Date of Award
5-10-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Stewart Ziff
Second Advisor
John Decker
Third Advisor
Jill Frank
Abstract
This Thesis explores the historical foundations and contemporary context of the photographic series titled Axis. Within Axis are vestiges of traditional Pictorial photography endowed with theories of minimalism and expressionism, which invites the audience to expand its insight from what it can see, to what it can understand, both visually and mentally. I will discuss how these influences have changed traditional pictorialism and will focus this series’ trajectory. In examining the works of Axis, the theory, its active practice, and principle of this series become clear. This practice, vested with craft mastery, allegorical study, and symbolism, calls to question photography’s long-standing fine art status and contemporary photographic trends.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/5510965
Recommended Citation
King, David, "Axis - A Theoretical Approach to Allegorical Pictorialism, Minimalist Ideologies, and Expressionism in Contemporary Photography.." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2014.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/5510965