Research paper
Incandescent molecules: An analytical investigation into materiality in contemporary abstract painting
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- Incandescent molecules: An analytical investigation into materiality in contemporary abstract painting
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This project began by considering abstract painting across the twentieth century, from Malevich to Nozkowski, and subsequently looked at contemporary New Zealand practice. This analysis secured my work within the genres of neo-casualism and new materiality. New materiality accepts that all matter, whether substance or object, has agency and presence. Materials are full of surprises; I celebrate the messy vitality of uncontrollable materials and rejoice at the random slippage of an edge. Quirk...
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- Research paper
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- Thesis
- Thesis level
- Masters
- Date created
- 2022-12
- Creator
- Cook, Linda
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- https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6007
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- abstract art / painting / new materialism / neo-casualism / philosophy of art / painting practices / New Zealand / Creative arts and writing / Art history, theory and criticism / Art theory / Visual arts / Fine arts / Visual cultures
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