Photography, yin-yang and negative space
| dc.contributor.author | Yuncheng, Cai | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Smith, Suzie (School of Art) | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Chen, Tina (History) | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Fuller, Sarah (Community Artist) | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Ciurysek, Sarah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-13T14:40:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-13T14:40:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-09-12 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2023-09-13T04:17:33Z | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | School of Art | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Fine Art (M.F.A.) | |
| dc.description.abstract | Three minimalist cyanotypes – a large-sized cyanotype, a cyanotype diptych, and an installation of 81 cyanotype semicircles – form my exhibition Three Begat All Things. I draw inspiration from the traditional Chinese Taoist philosophy of yin-yang and incorporate my thoughts on the nature of photography and the idea of negative space in my work. From the perspective of Chinese aesthetics, I visually present the phenomenon of yin-yang and its philosophy to the audience. The audience interacts with the piece and wanders into the cyan and white. Eventually the works evoke the audience a part of their thinking about the nature of the universe. This article concludes my research in the past two years, in which I further describe the relationship between yin-yang, photography, and negative space and how my works present the combination of these three. | |
| dc.description.note | October 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/37647 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Yinyang | |
| dc.subject | Photography | |
| dc.subject | Negative Space | |
| dc.subject | Minimalism | |
| dc.subject | Cyanotype | |
| dc.subject | Chinese art | |
| dc.subject | Taoist philosophy | |
| dc.title | Photography, yin-yang and negative space | |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | no |