Date of Graduation

2007

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

MFA

College

College of Creative Arts

Department

Sculpture

Committee Chair

Alison Helm

Committee Member

Shaila Christofferson

Committee Member

Joseph Lupo

Committee Member

Joe Zeller

Abstract

The Foundry has become an integral element in my graduate work as an artist and as an educator, and is the ideal conceptual and physical environment for the homogenization of Art and Industry. While directly linked to my MFA thesis exhibition entitled “bridgewalkers”, which includes cast iron components, this thesis document will cover much more than concept and descriptors of my own freestanding sculptural forms. Along with a detailed progression that led to the cast and fabricated work in bridgewalkers, this document will address my personal experiences, knowledge, research, and practical application of metal foundry practice. This thesis serves a dual role; providing a conceptual framework and analysis of my practice and as an organized and detailed metal casting manual that can be a crucial tool for not only my own future research, but the research and experimentation of students, faculty, and staff that choose to produce cast metal sculpture or cast metal components for sculpture. I encourage the viewer to see this as an educational bridge that joins the visual arts, history, and industry together.

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