Seeing the Moon in the Lake

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dc.contributor.advisorScheer, Joseph
dc.contributor.advisorChen, Xiaowen
dc.contributor.advisorSouther, Eric
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Di
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-06T19:28:05Z
dc.date.available2021-09-06T19:28:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.en_US
dc.description.abstractMy work has included video, printmaking, digital prints, motion graphics, interactive working across 2D and 3D modeling, from abstract to concrete, expanding beyond into 3D motion, alternative modes of storytelling both developed and advanced. I explore identity, cultures and conventions that compare and utilize the symbols and values from both East and the West. The past has been traced to find a different and unique place in the world. “Conservative Values" were at the core of the work produced. Having a father’s whose family were all soldiers, and a mother’s family that were all teachers, forged a development under the weight and burden of their principles. Their strict compliance with rules and regulations was rooted in my heart throughout childhood. My Early works consider both the ordered and chaotic relationships between the individual and society. I battelled with this force. After I came to the United States, free individualism allowed me to better understand and criticize my traditional values. For example, starting from the family education I received when I was a child, I discussed personal autonomy. I developed work about school violence and reflected on the spirit of the rule of law that China lacks. Bike forest's work explores the prevalence of consumerism, overproduction and unnecessary creation under the attention of capital. After exploring, I am thinking: Can the creation of art really bring changes to people themselves? Technological progress and technological innovation have brought earth-shaking changes to human daily life. Where is the creativity of art, and what changes can it bring to people?en_US
dc.format.extent144 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10829/24635
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofScholes Libraryen_US
dc.rightsThe author has granted Alfred University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other rights.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuseen_US
dc.subjectMFA thesisen_US
dc.subjectElectronic Integrated Artsen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.subjectCulturesen_US
dc.subjectConventionsen_US
dc.titleSeeing the Moon in the Lakeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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