CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY I NORI'HRIIX;E
FIDVERS
An abstract sul:mitted in partial satisfaction of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in
Art
by
Sulee:r;orn Siriyodhin
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The Abstract of Suleeporn Siriyodhin is approved:
Bernice Colrnal}
California State University, Northridge
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ABSTRACI'
FI.DWERS
by
Suleepon1 Siriyodhin
Master of Arts in Art
MY art pieces are extensions of
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personality and values.
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philosophy on life; a philosophy which honors the timeless-
!ness of Nature 1 s beauty.
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Time itself cannot eclipse Nature 1 s \\'Onders,
purpose as an artist is to capture but a minuscule part of
!Nature 1 s incredible display of that beauty.
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With the knowledge that ITW greatest efforts to emulate Nature
!would not do justice to her, I proceeded to interpret Nature ITW way,
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not to carq:;>ete with her.
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senses.
!hands, and the heart.
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Nature can, with effortless ease, elicit
pieces are only able to appeal to the eyes, the ,
Incorporating into
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[Nature can arouse in all of us is imperative.
Turning ideas into reality is exciting and rewarding.
To be re-
:sponsible for an art piece that can be enjoyed by all is extremely
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gratifying to me.
But to achieve this state of mind requires much
energy, creativity, confidence, and optimism.
part, the end result makes all this effort
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To help ,attain
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my stated goal I divided my WJrk process into four main areas: Planning
and Design, Fabric choice, Color, and Diernsion.
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Gocx':l. planning at the beginning makes later problems easier to cope
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It is
~actical
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diarize on paper
!that the mind has conjured up.
fiNery
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color =nposition
What the observer sees on paper at the
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Iplanning stage deals rrore with the construction, dimension, and coherlence between the small pieces of the whole
~rk.
The part which deals
!with the minute color, texture, and tonal haJ::Irony is safely stored in
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Of all the fabrics I have experimented with in the past, silk
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to be best suited to my particular fonn of art.
It offers me the .
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1rrost satisfying result because its unique texture makes it receptive to
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dyeing.
This enables the finished product to have an interesting aura
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Silk's versatility is apparent fran the finished ~rk-radi-
ating many of the qualities that are indigenous to Nature.
However,
if care is not taken in the application of appropriate colors to the
various segments of the tie-dyed fabric, the mysterious and fascinating
aura is not possible except by pure coincidence.
Following the preplanned fo:rmat, the various pieces are carefully
dyed.
The degree of deviation fran the envisioned color scheme must
be small since major divergences will throw the whole art piece out of
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color aligrurent and destroy the delicate color haJ::Irony. Color accidents l
in sane pieces of cloth
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Dimension, defined in this case as size and shape, poses an inter- 1
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But in the end, because 1: always strive.;" ob-I·
tain individuality in all my IDrk, I settled with the large free-fonn
concept which has the ability to surprise people by its size.
It gives
the pieces strong and nnique personalities capable of being independent
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·I wanted my IDrk to be versatile enough to be displayed anywhere,
anytime.
I wanted to come as close to Nature as possible but witmut
infringing on her undisputed claim as the Originator.
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She does mt
have a nonopoly on beauty of course, but if I copied her meticulously, ,
then my IDrk is m longer a part of my own creation, and only beccmes
an imitation of the real thing.
Every artist has a preconceived idea of "art" and the reason for
being an artist.
For me, it is the inexpressible feeling I receive
from -seeing people appreciate my own interpretation of Nature's beauty,
knowing that I have contributed sanething beautiful to people's lives
and environment while enjoying myself doing it.
And it has indeed been
such a great pleasure to see my own "flowers" bloan so spectacularly.
M:Jre will al""ys bloan as long as. Spring is in my heart.
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