Urban Palimpsest

Abraham, Amanda

Savannah, Georgia: Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta)

2015-11

Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Printmaking

Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Printmaking

Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).

"This thesis intertwines different textures, abstract forms, urban landscapes defined by color, creating unique compositions. By combining photographs of complex forms and architecture that I have taken around Atlanta, I digitally process and expose the final images on aluminum plates. Furthermore, I experiment with the layer order and color combinations of these plates. This illustrates the character of the buildings, by asking the observer to consider the layers of graffiti marks that have accumulated as a palimpsest."

Keywords: palimpsest, graffiti, street art, remix, urban art, texture, layers, abstract

CHAIR: Brown, Robert

Parker, Suellen

Oden, Debora

English

Printmaking

Text

PDF (32 pages): illustrations (chiefly color)

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