Abstract

coup d'oeil translates as "stroke of eye;" it also means a sudden blink or glimpse. It was used as a military term referring to a general's ability to assess with a single glance the advantages and disadvantages of a battlefield. I have titled this thesis coup d'oeil because it addresses the general lack of strategy and analysis by viewers of popular images. Images are omnipresent; they guide and influence humanity. They are not inherently adversarial, but when they assault both our conscious and unconscious minds, they can be extremely influential and destructive. The images in this thesis are similarly made to manipulate. coup d'oeil has two main categories of images: the real (images taken of the consumer or viewer) and the simulated (images produced for the consumer or viewer). Through the juxtaposition of images of the viewer and for the viewer, the thesis installation exposes this relationship between the viewer and the media.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Video installations (Art)--Themes, motives; Television in art; Visual communication

Publication Date

5-17-2013

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CIAS)

Advisor

Lieberman, Jessica

Advisor/Committee Member

Sheffield, Clarence Jr

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: N6498.V53 Q83 2013

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

IMGART-MFA

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