ĢĒŠÄlogoČėæŚ

  BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar
PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z
TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZNAME:EDT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
DTSTART:19700308T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZNAME:EST
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
DTSTART:19701101T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Lectures and Seminars,Thes
 is/Dissertations
DESCRIPTION:Advisor: Rebecca Hutchinson Subject: Master of Thesis Defense b
 y: Yaren Yildiz Topic: From Drawing to Clay: Layering, Pressure, and Densi
 ty as Material Strategies for Articulating the Body as Visceral and in Flu
 x Date: May 1st, 2026 Time: 11: 00 AM Location: UMass Dartmouth CVPA Art &
  Design Studio Abstract: This thesis explores the body as sensation rather
  than representation through ceramic sculpture and drawing. Grounded in a 
 drawing-based practice, the work approaches clay as a responsive and trans
 formative material that records touch, pressure, and time. Rather than dep
 icting the human figure, the sculptures evoke bodily states through fragme
 nted, organic forms that suggest tension, movement, and instability. The c
 onceptual framework of the thesis is informed by Francis Baconā€™s emphasi
 s on sensation over representation, as discussed in his conversations with
  David Sylvester and in Gilles Deleuzeā€™s The Logic of Sensation. Additio
 nal influences include the films of David Cronenberg, particularly their d
 epiction of bodies that appear strangely alive, as well as the drawings of
  Hans Bellmer, whose intense line quality and physical immediacy resonate 
 with clayā€™s material behavior. Drawing functions alongside ceramics as a
  parallel site of inquiry, informing the buildup, density, and surface log
 ic of the sculptural work. Through variations in scale and physical presen
 ce, the work emphasizes embodiment as a relational and experiential condit
 ion. By prioritizing material intensity and transformation, this thesis po
 sitions ceramics and drawing as interconnected practices that engage the b
 ody through sensation rather than visual representation.\nEvent page: http
 s://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/master-of-fine-arts-thesis-defense-by-yaren-
 yildiz.php
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><Body><h1><a href="/">ĢĒŠÄlogoČėæŚ</a></h1><script>
(function(){
var bp = document.createElement('script');
var curProtocol = window.location.protocol.split(':')[0];
if (curProtocol === 'https') {
bp.src = 'https://zz.bdstatic.com/linksubmit/push.js';
}
else {
bp.src = 'http://push.zhanzhang.baidu.com/push.js';
}
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(bp, s);
})();
</script><p>Advisor: Rebecca Hutchinson</p>
 \n<p>Subject: Master of Thesis Defense by: Yaren Yildiz</p>\n<p>Topic: Fro
 m Drawing to Clay: Layering\, Pressure\, and Density as Material Strategie
 s for Articulating the Body as Visceral and in Flux</p>\n<p>Date: May 1st\
 , 2026</p>\n<p>Time: 11: 00 AM</p>\n<p>Location: UMass Dartmouth CVPA Art 
 & Design Studio</p>\n<p>Abstract:</p>\n<p>This thesis explores the body as
  sensation rather than representation through ceramic sculpture and drawin
 g. Grounded in a drawing-based practice\, the work approaches clay as a re
 sponsive and transformative material that records touch\, pressure\, and t
 ime. Rather than depicting the human figure\, the sculptures evoke bodily 
 states through fragmented\, organic forms that suggest tension\, movement\
 , and instability.</p>\n<p>The conceptual framework of the thesis is infor
 med by Francis Baconā€™s emphasis on sensation over representation\, as di
 scussed in his conversations with David Sylvester and in Gilles Deleuzeā€™
 s The Logic of Sensation. Additional influences include the films of David
  Cronenberg\, particularly their depiction of bodies that appear strangely
  alive\, as well as the drawings of Hans Bellmer\, whose intense line qual
 ity and physical immediacy resonate with clayā€™s material behavior. Drawi
 ng functions alongside ceramics as a parallel site of inquiry\, informing 
 the buildup\, density\, and surface logic of the sculptural work.</p>\n<p>
 Through variations in scale and physical presence\, the work emphasizes em
 bodiment as a relational and experiential condition. By prioritizing mater
 ial intensity and transformation\, this thesis positions ceramics and draw
 ing as interconnected practices that engage the body through sensation rat
 her than visual representation.</p><p>Event page: </a></p></body></html>
DTSTAMP:20260424T212904
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T120000
LOCATION:UMass Dartmouth CVPA Art &amp; Design Studio
SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Master of Fine Arts Thesis Defense by Yaren Yildiz
UID:814a48adc527cbc52c8fa6e2e5ddb11c@www.umassd.edu
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR