Inaug.-diss.--Göttingen. / Vita.

Inaug.-diss.--Göttingen. / Vita.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Regent College, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Description based on Microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-164).

Inaug. Diss.--Halle-Wittenberg. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Regent College, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-164).

The research investigated the artistic and photographic processes corresponding with two studies motivated by the artist's personal history and focused on the role, affect, and history of various female idols represented in art history, religion, and modern American popular media. The first part of the study documented female models as they were simultaneously asked by the artist to think of a range of personal but nonspecific moments from her life, the women were asked not to share their thoughts, only the moment spent thinking, with the artist. The second part of the study documented aspiring models as they awoke during sunrise in the nightwear they slept in (fig 1). This study incorporated landscapes near the models home. A similar notion is iii exemplified between the two studies as the models are asked to procure an intimacy with the photographer and in consequence with the viewer. The written part of the study gathered information regarding the female idols presence in a variety of cultures and eras, which transitioned to question the female idols current role in western culture. Findings showed that all idols stress an approved appearance, behavior and morality; furthermore research shows that the modern female idol stresses an importance on appearance more than any other factor. The research continued by breaking down the importance of a viewer-subject relationship in iconography and other artworks. A focus was made on what factors might create this viewer-subject relationship, and furthermore what do the subtleties of the subject tell the viewer. Reference of the artist's memories of an inconsistent female role model in her own life combined with the idols that were constantly solicited by the media resulted in this investigation. A positive relationship was found between the photographic process and the study of models in personal moments.

published_or_final_version / Literary and Cultural Studies / Master / Master of Arts

Thesis (doctoral)--Université de Paris. / Includes bibliographical references (p. vii-xv).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-96).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-96). Also available in print.