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Item Open Access Making with attention(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2010) Sink, Douglas M., author; Voss, Gary Wayne, advisor; Faris, Suzanne, advisor; Emami, Sanam, committee member; Aoki, Eric, committee memberMy sculpture examines relationships between human and environment, object and intention. By creating a sense of the art object as a modern artifact, I challenge modes of making and living in contemporary western society through the guise of utilitarian objects. By using materials that have been classified as waste to create sculptural works I bring value to something that had little. I use low-tech and old-world methods to create, allowing myself to experience the true labor inherent in the making of things, while at the same time creating a contemplative sculpture which embodies skillful craft and sensitivity to material.Item Open Access Re(presenting) habit(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2010) Rossi, Stefani M., author; Yust, Dave, advisor; Sullivan, Patrice, advisor; Flippen, Paul, committee member; Lehene, Marius, committee member; Aoki, Eric, committee member; Dicesare, Catherine R., committee memberIn my work, I cultivate intimate encounters that invite people to contemplate the larger narratives in which we participate. I (re)present objects in order to create microcosms of these narratives. Over the last three years, my interest in stories revealed by artifacts of daily living, particularly those used in significant routines, led to my investigation of the lingering evidence of habitual consumption: receipts, wrappers, and disposable containers. When recontextualized, these ephemera remain potently descriptive of the activities for which they were originally purposed. The things we live among, what we strive to possess, the detritus we try to eliminate—these all shape our notions regarding beauty, position, status, and belonging. Through staged scenarios that incorporate carefully rendered illusions of trash, sometimes incorporating the material presence of these leftovers themselves, In Memoriam construes habitual consumption to be an act of petition, a process of recollection, and an expression of devotion.Item Open Access Socializing playgrounds and creating invisible borders(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Delgado, Vicente, author; Plastini, Johnny, advisor; Aoki, Eric, committee member; Dineen, Mark, committee member; Lajarin-Encina, Aitor, committee memberEqual rights have been the outcry for many protesters and environmentalist fighting against injustices done to communities throughout the years. Visual arts have the power to start and steer conversations, therefore juxtaposing objects, images, and the use of color to indicate concepts of invisible borders that are created by people, maps, and the built environment. An understanding of the early adaptation of children's stratification of others through the readings of Pierre Bourdieu's community doxa, and the three capitals that differentiate one's upbringing into a society. The ontology of the adult-made toy can tell us a bit more about how these objects introduce a child to a Marxist society, while other toys can teach them how to socialize and obtain skills that only belong to the community. Low social classes and high social classes are clear distinctions of the social economic state of families across the nation, yet Charles Tilly's Durable Inequality, helps us understand that we care to dissolve injustices, much more than fighting for equality.Item Open Access Unwearable war: a visual exploration of transversal politics(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2008) Rockinger, Sara Pierce Rockwell, author; Lundberg, Thomas R., advisor; Kokoska, Mary-Ann, committee member; Faris, Suzanne, committee member; Aoki, Eric, committee memberTo view the abstract, please see the full text of the document.