Search for dissertations about: "contextual art"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words contextual art.

  2. 1. Spaces of Encounter: Art and Revision in Human Animal Relations

    Author : Bryndis Snæbjørnsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; animal studies; artistic research; conceptual art; contemporary art; contextual art; fine art research; installation art; photography; post-humanism; relational art; Snæbjörnsdóttir Wilson; site-specific art; taxidermy.;

    Abstract : This PhD project explores contemporary Western human relationships with animals through a ‘relational’ art practice. It centres on three art projects produced by Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson – nanoq: flat out and bluesome; (a)fly; and seal – that utilize lens-based media and installations. READ MORE

  4. 2. Out of Minimalism

    Author : Malin Hedlin Hayden; Peter Gillgren; Margareta Rossholm Lagerlöf; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art history; 1. Title. 2. Sculpture - twentieth century; notion of sculpture; aesthetics; figurative; abstract; applied minimalism. 3. Corporeal viewer. 4. Interpretation.; Konstvetenskap; Art; Konstvetenskap;

    Abstract : The dissertation involves a threefold investigation of sculpture. Firstly, the interpretations are focused on particular artworks by three British sculptors: Antony Gormley (b. 1950), Anish Kapoor (b. 1954), and Rachel Whiteread (b. READ MORE

  5. 3. Learning in visual art practice

    Author : Ann-Mari Edström; Pedagogik; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-directed learning; studio art; phenomenography; higher education; contextual analysis; visual art practice; Autonomy; artistic development;

    Abstract : The object of research in this thesis is learning within the context of a practice-based Master of Fine Arts program in visual art in Sweden. Research on learning in visual art practice within higher education is sparse, and we know little of the students’ learning processes. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Art of Discretion : Essays on Earnings Management, Governance, and Capital Structure

    Author : Amir Kheirollah; Lars Nordén; Michael Graham; Minna Martikainen-Peltola; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; earnings management; accruals modelling; corporate governance; industry regulation; capital structure; bounded rationality; substitution effect; complement effect; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a compilation of three articles on earnings management, governance and capital structure. In addition to these three articles, the introductory chapter establishes the link between these articles and summarizes them.Article I investigates the joint effect of governance mechanisms on earnings management. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Art of Communication : Investigating the Dynamics of Work Group Meetings in a Natural Environment

    Author : Fredrik Molin; Birgitta Södergren; Carin Eriksson Lindvall; Tomas Backström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interaction; communication; leadership; work groups; meetings; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Meetings in work groups are important organisational arenas to form ideas, share knowledge, and co-ordinate and develop work. Therefore, meetings are a potential source to innovation and efficiency in organisations, as well as to a means to improve interpersonal relationships in the workplace. READ MORE