Date of Award
Spring 5-6-2016
Degree Name
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Restricted/Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Abstract
Focusing on the devaluation of monumentality identified by architects in the mid-twentieth century, this paper examines how the reduction of form throughout the history of architecture and how such reduction affects space framed by such architecture. By applying the malleability of symbolic meaning to a closed set of symbols, the nature of the set is re-made and subsequently manipulated to theoretically set the stage for a romantic narrative. A formal interest in reproduction and repetition serves a conceptual interest in allusion of forms in the creation of the illusion of narrative and romance.
Mentor/Primary Advisor
Michael Byron
Recommended Citation
Steppan, Carla G., "To Sleep, Perchance To Dream" (2016). Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers. 7.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bfa/7