Art & Art History ETDs

Nancy Norman

Publication Date

12-11-1978

Abstract

Many of the concepts for my imagery are drawn from an attitude of affirming the decorative in art and a personal choice to further explore those possibilities. Ornamentation can enhance art, not because it is superfluous and not because it can embellish life with beauty, but as in the ornamental arts themselves it can magnify qualities already present in material life and work. In this presentation I present my decorative ideas in art from a contemporary perspective in terms of an art historical context a well as through my individual vision represented by paintings, lithographs, and paper pieces. Both sections include two basic themes: the feminine presence in the decorative arts and the influence of deco­ration within other cultures.

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)

Paul Robert Suttman

Second Committee Member

Garo Zareh Antreasian

Third Committee Member

Jane Eldora Abrams

Fourth Committee Member

Peter Walch

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