Rachel McKenna MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Blitz

Blitz examines the role of an intense, athletic — and female — body in the artistic process through science, sport, and making. Standing on the shoulders of action-based artists Matthew Barney and Richard Serra, I apply material science explorations to making; throwing freezing water over molten wax in a process that, through phase change and the collision of forces, creates graceful, organic sculptures that formally reflect the vigorous kinesthesis with which they are made. Blitz is not about physicality solely as performance, nor is it exclusively a method of making. Rather, the process and product exist in a symbiotic relationship, wherein the process imbues the sculptures with meaning, and the sculptures imbue the process with purpose.

Blitz explores elements of identity. I am a woman, and equal parts process-driven artist, material-inspired scientist, and hard-hitting football player. Blitz studies these aspects of identity through making and the expression of physical self.

Blitz recognizes the powerful role of the body in making creative objects. It develops direct relationships between the movements and actions within process, and the form and character of the objects that process creates. Further, Blitz underscores the personal importance of living with undaunted physicality; integrating and expressing elements of identity regardless of obstacle.

Alanna Risse MFA LRVS Thesis 2015

Olivia Guethling CD MFA Practicum 2015

Crystal Rome MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Kailey Fry MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Dana Rudolph MFA LRVS Thesis 2015

Judith Hochman MFA LRVS Thesis 2015

Elizabeth Randall MFA LRVS Thesis 2015

Trish Brownlee MFA LRVS Thesis 2015

Andrea Oldenburg MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Richard Decker MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Rachel McKenna MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Nicholas Parker MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

James Rouse MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Bukola Koiki MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Tyler Peterson MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Jennifer Cooke MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Samantha Estrella MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Michael Schnitman MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Reese Bowes MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Ryan Newson MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Stephanie Fogel BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Louise Watson BFA Intermedia Thesis Spring 2015

Marti Fraley BFA Printmaking Thesis Spring 2015

Erik Hoofnagle BFA Animated Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Madeline Manson BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Lauren Gonsalves BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Teresa Lawrence BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Deniz Johnson BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Andrea Jacobs BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Andrew Moir BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

John Tage Johnson BFA Printmaking Thesis Spring 2015

Kelly Nguyen BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Steven Gonzalez BFA Video & Sound Thesis Spring 2015

Mary Weisenburger BFA Painting Thesis Spring 2015

Beth Krynick BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Dylan McDaniel-Zawicki BFA Intermedia Thesis Spring 2015

Stefanie Papaiacovou BFA Printmaking Thesis Spring 2015

John Summerson BFA Animated Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Savanna O'Grady BFA Painting Thesis Spring 2015

Laura Burke BFA Printmaking Thesis Spring 2015

Nicholas Robinson BFA Photography Thesis Spring 2015

Skylar Leaf BFA Intermedia Thesis Spring 2015

Julia Steig BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Debra Woodward BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Jadene Fourman MFA Applied Craft + Design Practicum 2015

Shannon Paine MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Alicia Navarrette MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Jake Mcintire MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Melody Rowell MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Jessica Stein MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Jessica Riehl MFA Collaborative Design Practicum 2015

Sara Elizabeth Dolan BFA Printmaking Thesis Spring 2015

Kara Haupt BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Molly O'Leary BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Melody Albright BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Emily Wise BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Gabrielle Koski-Gomez BFA Sculpture Thesis Spring 2015

Ann Lewis BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Melissa Salazar BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Danielle Harrison BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Nicholas Patton MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Micah Schmelzer MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Katelyn Piatt MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Bertrand Morin MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Rachael Pearson BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Casey Egner BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Chantel Roice BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Carinne Urrutia BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Hugh Newell BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Wren Sauer BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Zachary Marvick BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Devin Amato BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Douglas Kessler BFA Printmaking Thesis Spring 2015

Phillip Thomas BFA General Fine Arts Thesis Spring 2015

Katie Beasley BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Greg Gonzalez BFA Painting Thesis Spring 2015

Jonah Porter BFA Intermedia Thesis Spring 2015

Jordan Conway BFA Photography Thesis Spring 2015

Janine Pracht BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Taylor Smith BFA Illustration Thesis Spring 2015

Erin Marshall BFA Sculpture Thesis Spring 2015

Linzi Lloyd BFA Communication Design Thesis Spring 2015

Rachel Hermes BFA Intermedia Thesis Spring 2015

Veronica Reeves MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Candace Jahn MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Evan Isoline MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Marisa Lee MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Lucas Haley MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Maria Davidoff VS MFA Thesis 2015

Kelly McGovern MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2015

Jung Min VS MFA Thesis 2015