as a means to be honest about my experience as a woman who wants to love the body she’s in. Cognizant of societal pressures to exert women to hate how they look, I strive to love my body and my appearance.Item Open Access Domain: eminent(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2013) Johnson, Amy, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Lehene, Marius, committee member; Ferrer, Kim, committee member; MacDonald, Bradley, committee memberAs an artist with a background in politics, my work is propelled by a need "to do something". I am particularly interested in the crossroads of action and inaction. My work history, the political actions I have organized and participated in, and my transition to the art world lead up to my final body of work. Domain: Eminent is an installation of abstracted claw forms that is a reliquary to fossil fuels. The dueling political tensions between curbing climate change and expanding economic prosperity inspired and motivated this work. The installation honors the beauty and benefits these fuels have brought to our world while at the same time symbolically putting them in their "restful" space as an untouched material.Item Open Access Embrace your brokenness: a narrative journey of an immigrant(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) Monem, Nikoo, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Aoki, Eric, committee member; Emami, Sanam, committee member; Lehene, Marius, committee member"Embrace Your Brokenness" unfolds the symbolic narrative of my immigrant journey through a collection of works, capturing the intricate complexities of identity and resilience. The artworks delve into themes of connection, border blending, and the interplay between external presentation and internal reality within the context of my own life. This thesis explores the unity and dissonance inherent in my personal experience, delving into the transient nature of memories and the emotional intricacies they hold. The signature of this collection are the delicate rose pattern porcelain pieces which serve as reflections of my roots and connections to my homeland, evoking a profound sense of belonging and contributing to my self-portrait within this collection. Utilizing visual narratives, each piece becomes a nuanced story, framing my daily struggles with adapting to a new life in the United States. Aligned with a broader theme of unity, "Embrace Your Brokenness" unveils the complexities of the immigrant experience, offering a tangible representation of the often-unseen challenges I have faced as both an immigrant and an artist. Through this body of work, viewers are invited to contemplate the concealed stories and connections that contribute to the collective human experience.Item Open Access Formal complications(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Schweiger, Alec, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Harrow, Del, committee member; Moore, Emily, committee member; Malinin, Laura, committee memberThis thesis is concerned with the experiential understanding of the everyday-tactile environment. From public to private, infrastructure to daily-use objects, the things that exist in the constructed environment around me compel my investigations of material, form, and function. Specifically, how these qualities work in concert to inspire associations of purpose and value. Inhabiting a variety of formats from jewelry to sculpture to installation, the work allows me the space to pose questions about what makes an object important, and how that may be determined. The responsive decisions I make are informed by my experience with, and a sensitivity towards, materials and objects associated with packaging, adornment, domesticity, and industry.Item Open Access Habitation: anthropocentric notions of home(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018) Laugen, Melissa, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Dineen, Mark, committee member; Kissell, Kevin, committee member; Ryan, Ajean, committee memberOne of the most essential human conditions is to seek and establish a home. Conceptualization of home is generated by the material and psychological structures impacted by our shared cultural ideals. The vernacular of the home extends beyond mere shelter and creates context for the discourse of identity. Our external selves are socially constructed and identified by our connection to an abode, a region, or an even larger territory….home. Concurrently, we have a need for a private realm, a space to conceal the personal and vulnerable parts of our existence. In the bodies of work, I reside, Armament, and Comforter, I have produced a system of structures that imply the fragility and strength of the fabric of the domicile. These objects exemplify an innate desire for the sanctuary, protection and comfort of the intimate interior and simultaneously reveal that there is imperfection and impermanence in the concept of the domestic.Item Open Access Instantiating time: object as metaphor(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Forsythe, Alexandra, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Egenhoff, Sven, committee member; Emami, Sanam, committee member; Ryan, Ajean, committee memberThis body of work reflects personal research into the characteristics of time, specifically memory in relation to site, and our human relationship with the natural world. Time is relative, not absolute. Each individual has a unique perspective, from the speed at which time passes to recollection of the past to speculation into future events. Through the dual lenses of the personal and the geologic, I engage with perceptions of spatiotemporal experience. Exploration of the souvenir as a physical representation of memory and site is contrasted against the expansive theory of deep time. Through repetitive, time intensive methods grounded in traditional ways of making I create objects that both embody and represent time. By interacting directly with the body, my wearable pieces allow for an intimate engagement with these ideas; the non-wearable work provides space for reflection on the nature of time and memory.Item Open Access Macroscopic manifestations(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Isaiah, Benjamin Hamilton, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Voss, Gary, committee member; DiCesare, Catherine, committee member; Wilson, Robert, committee memberFrom the latter half of the twentieth century through the present, scientific experimentation, investigation, and observations allow our species to attain a level of unprecedented understanding of the physical world. Our tools are capable of perceptions more advanced than ever before in human history. Technological advancements make visible that which we have never before been able to witness or comprehend, from the smallest transformation of scale and the subatomic particles composing all things in our physical environment, to the greatest galactic super-clusters that we inhabit. Forms in our Universe are determined by natural physical laws and reactions set into motion far into the past, proceeding from the Big Bang. Events occurring at scales humans perceive to be hyper-microscopic ultimately determine the outcome of realities at our existence as seen through the human observational reference frame. In turn, events occurring at scales exponentially larger than the human scale also govern the realities existing at scales beyond our familiar frame of reference, realms that the Euclidian mind can only perceive as the abyss. Macroscopic Manifestations captures moments and events occurring at transformations of scale both massive and miniscule, frozen in time. This sculptural work forms associations between objects occurring at unfamiliar scales of existence and objects occurring at the familiar human scale of existence. Demonstrating the resemblance innate to objects at every scale of existence, much of the work contained herein is representative of microcosmic and macrocosmic phenomena, and emulates structures apparent in terrestrial marvels, the flora and fauna of Earth.Item Open Access Ornament within structure: investigation of cellular wall structure of plants(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2010) Drake, Amber Nicole, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Coronel, Patricia, committee member; Medford, June, committee member; Voss, Gary Wayne, committee memberIn my recent body of work I have chosen to magnify the cellular structures of plants and modify them into a more concrete and visible state. This process alters the familiar perception of plant cells, reassembling them into a new material and format. I am using the inherent beauty within the basic structure of the plant to express a fresh vision of beauty itself. By using cellular structures as a means to ornament the body, I'm forcing the viewer to interact with these forms in an unfamiliar way. Manipulating the plant’s innate qualities by magnification and modification of materials distorts its original value, fundamentally humanizing it. It is distorted further as I add functionality to the images by fabricating them into jewelry forms. The alteration of the original form creates a new relationship of semblance between plants and humans.Item Open Access Resonance: memory and emotion(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2022) Shelby, Mariah, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Brenner, Rachel, committee member; Dineen, Mark, committee member; Plastini, Johnny, committee memberThrough an investigation into the trauma responses of my body, from dissociation to panic attacks, I have built a body of work that relies on the associations and interactions of material and process. I have developed a sensitivity to material and processes guided by the desire to communicate feelings and emotions that are difficult to put into words. These materials vary based on clinical properties, historical contexts, or personal memory. While working, I am concerned about what materials may communicate beyond their intended purpose, pushing the material to broaden my conceptual ideas.Item Open Access Subliminal recognition(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) McGee, Mike, author; Bates, Haley, advisor; Harrow, Del, committee member; Kneller, Jane, committee member; Tornatzky, Cyane, committee memberIn the making of Subliminal Recognition I strove to create a work of art that will engage an attentive viewer and facilitate a contemplative experience. The writing in the following pages provides background information regarding the path of exploration that led me to the ideas and processes of its creation. It is designed as a resource to facilitate both an appreciation of this work and an understanding of my intentions as an artist.