COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
A Linear Perspective
Creator:
Ortiz, Alexandra Charmaine
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Painting
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Painting
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
Abstraction, in its conceptual departure from traditional representation, grants
creative priority to the natural unfolding of materiality and form. Charmaine Ortiz’s
paintings use this unfolding dynamic to expose the essence of traditional subjects: the
still life and the landscape. In correlation with Ortiz’ visual work, this article clarifies her
intent by articulating the formal and theoretical basis of her painting practice. Influences
on Ortiz’s work, including Piet Mondrian’s theories on neoplasticity, Terry Winters’
biomorphic abstractions, and Agnes Martin’s spiritual painting processes, are examined
alongside the Duralar paintings, mono-prints, and time-based works of her thesis
exhibition, A Linear Perspective.
creative priority to the natural unfolding of materiality and form. Charmaine Ortiz’s
paintings use this unfolding dynamic to expose the essence of traditional subjects: the
still life and the landscape. In correlation with Ortiz’ visual work, this article clarifies her
intent by articulating the formal and theoretical basis of her painting practice. Influences
on Ortiz’s work, including Piet Mondrian’s theories on neoplasticity, Terry Winters’
biomorphic abstractions, and Agnes Martin’s spiritual painting processes, are examined
alongside the Duralar paintings, mono-prints, and time-based works of her thesis
exhibition, A Linear Perspective.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2012-11
Format:
PDF : 55 p. : ill