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Ed Mieczkowski's Contradictory Cues in Dimensionality in Painting and Sculpture

Richards, Christopher
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467906772

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2016, MA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
The aim of this thesis is to show how Edwin Mieczkowski’s exploration of visual perception created contradictory dimensional cues in painting and sculpture. By utilizing black, white, and grey as key components to constructing and solving visual problems, Mieczkowski explored the depiction of three-dimensional space on two-dimensional surfaces and created three-dimensional works that emphasized the two-dimensional picture plane. Tracking Mieczkowski’s work from his involvement in the Anonima Group in the 1960s to his sculptural works in the 1980s, I argue that the perception of depth of space depicted using hard-edged geometric shapes lies at the center of his artistic development. While Mieczkowski the influence of previous movements such as De Stijl and Consctructivism gave him a visual vocabulary, it was his interest in how we visually perceive the world around us that led him to create dimensional puzzles. This thesis draws heavily on primary resources; including letters, interviews, exhibition catalogs and reviews.
John-Michael Warner (Advisor)
Albert Reischuck (Committee Member)
86 p.
Art Criticism; Art History
Ed Mieczkowski; Op Art; Geometric Abstraction; Dimensionality in Art; Anonima Group

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  • Richards, C. (2016). Ed Mieczkowski's Contradictory Cues in Dimensionality in Painting and Sculpture [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467906772

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Richards, Christopher. Ed Mieczkowski's Contradictory Cues in Dimensionality in Painting and Sculpture. 2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467906772.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Richards, Christopher. "Ed Mieczkowski's Contradictory Cues in Dimensionality in Painting and Sculpture." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467906772

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