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The Sacred Transfigured

Pemberton, Diana Ruth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587732487572178

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2020, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
The Sacred Transfigured are the cumulative results of researching textile processes as sacred ritual resulting in artifacts that can be engaged in a participatory manner by the viewer. Questions I aim to resolve through the artworks presented are: Why are textiles special? How can material like wool and linen be transfigured into precious artifacts? What about this construction process is sacred? What is the role of the artist in that process? These questions are explored through weaving, felting and stitching specifically to examine the unique and magic qualities of textiles that can serve as tools of communication between artist and viewer. The artifacts presented are both precious objects and theatrical garments serving to heighten the senses of the viewer and help construct a certain aura around the wearer.
Janice Lessman-Moss (Advisor)
Isabel Farnsworth (Committee Member)
Andrew Kuebeck (Committee Member)
33 p.
Fine Arts; Performing Arts; Textile Research
art; artist; shaman; magic; textile; felt; weaving; stitching; embroidery; natural dye; food; family; landscape; performance; artifact; garment; object; table cloth; meal; ritual; sacred; transfigured; process; linen; wool; memory

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Citations

  • Pemberton, D. R. (2020). The Sacred Transfigured [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587732487572178

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pemberton, Diana. The Sacred Transfigured. 2020. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587732487572178.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pemberton, Diana. "The Sacred Transfigured." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587732487572178

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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