Paradox Paintings: Meta Art through Technology

The relationship that artwork has with a viewer is one that allows the door of questioning the viewer’s perception, artwork’s being and purpose, to be opened, especially when considering the process of how it came to be – in this case, through technology. This series of oil paintings were created using digitally manipulated versions of photography. Technology plays an important role because it has created an entirely different realm of art-making and manipulation. These works include a multi-layered, multi-dimensional processes, in which information is being simplified, transferred, manipulated, and recreated. There is loss and change, from the ‘original’ scene, taking an image of it, recreating it by hand with oil paint, through my perception as the artist, via some form of digital screen. This cycle of analyzing this process is what makes this work meta— self-aware, self-parodying, and/or self-referential. The reference and representation of technology via paintings it is one form of being meta. So then, why not simply print the photograph that the painting is referencing? The work’s existence is based on the several pre-existing layers of transformation through technology, through my perception, then to the viewer’s perception. The purpose of questioning the work’s ‘original’ state and origin itself – the reproduction of something technologically-based by hand – would be nearly or completely absent. Without those layers, it would not have the chance to break the fourth wall, starting that conversation with the viewer

Identification of plant residue with commercial potential as natural dyestuffs

The project explored whether plants grown by farmers\u27 market producers could be used successfully as natural dyes for textile making. A variety of plants and dyestuffs were investigated

Liebes Dr. Sommer-Team... Sabine Kadolph von der "Bravo" über Aufklärung früher und heute

Eine Jugendzeitschrift kommt in die Jahre: Die „Bravo“ ist 60 geworden. Am 26. August 1956 erschien sie zum ersten Mal, damals noch mit dem Untertitel „Zeitschrift für Film und Fernsehen“. Das Themenspektrum erweiterte sich jedoch schon binnen weniger Monate. Die „Bravo“ schrieb Mediengeschichte mit Foto-Love-Story, Starschnitt – und einem offenen Umgang mit Sexualität. Seit 1969 beantwortet Dr. Sommer Fragen, die sich die „Bravo“-Leser_innen niemandem sonst zu stellen trauen. Millionen von Jugendlichen – und heute Erwachsenen – verdanken ihr Wissen über Sex, Beziehung und Liebe auch Dr. Sommer. Hinter der Kunstfigur, die der Arzt und Psychotherapeut Martin Goldstein erfunden hat, verbirgt sich ein ganzes Team. Dank diesem galt die „Bravo“ jahrzehntelang als Chefaufklärer der Republik. Und heute? Unsere Redakteurin Petra Hemmelmann hat dem Dr. Sommer-Team geschrieben, geantwortet hat Sabine Kadolph.

The Introduction and Promotion of Rayon, 1910-1924

The purpose of this project was to determine the early history of rayon\u27s introduction and promotion to the public. The researchers utilized a grounded theory and content analysis approach to analyze data collected from trade, fashion, and home magazines

Collaborative Development of Curriculum Designed to Foster Global Competence: A Report on Project Products, Results and Outcomes

The primary goal of this collaborative project was to create learning opportunities that foster global competence and cultivate problem-solving skills among students in textile and apparel programs