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Item Open Access Abigail Flitton: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021) Flitton, Abigail, artistThe artist's statement: I am a photographer who focuses on analog materials and processes within my work. I feel that the process and medium in which the work is created inform the conceptual aspect of the work immensely. Through re3the use of film capture and alternative processes such as cyanotype, I often discuss issues of memory and other intangible emotional conditions. Artists such as Todd Hido and Ruth Thorne-Thomsen inform my practice in how I express these intangible conditions through color, light, and composition. Currently, I am exploring memory through photographing houses and manipulating the negative to print cyanotypes to create soft-focus images. The ethereal and evocative result is heightened by the hand-torn printing paper, brush strokes, and toning processes.Item Open Access Abigail Galvin: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Galvin, Abigail, artistThe artist's statement: Through documentation or metaphor, I seek to understand how both our sense of agency and our sense of restriction are deeply tied to an awareness of our own bodies. The result of this process is two interrelated series of work. On one hand, I use abject elements of the body to analyze issues of identity and control. On the other hand, motion and interaction explore an ecstatic sense of freedom and connection. In all of the work, the human body is focused on as an interface where these conflicting senses merge and create tension.Item Open Access Alyssa Rusco: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Rusco, Alyssa, artistThe artist's statement: When documentation of place and human experience combine, there comes a hybrid observation of the place itself and how it has been consciously altered and used. In some cases, the traces of human interaction are what make the place either more interesting and contemplative, or unsuitable in the eyes of commercial perfection. One's roots do not only grow in places they live, but places they go. After a decade's worth of travelling to Sanibel Island, since I was 11-years-old, I have become akin to the place itself. In this series, I delved into capturing the true likeness of the sites I already knew for what they were. Without glamorizing, I sought to showcase a tropical location, which encompasses the human and the industrial meeting a previously free, natural space. There are rhythms of natural space, altered space, and human-entered space that became undeniable descriptors of how Sanibel has moved me. Past the obvious exotic beauty, Sanibel owns quirks and imperfections that make it more chewable. My kinship has been with the natural and the altered working together in a seemingly perfect landscape. These moments could not have been charmed out of the place itself without the presence of human life bringing its flavor, creating new aspects of the island.Item Open Access Ashley Vogt: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018) Vogt, Ashley, artistThe artist's statement: Ever since I began taking portraits in black and white film, I realized that I had something special in the way I looked at other people. My eye caught different things about their appearance, and my images allowed for some aspect of the person's personality to show through. My portraits had something that I personally found intriguing. They were mundane in-between moments, and yet they were full of life and energy. My current body of work is inspired from my first serious portrait work done in college. Beginning with a medium format, twin lens reflex camera and taking square black and white images, I then transitioned into color film and my pictures took on new life and meaning. Now I have transitioned again and tried my hand at full frame digital capture in color. I have also gone from outdoor image making to working in a studio setting. My hope is that these images engage and allow the viewer into the personal space of the person pictured, giving them some insight to a person they have never met before.Item Open Access Courtney Long: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Long, Courtney, artistThe artist's statement: Based on Sigmund Freud's theories of the unconscious mind, I have created a photographic representation of the invisible self. The unconscious mind creates connections in the brain that are inaccessible to our fluid stream of thought. It records data that influences us in behavior, thoughts and judgement. Freud theorized, like an iceberg, the most important part of the mind is below the surface. The series began during a three-week spree of dream states and nightmares. As a result, a period of contemplation and wonder of the subconscious surfaced in my work. These photos are what I have come imagine my unconscious mind to look like during nightly REM cycles.Item Open Access Dillon King: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2022) King, Dillon, artistThe artist's statement: My name is Dillon King and I'm a photographer. My focus is based around the narrative or the storytelling ability an image has. I use a combination of elements including color and complex composition to assist the viewer in finding an emotive response. A few artists I look towards are Nan Goldin, Gordon Parks, Gregory Crewdson, Robert Capa, and Eddie Adams for their ability to show stories. With the age of social media, we are fed images over and over again that are shallow in both focus and meaning. While a shallow focus, used properly, has the ability to show us the depths of emotion, I chose to primarily use a wider range of focus to bring in more elements for storytelling. If the image contains a human figure, we are given more potential narrative with every new object we can see clearly. Within an image that doesn't contain a human figure, I aim to give enough information for deduction of the objects interplay within the frame. I choose to primarily use digital image capturing as it gives more potential for color. Color, a primary focus of my artistic technique, has a profound ability to direct a story due to its association with emotion. Digital gives me more manipulatable information to begin with. My focus is based around the storytelling ability an image has. I use a combination of elements including color and complex composition to assist the viewer in finding an emotive response, leading the audience to fabricate a story for themselves. Each image is intentionally unrelated for this reason.Item Open Access Erin Bytheway: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Bytheway, Erin, artistThe artist's statement: My photography documents adventures and tells stories. It's a way for me to combine childlike desire to play pretend with an adult desire to have a career. Milky Way depicts the planetary explorations of a space pirate. The camera becomes a window of my ship; I look out and see nebulas, supernovas, gas giants, flat dusty deserts, treacherous polar ice caps, mountainous oceans, and decaying planets. The images themselves are meant to evoke a sense of discovery. I cultivate a landscape in miniature by allowing milk to dry at the bottom of glass, from anywhere between a couple of days to a couple of weeks. Everything from the leftover milk to the collected dust creates textures and patterns that I emphasize using multiple flashlights with colored filters. All of the images are photographed using a digital camera. This allows me to quickly see the results of each photograph. Once I move a light or wash a glass, I cannot recreate the specific conditions of the set up. Viewing each photograph becomes like viewing a planet through a telescope. It's a moment in the past that can never be recreated. The milk will be washed and replaced; the planets will be destroyed and become part of new planets in new star systems.Item Open Access Gabrielle Andreozzi: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021) Andreozzi, Gabrielle, artistThe artist's statement: Motions of the unsaid: a series of the self. Spending a year in pandemic has been cause for much self-reflection and reinvention of the self. Forced solitude, manifested both physically and mentally, caused me to realize how uncomfortable with introspection and out of touch with myself I had become. Over the course of a single year, I have gone through more change within my reality than I have in my entire life. I have always been inspired by the way photographic imagery can capture a moment in time that is much too fleeting to be perceived by the naked eye. With one burst of a shutter, these snapshots can be frozen in time, existing past the moment and into the future - forgetting the specificity but remembering and honoring what was and has been. The self-portraiture within this series captures my subconscious experience of growth and emergence through everything I have gone through as a young woman - a visual exploratory event of the transformation unfolding within me that I have not had the words to express. The ambiguous and ever flowing nature of my being is something that I have come to embrace - every beautiful moment I wish I could live in forever, every painful moment when my heart has hurt more than I could have ever imagined - no longer trying to battle against their remembrance out of fear of exposing myself and my vulnerability. These are the motions of my metamorphosis.Item Open Access Grace Baldwin: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Baldwin, Grace, artistThe artist's statement: I've been making photographs since I was in elementary school, capturing memories of my friends, the things we did together, and the places we went. I ended up being an honorary member of the yearbook in middle school because I took hundreds of pictures of the people around me, and joined the yearbook officially in high school so that my endless photo-taking of my friends wouldn't just be for selfish reasons. My love for taking photographs of people only grew when I tried focusing with an artistic lens, and I started seeing the beauty in every part of a person. With the use of double exposure, someone’s face could be mixed with flowers, with the right lens I could capture the intricacies of an iris and the galaxy it contains; and I could show people how I saw them. That's my biggest motivator: to capture the beauty I see in others and have them see it too. My most recent body of work focuses on the body. All participants are asked, "What's your favorite feature on your body, and what's a feature on your body that you think is really interesting?" Often, we focus on the things we don't like about our bodies, but they're all so beautiful. Every body is so incredibly unique, and yet we are all the same. Some of the elements I've captured are rotting teeth, a stray piece of gravel embedded in a knee, the curve of a back, the most gorgeous eyes I've ever seen, and the unique growth pattern of an eyebrow. While I photograph plenty of other subjects besides people in my day-to-day life, people mean so much to me and are so complex that I don't think I'll ever have my fill of capturing the beauty of them. People say no two snowflakes are the same, and that goes for people too. The beauty is: though different, we're all made of stardust and water.Item Open Access Gregory Herburger: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Herburger, Gregory, artistThe artist's statement: The pinhole technique is one of the earliest and most fundamental photographic processes, in which a pin-sized hole is used to focus light and expose an image directly onto film. I use this process to capture a duration of time in a single, two-dimensional image. I make long exposure photographs using a pinhole camera with available light in familiar, everyday situations. I have ventured into the public sphere-to places where people naturally congregate and locations with compelling architectural forms, all of which serve an individual purpose and are designed to accommodate a human presence. I am interested in the activity of pedestrians and people gathered in likeness and the way they interact with each other and the shared spaces they inhabit. My photographs encourage the recognition of the value of these places and the purpose they serve along with a new awareness of the people in the built environment around them.Item Open Access Hannah Butler: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Butler, Hannah, artistThe artist's statement: Through the influences of the environmental portrait and exploration of self-portraiture, my work aims to highlight the significance of the more mundane aspects of life between my husband and I. Throughout this series of photographs, a narrative takes form, providing a unique view inside the details of one's personal life. By choosing color photography rather than black and white, the work endeavors to be more than a documentary account. The incorporation of natural and artificial light works to evoke a subtle emotional response of connection to the images. The moments the images capture are not uncommon to many relationships and yet they are exclusive within each one. The small features of daily life are often unremarkable and therefore overlooked, yet these small moments provide significance through a sense of knowing in the quietness, augmenting the relationship between loved ones in the day-to-day.Item Open Access Jasara Simon: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2013) Simon, Jasara, artistThe artist's statement: Much of my inspiration comes from the world that surrounds me. I explore physical wonder of natural forms, as well as my own immersion into spirituality and spiritual art forms. Through my art I aim to connect these two concepts, incorporating natural imagery in both my jewelry and photographic work in conjunction with the human form. By doing so I convey my own belief in our physical and spiritual connection with our earth. In my metal work I do this through incorporating stones and crystals, which I believe to have healing and metaphysical properties, into the natural flow of my designs. In my "Moon-Phase" piece for example, I use the phases of the moon as well as a moonstone to illustrate phases of change and growth; just as our moon goes through phases of change, so do we. The metaphysical properties of moonstone are said to be extremely powerful, especially for women, aiding in intuitive sensitivity as well as helping to increase one's ability to be flexible and flow with life. By connecting both material and imagery I express my desire to flow with the changes and phases of my life, experiencing more balance and harmony with myself and the world. This same idea can be found in my photographic work, in which I have merged the female form with close up nature scenes. By blending these images together I want to directly express my feelings of unity with our earth and the spiritual bond that all humans have with our universe. Throughout all my work I remind the viewer of this deep connection which often tends to get lost in the bustle of everyday life. In doing so I create an understanding that we are not separate from our earth; thus we must develop a greater sense of responsibility in taking care of our home and preserving its natural beauty.Item Open Access Jordan Persichitte: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Persichitte, Jordan, artistThe artist's statement: I have always been interested in the idea of the unreal. The illusion that something is happening but could never be true. I have Salvador Dali to thank for that. My work directly relates to the dreams we have and the nightmares that we fear. Sometimes I wish the things I dream of could happen, but most times I am more curious of what my dreams would look like in real life. So I create them. I want to portray believable scenes that may have a different meaning for everyone. To me, my images all connect in some way. And to others, each piece could tell its own story. During my final semester at CSU, I have been able to truly explore the ideas of the subconscious mind. It has been a thrill, a rush, and a stressful experience. But, creating these scenes that have only existed in my mind has created a sense of satisfaction that I did not have before. With photography, I was immediately drawn to the way that C-Prints looked as they came out of the color processor. They contain a subtle glow that an inkjet print (in my opinion) cannot reproduce. At the same time, I have a passion for manipulating images in ways that are almost only possible in Photoshop. I struggled to be happy with my images over the last few semesters because I could never truly explore the process that I wanted to. It was either one or the other. So, I found myself stuck between a rock and a hard place. Do I choose to make prints that I love or images that I enjoy? Luckily I found a technology that could literally do both, and it's called "chromira printing". These images are printed from a digital file on to light-sensitive, color paper. The prints display the glow of a C-print while containing the subject matter that I desire. Long story short, I found my process and I will continue to push its limits.Item Open Access Julia Nguyen: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021) Nguyen, Julia, artistThe artist's statement: Have you thought about where your produce and meat come from? I have. Over the past several years, I had first-hand experience working with an organic farm in the Midwest. Some of the product takes months to even be ready to be put on the table. In order to have products in the summer or any time of the year, farms have to plan months or even years ahead. There are early mornings and late nights. There are long days outside taking care of the soil and the animals come rain, snow, and shine. Many of us don't see the process of what it takes to have produce and meat. I am hoping that throughout the body of work, I display a behind-the-scenes view of farming and sustainable, regenerative agriculture. By capturing this process, I am hoping to enlighten us all so that we may have a better appreciation for the food that we put on our table. I went around to local farms and a local kombucha fermentation warehouse in Fort Collins, Colorado, in order to capture these moments. What I have seen is amazing— with how much they care about their products! Edward Weston once said, "The camera should be used for a recording of life, for rendering the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh." The quote inspires me to not only care about the product but how it came to be.Item Open Access Kaile Roos: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Roos, Kaile, artistThe artist's statement: In 1st grade, my teachers noticed that I was struggling to keep up academically. It was clear that I had some sort of learning disability, and after being tested, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. It was difficult for me to understand why I was different from my classmates, and I found myself gravitating towards horses as a release. My mom bought me my first horse just after I was diagnosed - hoping it would me help me cope with the difficulty of school. Horses have brought me so much happiness and I believe they are the true definition of a gentle giant. I hope to express the beauty and compassion that I see in this animal through my work. This show is my attempt to honor the animal that has done so much for me.Item Open Access Katie Robinson: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Robinson, Katie, artistThe artist's statement: Exploring is an integral part on how I create my work. By constantly exploring different locations, I find that my photographs have a subtle thread of connections. Whether it's looking at nature and finding peace within the entanglement of trees or photographing the everyday through the nooks and crannies, my way of photographing is looking into the details of one broader area. I often search for the small details within an area especially when exploring nature. I take inspiration to Robert Adams and how he photographs forest areas to express the subtle damage and chaos in consuming trees. With my interest in photographing trees, I often find myself looking for these kinds of areas to further explore the overlooked and it's something I continue to express in my way of observing. I see it as looking for moment of peace within the chaos. With limiting myself to one area and working with few materials, it created a view on how I photograph. By playing with cloth, threads, and fibers, I found that my work has been an autobiographical exploration on my photography. It becomes a look at the struggles within the chaos, the experimentation on different materials, and finally making a reaching point into what I find in these photographs.Item Open Access Laurel Sickels: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021) Sickels, Laurel, artistThe artist's statement: Throughout my photography practice I have become very interested in focusing on composition creation. I came into college unsure of if I wanted to go down the path of creativity and art or analytics and math. I chose art, but the analytical side of me very strongly shines through within my creations. Many of my early works focus on geometric forms found in society: small fragments of buildings or interestingly formed landscapes. Later in my practice, I found an interest in product photography and set design. I love having control over exactly what I am photographing and how it would be placed within the image. The ability to find objects and balance them against each other using color, form, and shape is very structurally pleasing to me. I am able to adapt those same sensibilities into more abstract photography where I create images that have the same focus on composition but with a heavier focus on a greater meaning to myself.Item Open Access Logan Causey: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Causey, Logan, artistThe artist's statement: Carl Jung is a psychoanalyst whose ideas and writings primarily deal with the symbology of dreams, the unconscious, and using both to learn more about oneself; Jung's notions have strongly impacted my approach to image-making. Similar to psychoanalysis, my work centers around the theme of exploration and uncovering the hidden, which is typically dismissed or forgotten about. My images are strongly connected to domestic spaces that are not seen as having conventional appeal or beauty, they are off the beaten path and must be deliberately pursued to be found. Analog image-capture is an extremely significant aspect of my work as it emphasizes process and encourages a multi-layered methodology when making photographs, this extra focus on process is significant to my work as it is linked to Carl Jung's process of individuation.Item Open Access Maranda Hutson: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Hutson, Maranda, artistThe artist's statement: With this body of work, I was focused on being more mindful of moments that may have been otherwise overlooked in the headlong rush of everyday life. These small situations, displayed larger than life, explore the significant in the insignificant, and the importance of appreciating the present moment. Something that seems small and insignificant can turn into a great inspiration over time. What have we missed by not being mindful, and what possible inspirations can be found when we purposely try to be mindful and live in the present moment?Item Open Access Miguel Ontiveros: capstone(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Ontiveros, Miguel, artistThe artist's statement: A Closer Look & Forgotten Stories: We walk by hundreds of people every day, but how much do we really notice? At a glance, we all have the same features - eyes, a nose, a mouth - but it is the unique and intimate details in our faces that tell our stories. The individual differences and intricacies between people are often lost because of a lack of personal connection. I am interested in the personal connection that can be built between others with just one look. With the use of intimate closeness to the subject, I hope that others can connect to the faces of individuals and take the time to lose themselves in them, without a single spoken word. Biography: Born June 7, 1991 in Michoacán, Mexico. Miguel Ontiveros grew up in a small rural town called La Hermita. He lived in Michoacán until he was 9 years old when his mother decided that the part of Mexico in which they lived in was becoming too dangerous. They moved to Fort Collins where Miguel finished the rest of his education. Throughout his childhood Miguel had an un-understood passion for photography that was fully realized once he began attending Colorado State University in 2010.