Date of Award

Spring 5-3-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Art & Art History

First Advisor

Dave McKenzie

Academic Program Adviser

Carrie Moyer

Abstract

Notes on Steel thwarts conventions of steel use in public space and draws attention to the hermetic aspirations of steel design, including the layered relationship it has with space outside its architecture, and the notion of control, authority, and property inherent in the materiality's use.The paper draws attention to the late 1960s, which saw steel corporations exploring new ways to use art for commercial gain and influence.

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