During the night : drawings and prints : [an honors thesis (HONRS 499)]

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Authors
Van Dyke, Emily M.
Advisor
Johnson, Sarojini J.
Issue Date
2006
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Degree
Thesis (B.?.)
Department
Honors College
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Abstract

This thesis project consists of a collection of charcoal drawings and black and white relief prints. The drawings are based on the dreams that I had during the spring semester of 2006. During this time, I was completing student teaching in Indiana as well as participating in an overseas program which involved teaching in a small town in Spain.While discussing these drawings with Spaniards living in my building, it became our habit to try to analyze each drawing, and furthermore, analyze the meaning of the dream. Initially this was not my intention. Frankly, I think dreams are used often as a subject in art, with dream-like states trying to be communicated in different art forms. I feel that this notion s a great one and has been thoroughly explored throughout the Surrealist and Dada art movements. My intention was to use dreams only as an inspiration for drawings and prints, not necessarily to recreate the dream environment.The original drawings are 9" x 12", created using vine and-compressed charcoal. The relief prints were made using EZcut soft-block and linoleum. They were hand-printed on Japanese mulberry paper with black water-based ink. The prints are two sizes, the larger prints are 6" x 12" and the smaller are 4" x 6".