Inversion

dc.contributor.advisor	Crandall, Stephen
dc.creator	Longhofer, Michael Todd
dc.creator.orcid	0000-0003-2286-8989
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-03T13:21:43Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-03T13:21:43Z
dc.date.created	2016-12
dc.date.issued	2017-02-20
dc.date.submitted	December 2016
dc.date.updated	2017-05-03T13:21:44Z
dc.description.abstract	ABSTRACT By combining the image of the human figure with different types of visual manipulations, I investigate how intimately the figure and the ground can be intertwined. For the purpose of conceptually exploring the human existence and its surroundings, I manipulate the figure-ground organization. I immerse the human being into an environment using technology (computers, cameras, and software) and demonstrate how the human figure participates with the background or another object. My investigation of a figure-ground inversion in painting brings together traditional painting methods with new digital technology to show the tensions between focus and ground, object and subject, humanity and nature.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11310/97
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	figure/ground
dc.title	Inversion
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type.material	text
thesis.degree.department	Art, Theatre & Dance
thesis.degree.discipline	Painitng
thesis.degree.grantor	West Texas A&M University
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	M. F. A.