Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Hnatysh, Walter
Abstract
The following statement supports the investigations that culminated in the body of sculptural work entitled “Daoist Garden”. It is an examination of the most basic sculptural issues of form and space, and reverses the roles of prototype and mold to give visual accounting of spaces created by curved planes. These spatial records allude to cycles of disintegration and reconfiguration of matter on various timelines and scales. The philosophical influence behind the work employs the concepts of yin and yang, which relate directly to the mold/positive relationship, and are essential to experiencing Dao, the eternally nameless underlying order of the universe.
Extent
35 p.
Recommended Citation
Futej, Stephen, "The daoist gardener" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 1109.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/1109
Identifier
FA00004111
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014..|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.