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'n Weg na betekenis : 'n gevallestudie van letterlike en figuurlike ikonografie van Bybelse eksegese
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis comprises a critical analysis of the relationship between form and function in contemporary iconography that contains religious themes. From the theoretical stance of Visual Culture iconography ... -
Towards a connective aesthetic : an a/r/tographic journey
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: See full text -
Representations of excess in relation to the body in a selection of contemporary visual artworks
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation investigates forms of excess in representations of the body in specific examples of contemporary visual art in South Africa and internationally. Representations of excess are phenomena ... -
The production and use of wordless picture books in parent-child reading : an exploratory study within a South African context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is an exploratory study into the feasibility of the use of wordless picture books with the aim to develop a culture of and love for reading within the South African context, as approached ... -
The people's typography : a social semiotic account on the relationship between 'township typography' and South African mainstream cultural production
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents an analysis of ‘township typography’ as a complex visual dialect generated by various economic and historical factors within the South African social landscape. A combination of ... -
Op soek na nuwe roetes : persoonlike versamelings as kartering van 'n self
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a personal, poststructuralist study of the researcher’s mapping of the self. The researcher refers to her art practice as an action of research and at the same time, a process of reality ... -
The making of the maker : a practice-based exploration into the process of signification as a mutually constitutive process for artist and artwork
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a practice-based investigation into the mutual coming into being of artist and artwork within the process of signification as described by Julia Kristeva. The investigation is done from ... -
Introverted explorations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates a variety of different texts I find interesting, and reveals how these texts provide insight into my artistic practise. This thesis investigates what the combination of a ... -
Illustrating autobiography : rearticulating representations of self in Bitterkomix and the visual journal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores an analysis of autobiographical illustration, as it relates directly to autobiographical devices employed in Bitterkomix and my own visual journals. The result is a practitioner-specific ... -
Hiding in plain sight : subjectivity, mimetic representation & the digital realm
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study offers a critical exploration of the ways in which Jean Baudrillard’s theory of the simulacrum is ‘true’ or viable as a theory of representation in contemporary visual culture, with particular ... -
Estetiese verwantskappe en dekonstruksie van juweliersware : ‘n praktyk-gebaseerde ondersoek
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates the manner in which the function of jewellery (in both the wearing and owning of it) is complementary to the value, meaning and definition of jewellery. The function of jewellery ... -
Designing in-between : an experimental research process
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This work explores alternative ways of doing research within the field of art and design; ways that respect complexity and acknowledge the expansive, relational and performative nature of signifi- cation ... -
Constructing the value of art : a sociological perspective on value creation at South African art auctions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The value of art is a critical concept in theoretical discourse. As a result, the high prices of artworks on auctions pose questions about the various processes of value construction and the status of ...
