Browsing Design and Visual Arts Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Mansfield and me : intertexuality and the autobiographical impulse in the graphic novel : an exegesis
(2016-05-26)This research explores the practice of intertextuality in graphic memoirs and biographies. As Graham Allen writes, “Meaning becomes something which exists between a text and all the other texts to which it refers and ... -
The metamorphosis of pictorial space (as experienced in a painting practice)
(2012)This practical and written research investigates abstract painting and its intrinsic relationship to pictorial space throughout the course of Modern Art. Influenced by the spatial and decorative qualities of Eastern art, ... -
A model for knowledge management in an architectural enterprise
(2005)This dissertation lays out a comprehensive creative structure for Knowledge Management systems in a hierarchy of levels, orienting each level to work structure in the Architectural profession -- so that a clear picture of ... -
Navigating the arteries of loss: A figurative ceramic exploration of the human condition in situations of loss
(2012)Navigating the Arteries of Loss is a vision of small haemorrhages of the self which chart emotional progress through life. The research has concentrated on the ways in which loss is expressed through body language – the ... -
‘Not durable, but sustainable’: print technology and ephemerality in product design
(2018)[RESEARCH] QUESTION: How can the principles of temporary and the ephemeral be employed by design in the critical redesign of consumer technological artefacts? OBJECTIVES: - Develop a taxonomy of ephemerality in design, ... -
The nuances of human stories and the language of paint
(2012)Embedded within both the process and the finished works is the notion of the everyday. These paintings are painted in the garage and constructed from things left over from everyday life or within reach of the subject matter, ... -
Practising uncertainty in search of something strangely attractive: An inquiry into the mechanics of a painter during the practice and viewing of painting
(2010)This document traces the development of a studio-based project concerned with gaining understanding about the mechanics of a painting practice and the uncertain fugitive behaviour of painted images. Beginning with the ... -
Re-staging Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique : theoretical and practical issues
(2012)This writing can be broadly characterised as presented in two parts: WAYFARING discusses the inspiration for a new work, and outlines some theoretical issues and cultural approaches. VOYAGING examines the ‘making’, which ... -
The reframed portrait : redefining the roles of the artist and sitter within the genre of portraiture
(2013)This research project investigates the role of 'agency' within the conventional terms of reference when it pertains to the artist and the model in the genre of Portraiture. The project investigates the expectations within ... -
A response to nature and space
(2011)The intention of the work has been to communicate an experience of nature through non-illustrative means. The cumulative effect of many fragments of images creates in the viewer a sensation of nature, rather than a description ... -
Self discovery through figurative painting
(2017)Narrative painting through allegorical figuration For the initial stages of my master’s project I embarked on a series of works that were a tentative step towards understanding the notion of ‘narrative’ and how this ... -
Small town revelations : a dramatised, photographic retelling of regionalised histories, legends, myths and past characters within small town Aotearoa New Zealand
(2013)This Masters of Design by Project is a heuristic practice-based research undertaking that investigates perceptions of local identity and sense of place for residents of small town Aotearoa New Zealand. Through establishment ... -
The space connecting - meaningful exchange : exploring aspects of the making and apprehension of artwork through material investigation and participation
(2017)This research project investigates the mechanics and processes of an artists’ practice in conjunction with the convention that art acts as a vehicle of communication. How well an artist communicates their thoughts, ... -
Strange connections : an investigation into the combining of recognisable and disparate imagery in a contemporary painting practice
(2013)This research project investigates how the practice of joining familiar and disparate imagery together can create new contexts of meaning and effect in a contemporary painting practice. In the era of Modernism, artists ... -
Street combing: An investigation into the use of found materials from the urban landscape in contemporary jewellery making
(2011)My Masters by Research project took me from the insular environs of the jewellery workbench to the social environs of urban Auckland and Taipei. Directed by the writing of contemporary jewellers, such as Roseanne Bartley ... -
Tactile technologies
(2008)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can sensory design, and specifically tactility, be used to support the production of individual meaning within the context of (developing) mobile communication technologies? This project uses ... -
Taonga – not dead fish! : how can the ethos of Māori taonga be presented in the marketplace of New Zealand / Aotearoa small-scale fisheries?
(2013)Artisanal fisheries from the Seychelles – an isolated archipelago in the Indian Ocean, some 1500 kilometers east of mainland Africa, label each fish with a unique code and an Internet address. This enables chefs, retailers ... -
Virtualising the stories of Ngākau Māhaki mā te whare e arahi : let the whare be the guide
(2016)This research investigated how mātauranga Māori, recorded histories and events associated with Unitec’s Te Noho Kotahitanga marae can be shared within a digital space. To this end, I developed a model digital repository ... -
Visual language in architectural design
(2002)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: Can all domains of visual culture be sources of ideas in architectural design? If so, what visual tools can be employed to represent them? Modern life is mediated through the visual screen. ... -
Visual storytelling & journeying
(2014)Illustration is a medium that can enhance and interpret storytelling. When part of sequential art, like comics or graphic novels, it can effectively communicate ideas using specific visual conventions. This masters by ...