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Endless weaving: Encountering the Feminine in abstract art-making

Broenen, M. (2001). Endless weaving: Encountering the Feminine in abstract art-making. (Doctoral dissertation, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2001). UMI no. 3035182

This production-type dissertation explores the relationship between art-making, and theoretical reflections to apply what Wendy Doniger describes as "the double vision of the human microscope and cosmic telescope" to the subject of creativity (25). Specifically, this dissertation relates one woman's experience of the Feminine as this archetype is encountered in experiential aspect of this engagement illustrates how the Feminine functions as an essential factor in a female artist's creative development. This argument is positioned within a discussion of art-making that emphasizes feeling, form, and meaning as foundation elements in a creative process which is itself re-cast as contributing to the generation of myth.

 

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