Year of Award
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Degree Name
Art
Department or School/College
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Committee Chair
Trey Hill
Commitee Members
Trey Hill, H. Rafael Chacon, Alessia Carpoca, Brandon Reintjes
Keywords
art, sculpture, signs, formalism
Publisher
University of Montana
Subject Categories
Sculpture
Abstract
LIT investigates the power of our daily visual interactions with commercial signage. The exhibition is comprised of ten individual illuminated constructions that appropriate the aesthetic strategies and design elements from commercial signage. The work offers the viewer a new aesthetic experience by nullifying the communicative and directional agendas that would normally accompany commercial signage. The viewer is free to see and experience the captivating nature of formal elements such as shape, color and light. The work explores the intersection of appropriation, minimal aesthetics and everyday experiences.
Recommended Citation
Brumfield, Tyler, "LIT" (2018). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11146.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11146
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