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  • The Last Great Series of the Ukiyo-e Tradition: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, 1885-1892

    Student Work thumbnail: The Last Great Series of the Ukiyo-e Tradition: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, 1885-1892
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was a Japanese print maker. His artistic career bridged between the Edo Period (1600-1868) and the Meiji Period (1868-1912). With the start of the Meiji Period, Western technologies and ideologies were introduced to Japan. The art of printmaking had long been a tradition in Japan, especially revered during the Edo Period; however, the introduction of photography began to threaten the tradition. Yoshitoshi is considered to be the last great ukiyo-e artist that used his prints to revitalize and modernize the tradition of prints. His series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon was his last great print series.
    Creator/Author:
    Barnett, Emma
    Submitter:
    Emma Barnett
    Date Uploaded:
    04/28/2023
    Date Modified:
    04/28/2023
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Suzanne Valadon: Defying the Definition of Gender in Life and Art

    Image thumbnail: Suzanne Valadon: Defying the Definition of Gender in Life and Art
    Type:
    Image
    Description/Abstract:
    If life is said to imitate art, then Suzanne Valadon’s rebellious, unorthodox, bohemian lifestyle is reflected in her artworks. Valadon's choice of the nude as the primary focus of much of her work reveals much about her role in society. A as a member of the working-class, Valadon was able to step outside the domestic and painted within the traditionally male domain. The art of Suzanne Valadon has been reprised in recent years as feminist art historians have been questioning the art historical canon and challenging the ideology of the nude as a masculine domain. This paper will discuss Valadon’s time as a model, what influence this had on her works, and her relationship with Edgar Degas, her family, and female contemporaries. It will also examine why Valadon chose the nude as the primary focus of much of her works and what this says about her role in society. Through this study, I hope to give better insight on why Valadon’s works were championed during her life, but the recognition faded after her death. Through her work, Valadon challenged not only the rules of the day, but she reclaimed the female nude in her work, the woman was no longer an object to be viewed but a subject in her own right.
    Creator/Author:
    Jeffers, Andrea
    Submitter:
    Andrea Jeffers
    Date Uploaded:
    04/27/2023
    Date Modified:
    04/27/2023
    Date Created:
    2023-04-25
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Suzanne Valadon: Defying the Definitions of Gender in Life and Art

    Student Work thumbnail: Suzanne Valadon: Defying the Definitions of Gender in Life and Art
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    If life is said to imitate art, then Suzanne Valadon’s rebellious, unorthodox, bohemian lifestyle is reflected in her artworks. Valadon's choice of the nude as the primary focus of much of her work reveals much about her role in society. A as a member of the working-class, Valadon was able to step outside the domestic and painted within the traditionally male domain. The art of Suzanne Valadon has been reprised in recent years as feminist art historians have been questioning the art historical canon and challenging the ideology of the nude as a masculine domain. This paper will discuss Valadon’s time as a model, what influence this had on her works, and her relationship with Edgar Degas, her family, and female contemporaries. It will also examine why Valadon chose the nude as the primary focus of much of her works and what this says about her role in society. Through this study, I hope to give better insight on why Valadon’s works were championed during her life, but the recognition faded after her death. Through her work, Valadon challenged not only the rules of the day, but she reclaimed the female nude in her work, the woman was no longer an object to be viewed but a subject in her own right.
    Creator/Author:
    Jeffers, Andrea
    Submitter:
    Andrea Jeffers
    Date Uploaded:
    04/25/2023
    Date Modified:
    04/25/2023
    Date Created:
    2023-04-25
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • La Belle Iseult: William Morris’ Pre-Raphaelite Painting, Medievalism, Design, and the Arts and Crafts Movement

    Student Work thumbnail: La Belle Iseult: William Morris’ Pre-Raphaelite Painting, Medievalism, Design, and the Arts and Crafts Movement
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    William Morris, a famous 19th-century British textile designer, craftsman, Socialist, and poet, was a prominent and multifaceted figure. His flattened, floral designs were inspired by his love for the 14th- and 15th centuries and generated the Arts and Crafts Movement. Morris briefly worked as a painter and founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In his only surviving oil painting, La Belle Isuelt, Morris depicts the medieval subject, Iseult, from Sir Thomas Mallory’s Le Morte D’Arthur, 1485. Through the theme of Arthurian legend, reference to medieval symbols, wall tapestries, and other motifs, Morris displays his admiration of Medieval themes.
    Creator/Author:
    Crossman, Emma
    Submitter:
    Emma Crossman
    Date Uploaded:
    04/20/2023
    Date Modified:
    04/25/2023
    Date Created:
    2023-04-19
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Dusty Millers: Rural Representation in 19th Century Movements

    Document thumbnail: Dusty Millers: Rural Representation in 19th Century Movements
    Type:
    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    This project analyzes a print from the UC Art Collection called “Dusty Millers” and the amateur artist that created it. Diving into the artist’s biography and relations, this project first aims to understand how the amateur artist went about studying printmaking and how he became an important advocate for the medium in London. Secondly, the project discusses artistic influences from the 19th century that inspired his style and subject matter of his prints that include depictions of rural landscapes and daily labors.
    Creator/Author:
    Roades, Gracie
    Submitter:
    Gracie Roades
    Date Uploaded:
    04/08/2022
    Date Modified:
    04/19/2022
    Date Created:
    2022-04-07
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • DRAFT EXHIBITION

    Student Work thumbnail: DRAFT EXHIBITION
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    Draft of capstone class final project. Includes file of images and wall labels for DRAFT of the exhibition. Includes prints from the UC art collection from the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century. The representation of architecture within art is a main theme for artists of all time periods. Within the UC Art Collection, prints display different stylistic approaches from abstract to realistic when portraying architecture. This exhibit will display five prints that compare and contrast the idea of stylistic approach. By viewing these artworks, there is the question as to why artists chose to portray the two types differently. Does the style dictate the importance or function of the architecture? Through exploration, one could say that there is a correlation between the type of architecture and its stylistic rendering. When viewing the examples of the collection, architecture that is considered monumental, such as cathedrals or government buildings, seem to be portrayed with realistic detailing and perspective, leaving no room for artistic expression in the portrayal. On the other hand, common architecture is portrayed with more abstraction but allows more freedom of expression from the artist to interpret the structure. Is one better than the other or do these two separate approaches give their subjects individualized attention to their charms?
    Creator/Author:
    Roades, Gracie
    Submitter:
    Gracie Roades
    Date Uploaded:
    03/31/2022
    Date Modified:
    04/07/2022
    Date Created:
    2022-03-31
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • Hokusai’s Great Wave and its Impact on the Culture of Western Art

    Student Work thumbnail: Hokusai’s Great Wave and its Impact on the Culture of Western Art
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    A visual analysis of the Kanagawa-oki Nami, or the Great Wave off Kanagawa by the Japanese ukiyo-e printmaker Katsushika Hokusai and its impact of Western Art culture following the Meiji Restoration of 1867
    Creator/Author:
    Gray, Joe
    Submitter:
    Joe Gray
    Date Uploaded:
    03/31/2022
    Date Modified:
    04/24/2022
    Date Created:
    3/31/2022
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • Clarity and Ambiguity in Félix Bracquemond’s View of Reality: Le Haut d’un battant de porte (The Top of a Door)

    Student Work thumbnail: Clarity and Ambiguity in Félix Bracquemond’s View of Reality: Le Haut d’un battant de porte (The Top of a Door)
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    This essay investigates the complex subject matter and the significance of Félix Bracquemond’s etching Le Haut d’un battant de porte (The Top of a Door) through a biographical approach, visual analysis, and examination of the artist’s creative process and intentions. The investigation demonstrates that this etching is not only unusual for its clarity, but also for its ambiguity. The seemingly contradictory yet complementary characteristics – clarity and ambiguity – coexist in this work. It is the coexistence and interaction of clarity and ambiguity that makes this work more significant and intriguing.
    Creator/Author:
    Lai, Sufang
    Submitter:
    Sufang Lai
    Date Uploaded:
    03/31/2022
    Date Modified:
    04/21/2022
    Date Created:
    2022-04-20
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • Allegorical Women Figures in Renaissance Prints

    Student Work thumbnail: Allegorical Women Figures in Renaissance Prints
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    Why do the majority of allegorical figures in art take on a female form? What does this tell us about the way women were viewed in their societies? This essay examines the relationship of the female form in allegorical prints and European Renaissance society in the 15th century.
    Creator/Author:
    King, Emilie
    Submitter:
    Emilie King
    Date Uploaded:
    03/31/2022
    Date Modified:
    04/26/2022
    Date Created:
    April 21, 2022
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • MFA Show 2015 — Projects and Texts by MFA students with Art Education and Art History graduate students

    Student Work thumbnail: MFA Show 2015 — Projects and Texts by MFA students with Art Education and Art History graduate students
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    UC SCHOOL OF ART MFA GRADUATING SHOW 2015 — TEXTS AND PROJECTS This collection of texts and images brings together the work of graduate students and faculty in art history, art education, and fine arts at the University of Cincinnati in the spring of 2015. We invited students in art education and art history to write accompanying texts for the final projects of their peers in the fine arts graduate program – projects encompassing everything from multimedia installation, abstract painting, video animation, fiber-based sculptural assemblages, photography, and drawing. The students’ projects were presented at the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, as part of the School of Art’s MFA Thesis Exhibition, which ran from April 1 and April 25, 2015. A process of looking, talking, looking again, writing, reading, and re-writing unfolded. Shorter versions of the texts were shown at the CAC alongside the artworks at the CAC. The process created a working space for artists and writers in dialogue, giving rise to new ideas and projects in turn. Morgan Thomas Vittoria Daiello [from Foreword] Design: Sso-Rha Kang
    Creator/Author:
    Stenger, Kate; Spires, Lauren; Thomas, Morgan; Daiello, Vittoria; Norton, Ben; Kang, Sso-Rha; Lang, Gabrielle; Johnson, Leigh; Wyatt Bauman, Emily; Karimi, Saeide; Tinney, Ross; Turner, Miles; Oswald, Sean; Klimesh, Colin; Asadipour, Saeedeh; Girandola, Joe; Morren, Samuel; Drout, Julie; Wolhoy, Rick, and Horwitz, Ian
    Submitter:
    Morgan Thomas
    Date Uploaded:
    09/20/2018
    Date Modified:
    05/23/2019
    Date Created:
    2015-04-27
    License:
    All rights reserved