Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment

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dc.contributor.advisorYounge, Gavinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCilliers, Pieter Lafrasen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T12:10:56Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T12:10:56Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 70-71).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUsurping Architecture is a study in three parts. Part One explores the historical and theoretical basis that has informed my body of work. In this section, I explore the perfection of the depiction of the three-dimensional structure on a two-dimensional plane. This is specifically related to architecture. I then examine the role of geometric abstraction, as developed on the two-dimensional format, in sculptural strategies and their insertion in the lived, everyday environment.The role of geometric formalism is expanded on in the chapters on minimal art, where I explore the role of Gestalt psychology in creating a phenomenological response in the viewer. In the following chapters I indicate how the strategies employed by the minimal artists were used in subsequent decades as a response to the architectural environment. Part Two deals with the methodology related to my art-making processes. The first chapter of this section informs the reader about the general use of concrete as a material. The second chapter explains how I use this material in the construction of cast concrete sculptures. It describes the technical aspects of the process in detail. Part Three comprises a list of each work submitted for examination. The works are represented photographically and are accompanied by a short explanatory text.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCilliers, P. L. (2008). <i>Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8206en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCilliers, Pieter Lafras. <i>"Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8206en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCilliers, P. 2008. Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cilliers, Pieter Lafras AB - Usurping Architecture is a study in three parts. Part One explores the historical and theoretical basis that has informed my body of work. In this section, I explore the perfection of the depiction of the three-dimensional structure on a two-dimensional plane. This is specifically related to architecture. I then examine the role of geometric abstraction, as developed on the two-dimensional format, in sculptural strategies and their insertion in the lived, everyday environment.The role of geometric formalism is expanded on in the chapters on minimal art, where I explore the role of Gestalt psychology in creating a phenomenological response in the viewer. In the following chapters I indicate how the strategies employed by the minimal artists were used in subsequent decades as a response to the architectural environment. Part Two deals with the methodology related to my art-making processes. The first chapter of this section informs the reader about the general use of concrete as a material. The second chapter explains how I use this material in the construction of cast concrete sculptures. It describes the technical aspects of the process in detail. Part Three comprises a list of each work submitted for examination. The works are represented photographically and are accompanied by a short explanatory text. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment TI - Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8206 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8206
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCilliers PL. Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8206en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMichaelis School of Fine Arten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFine Arten_ZA
dc.titleUsurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environmenten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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