Material Information
- Title:
- SEEING THE LIGHT: SPIRITUALITY EMBODIED
- Physical Description:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Creator:
- Leasure, Jessie
- Publisher:
- New College of Florida
- Place of Publication:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Publication Date:
- 2014
Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree:
- Bachelor's ( B.A.)
- Degree Grantor:
- New College of Florida
- Degree Divisions:
- Humanities
- Area of Concentration:
- Art, Art History
Subjects
- Genre:
- Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
Notes
- Abstract:
- Renaissance and Medieval religion viewed the human figure primarily as a vessel
for the soul. As a result, art that incorporated the human figure, particularly religious
painting, often contained symbolism that alluded to the intangible essence of the soul.
This symbolism included using light and color as an expression of the divine. Certain
colors, such as red, yellow (gold), and blue, were presented in close proximity to divine
figures and spaces as haloes, etc, and this proximity indicates their perceived connection
to the divine. Light was also seen as expressive of divinity; in examples like Geertgen tot
Sint Jans's Night Nativity (c. 1490), the holy figure is the light source, illuminating the
surrounding scene. In other examples, terrestrial light sources like candles were conflated
with the divine, often being overpowered by the 'divine fire' of holy figures.
In this thesis, Seeing the Light, I express the intangible essence of the soul
through portraiture. To accomplish this, I conflate terrestrial and divine light in my pieces
by incorporating light imagery, particularly the candle. Unrealistic colors and obscure,
shadowy settings imply a fantastical space. The figure can be interpreted as an expression
of the spiritual through its visual connection to the 'divine' light source because it is
immersed in a fantastical space and interacting with a light source that implies the
otherworldly or divine.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014
- General Note:
- Accompanying materials: CD containing Portfolio and Installation (images of each work and views of the installed Gallery Show).
- General Note:
- RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- General Note:
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida Libraries, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
- General Note:
- Faculty Sponsor: Anderson, Kim
- Statement of Responsibility:
- by Jessie Leasure
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- New College of Florida
- Holding Location:
- New College of Florida
- Rights Management:
- Applicable rights reserved.
- Resource Identifier:
- Classification:
- S.T. 2014 L4
- System ID:
- AA00024695:00001
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