Abstract
The topic for this thesis is how Taiwanese and Western cultures have influenced me both as an artist and an individual. In my thesis, I paint Taiwanese floral patterns. Along with a number of paintings and prints, the most complex work involves painting on a piano. The watercolor paintings are in grid format to demonstrate the concept of pattern, and the piano has a single large peony on top and other decorations on the sides. My research focuses upon the art of Taiwanese culture. I choose Taiwanese floral patterns as my subject matter because of their variety of elements, and those elements, in fact, refer to the cultures that have influenced Taiwan throughout history. Combining a Western instrument with a Taiwanese pattern also demonstrates how Western culture has influenced Taiwan. My thesis project represents traditional floral patterns through my own interpretation and presents them in a contemporary way.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Painting--Themes, motives; Painting--Technique; National characteristics, Taiwan--Pictorial works; Floral decorations; Musical instruments in art
Publication Date
7-29-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Department, Program, or Center
School of Art (CIAS)
Advisor
Sheppard, Luvon
Advisor/Committee Member
Lightfoot, Thomas
Advisor/Committee Member
Sodervick, Zerbe
Recommended Citation
Chen, Wen-Hua, "My art, my world, my piano" (2013). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/3555
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
FNAS-MFA
Comments
Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works in December 2013. Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at ND1049.83.C43 A4 2013