Thesis (M.F.A.)--Georgia State University, 2005. / Mark Burleson, Michael Murrell, committee co-chairs; Junco Sato Pollack, committee member. Electronic text (24 p. : col. ill.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed July 16, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1966. / Bibliography.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, (1961?). / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-53).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1990. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 15).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1996. / Typescript. Bibliography: leaf 53.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2005. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Michael Peed.

Wong Lai Ching. / Slides insert in pocket. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-46). / ABSTRACT / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1 : --- SYMBIOSIS OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE --- p.4 / -Transformation of vessel / Chapter Chapter 2 : --- THE CRISIS OF IDENTITY --- p.15 / -The magic of teapot / Chapter Chapter 3 : --- SITE - SPECIFIC WORK --- p.22 / -The giant in nature / Chapter Chapter 4 : --- METABOLISM --- p.35 / -Regeneration and process / CONCLUSION --- p.42 / BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE --- p.45

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has in its collection eleven ancient West Mexican ceramic sculptures. Given that the VMFA's West Mexican Ceramic figure collection has not been included in any extensive study, this thesis serves to provide a critical analysis of these figures through a formal and stylistic approach. These analyses are preceded by a brief history of the West Mexican cultures and highlight the artistic similarities and differences between each region. The primary regions under discussion are Colima, Nayarit, and Jalisco which correspond to modern geopolitical boundaries. Primary sources for these discussions are the figures themselves, while various published catalogues serve as comparative sources. Where applicable, iconographical theories are introduced and discussed in conjunction with the formal and stylistic analysis.

The ceramic forms in this thesis project represent a study of the sculptural and figurative qualities of the ceramic process. This study includes a search for a personal form language, development of the slab construction technique, and development of a glazed surface appropriate to the work. The subject of the work is the human torso, with the vessel-like forms focusing on the core of the body as a metaphor for the core of the human spirit.