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| University of Kentucky - College of Fine Arts - Department of Art 2007 Art History Student Research Symposium |
The symposium will be held in the John Jacob Niles Gallery at the
Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library on the following dates:
Monday, November 26th 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, November 28th 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Monday, December 3rd 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, December 5th 3:00 - 5:00 pm
This symposium is being held to present final projects for the University of Kentucky,
College of Fine Arts, Art History senior seminar (AH 555 - Methods in Art History) in the
Fall of 2007 semester. The course is taught by Dr. Anna Brzyski, Professor of Art
History. Each of the sixteen student speakers have chosen a particular topic in art
history to focus upon. Their presentations represent the culmination of a semester long
project.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
Lectures will be given by:
Jessica Perry
Jessica is in her fourth year at UK and she is majoring in Art History. Her presentation will discuss the
revolution of fashion from the turn of the 20th Century to the period between the two World Wars. Her
presentation will focus on the dynamic nature of fashion at the turn of the 20th century and its influence on the
development of the modern woman.
Jessica Kincaid
Jessica is a senior double majoring in Art Studio and Art History. Her presentation will explore why Picasso
started utilizing a monochromatic palette in 1909.
Katharine Quinn
Katharine will be graduating in May with a degree in Art History. Her presentation will be focused on the moral
degradation portrayed in late 19th century Impressionist works and as they displayed modernity.
Nov 26th
Katharine Norman
Katharine is an Art History and Art Studio major (emphasizing in Photography and Fiber) who will be graduating
in the spring of 2008. Her presentation will represent the move of photography into the Fine Arts.
Karine Wilson, B.Sc.
Karine is working toward both her MA in Art History and her MFA in Art Studio with an emphasis in Painting.
Burning Man - 21 Years Later . Karine's presentation is based on the event of Burning Man (held every year in
Nevada) & she has prepared a presentation of what it is, why it is, and how it has changed since the first "burn"
in 1986.
Amanda Kernodle
Amanda Kernodle is a senior graduating in December with a degree in Art History, after which she will return to
her home state of Alaska to pursue a Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis on Public Policy.
Cleopatra: Power is Sexy. Cleopatra is often an image that, we, the public associate with the ultimate sex
kitten, why is this? I will represent many sides of this argument while showing you her image throughout
history. An iconographic study of this powerful woman will pull many sources from literature and articles to
depict why her image has changed and is continuing to change.
Nov 28th
Lauren Threlkeld
Lauren is a senior with an Art History major and a French language minor. She studied abroad in Aix-en-Proven
France and plans on returning next summer. After graduation she plans on pursuing her Master's degree.
Lauren will be presenting her research concerning the ethical framework of art regarding paintings created
under the Nazi regime.
Sarah Schloemer
Sarah is senior graduating with her bachelors in Art History in May. She will be discussing the change in
Japanese art during and immediately after the American occupation. Her focus centers on the years from
1945 to 1960.
Emily Hikes
Emily is a Junior Art History major. Her presentation will concern the representation of death in 17th century
Italian tomb sculpture.
Dec 3rd
Claire Pope, B.A.
Claire is a graduate student in the Art History department at the University of Kentucky. The number of South
American artists who participated in the Paris Salon increased drastically between the years of 1850 and
1880. In fact, the year of 1850 brought the first and only South American artist to that date at the Salon. This
number increased to twenty-five artists represented in 1880. Though these numbers may seem small in
comparison to the 5,078 artists who participated in the Salon of 1880, they are significant due to the scarcity of
South American artists in previous years. I will addressing several questions regarding the artists from Brazil,
Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, and Peru. First, why were South American artists showing their work in the most
acclaimed exhibit in France and arguably, the world? Second, how were these artists accepted into such an
elitist establishment and how did this acceptance effect the content and style of their work? Third, what impact,
if any did this notion of South American artists in Europe have on their since of nationalism?
Barrett Hudkins
Barrett will be graduating in may with a bachelor's degree in Art History. Her topic Swans Aren't Sexy:
Apollonian motifs in the French Empire will discuss the use of swans and their misappropriation of swans as
a purely sexual design.
Amanda Cothern
Amanda is a junior Art History major at the University of Kentucky, and hopes to attend medical school upon
graduating in 2009. Amanda will be discussing the human anatomical studies conducted by Leonardo da Vinci
during the Renaissance period. Scholars have long assumed that Leonardo dissected human corpses in
order to better represent the human form in his painting. Amanda's research counters this assumption,
providing evidence from Leonardo's drawings and writings that suggest Leonardo was primarily a scientist and
engineer. She argues that Leonardo's extensive dissections and his application of the laws of physics to the
functions of the human body would have been superfluous to an artist. She hopes to unveil Leonardo as an
anatomist who painted, not a painter who studied anatomy.
Alice Heinz
Alice is a junior art history major, also minoring in art studio. She will graduate in May of 2009 and hopes to
continue her education in art history, interior design or journalism. Her presentation focuses on censorship
and its effect on the career of an artist. In may recent cases the event of censorship itself creates a paradox:
By attempting to shield the public from the disputed works, news of the controversy creates so much publicity
that the disputed works actually reach a much greater audience. In the end, which one wins?
Erin L Sears, M.A.
Erin is a doctoral student in the Anthropology Department at UK. Her interests in archaeology have led her to
spend much of her last five years in the jungle regions of Guatemala in search of how Late Classic Maya
populations incorporated ceramic figurines into their daily lives. What If the Gods Were One of Us? : Late
Classic Maya Figurines from the site of Cancuen, Peten Department Guatemala : This study seeks to
document the complexity of meaning from the iconographic representations of intact figurines and figurine parts
recovered from archaeological excavations conducted during the last seven years at the Maya lowland site of
Cancuen, Guatemala.
Dec 5th
Alyssa Rogers
Alyssa a senior majoring in Art History. "Once I graduate I plan on traveling abroad and living life as it comes
until I buckle down and go to Graduate school." She will be discussing the Futurists and why they were first to
portray actual movement in art.
Amanda Bockelman
Amanda is a senior with an Art History major who will graduate this December. Her presentation will discuss
Frank Lloyd Wright and the influence of Japanese art on his designs, and his denial of this fact.
Lauren Stanley
Lauren is a Senior art history major who will graduate in May of 2008. Once graduating, she plans on doing
some traveling. She will be presenting work such as Damien Hirst's diamond encrusted skull and discussing
art world excess.
Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library on the following dates:
Monday, November 26th 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, November 28th 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Monday, December 3rd 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, December 5th 3:00 - 5:00 pm
This symposium is being held to present final projects for the University of Kentucky,
College of Fine Arts, Art History senior seminar (AH 555 - Methods in Art History) in the
Fall of 2007 semester. The course is taught by Dr. Anna Brzyski, Professor of Art
History. Each of the sixteen student speakers have chosen a particular topic in art
history to focus upon. Their presentations represent the culmination of a semester long
project.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
Lectures will be given by:
Jessica Perry
Jessica is in her fourth year at UK and she is majoring in Art History. Her presentation will discuss the
revolution of fashion from the turn of the 20th Century to the period between the two World Wars. Her
presentation will focus on the dynamic nature of fashion at the turn of the 20th century and its influence on the
development of the modern woman.
Jessica Kincaid
Jessica is a senior double majoring in Art Studio and Art History. Her presentation will explore why Picasso
started utilizing a monochromatic palette in 1909.
Katharine Quinn
Katharine will be graduating in May with a degree in Art History. Her presentation will be focused on the moral
degradation portrayed in late 19th century Impressionist works and as they displayed modernity.
Nov 26th
Katharine Norman
Katharine is an Art History and Art Studio major (emphasizing in Photography and Fiber) who will be graduating
in the spring of 2008. Her presentation will represent the move of photography into the Fine Arts.
Karine Wilson, B.Sc.
Karine is working toward both her MA in Art History and her MFA in Art Studio with an emphasis in Painting.
Burning Man - 21 Years Later . Karine's presentation is based on the event of Burning Man (held every year in
Nevada) & she has prepared a presentation of what it is, why it is, and how it has changed since the first "burn"
in 1986.
Amanda Kernodle
Amanda Kernodle is a senior graduating in December with a degree in Art History, after which she will return to
her home state of Alaska to pursue a Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis on Public Policy.
Cleopatra: Power is Sexy. Cleopatra is often an image that, we, the public associate with the ultimate sex
kitten, why is this? I will represent many sides of this argument while showing you her image throughout
history. An iconographic study of this powerful woman will pull many sources from literature and articles to
depict why her image has changed and is continuing to change.
Nov 28th
Lauren Threlkeld
Lauren is a senior with an Art History major and a French language minor. She studied abroad in Aix-en-Proven
France and plans on returning next summer. After graduation she plans on pursuing her Master's degree.
Lauren will be presenting her research concerning the ethical framework of art regarding paintings created
under the Nazi regime.
Sarah Schloemer
Sarah is senior graduating with her bachelors in Art History in May. She will be discussing the change in
Japanese art during and immediately after the American occupation. Her focus centers on the years from
1945 to 1960.
Emily Hikes
Emily is a Junior Art History major. Her presentation will concern the representation of death in 17th century
Italian tomb sculpture.
Dec 3rd
Claire Pope, B.A.
Claire is a graduate student in the Art History department at the University of Kentucky. The number of South
American artists who participated in the Paris Salon increased drastically between the years of 1850 and
1880. In fact, the year of 1850 brought the first and only South American artist to that date at the Salon. This
number increased to twenty-five artists represented in 1880. Though these numbers may seem small in
comparison to the 5,078 artists who participated in the Salon of 1880, they are significant due to the scarcity of
South American artists in previous years. I will addressing several questions regarding the artists from Brazil,
Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, and Peru. First, why were South American artists showing their work in the most
acclaimed exhibit in France and arguably, the world? Second, how were these artists accepted into such an
elitist establishment and how did this acceptance effect the content and style of their work? Third, what impact,
if any did this notion of South American artists in Europe have on their since of nationalism?
Barrett Hudkins
Barrett will be graduating in may with a bachelor's degree in Art History. Her topic Swans Aren't Sexy:
Apollonian motifs in the French Empire will discuss the use of swans and their misappropriation of swans as
a purely sexual design.
Amanda Cothern
Amanda is a junior Art History major at the University of Kentucky, and hopes to attend medical school upon
graduating in 2009. Amanda will be discussing the human anatomical studies conducted by Leonardo da Vinci
during the Renaissance period. Scholars have long assumed that Leonardo dissected human corpses in
order to better represent the human form in his painting. Amanda's research counters this assumption,
providing evidence from Leonardo's drawings and writings that suggest Leonardo was primarily a scientist and
engineer. She argues that Leonardo's extensive dissections and his application of the laws of physics to the
functions of the human body would have been superfluous to an artist. She hopes to unveil Leonardo as an
anatomist who painted, not a painter who studied anatomy.
Alice Heinz
Alice is a junior art history major, also minoring in art studio. She will graduate in May of 2009 and hopes to
continue her education in art history, interior design or journalism. Her presentation focuses on censorship
and its effect on the career of an artist. In may recent cases the event of censorship itself creates a paradox:
By attempting to shield the public from the disputed works, news of the controversy creates so much publicity
that the disputed works actually reach a much greater audience. In the end, which one wins?
Erin L Sears, M.A.
Erin is a doctoral student in the Anthropology Department at UK. Her interests in archaeology have led her to
spend much of her last five years in the jungle regions of Guatemala in search of how Late Classic Maya
populations incorporated ceramic figurines into their daily lives. What If the Gods Were One of Us? : Late
Classic Maya Figurines from the site of Cancuen, Peten Department Guatemala : This study seeks to
document the complexity of meaning from the iconographic representations of intact figurines and figurine parts
recovered from archaeological excavations conducted during the last seven years at the Maya lowland site of
Cancuen, Guatemala.
Dec 5th
Alyssa Rogers
Alyssa a senior majoring in Art History. "Once I graduate I plan on traveling abroad and living life as it comes
until I buckle down and go to Graduate school." She will be discussing the Futurists and why they were first to
portray actual movement in art.
Amanda Bockelman
Amanda is a senior with an Art History major who will graduate this December. Her presentation will discuss
Frank Lloyd Wright and the influence of Japanese art on his designs, and his denial of this fact.
Lauren Stanley
Lauren is a Senior art history major who will graduate in May of 2008. Once graduating, she plans on doing
some traveling. She will be presenting work such as Damien Hirst's diamond encrusted skull and discussing
art world excess.
