Art & Art History ETDs

Publication Date

12-9-1976

Abstract

Craft design and fine art have been considered unrelated fields since the Renaissance. In the ensuing four hundred years the field of craft design had been debased by commercialism to the extent that art or artistic expression were moot points to the craftsman. In the later half of the twentieth century, however, a new Renaissance is taking place in the field of crafts. As a jeweler and an artist my work is part of the Craft Renaissance movement. The body of work presented here is created in the style of mystical artifacts and its roots are in non-industrial, non-western primitive motifs. This style was chosen because it best suited my goal of transcending cultural barriers through art. Each piece was created by using traditional jewelry making techniques yet the result has more to do with sculpture and the concerns of that discipline than with jewelry as it is traditionaly recognized.

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Arts

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

UNM Department of Art and Art History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Ralph Wayne Lewis

Second Committee Member

Nicolai Cikovsky Jr

Third Committee Member

Illegible

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