Category: Dissertation
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Artist Statement
Milena (Filipova) Smith was born in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) in 1967, just one year before the Russian tanks occupied her country in 1968. Her childhood was challenging, and she grew up in broken and deplorable conditions. The influence of the Communist Government and events resulting from the regime’s totalitarian rule towards people affected…
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Advanced Studio Practice 2 – Proposal Sculpture – Installation “Being”
Inspiration for this work is drawn from my experiences. This project began to evolve last year while working on my dissertation and the “Refining Studio Practice” module. The idea in this module is to create human-size body sculptures, to express the purity of the human soul, and connect the core of being through an installation.…
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Bibliography
Bibliography Laing R. D. (1967) “The politics of experience and The Bird of Paradise” Penguin Books Ltd. Parry JD (2011). The Phenomenological Relevance of Art. In: Mark Wrathall’ Art and Phenomenology’. London & New York: Routledge. p28. Taylor B. (2006) ‘Kandinsky and Contemporary Painting’. In; Tate Papers, no.6. WERCKMEISTER O.K. (1987). From Revolution to Exile. In: Carolyn…
Milena (Filipova) Smith BA (Hons) Fine Art 2022/2023 