ABSTRACT
CONVERGENCES
By
Julie Rofman
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The project, Convergences, is a series of eight large scale paintings that investigate
environmental manipulation, both man-made and natural. The oil paintings consist of
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self-envisioned spaces where non-specific artificial materials converge and collect Each
painting portrays the aftermath o f a disaster—a train wreck to a tsunami~an increasingly
common depiction in our daily media. Structural elements in these imagined landscapes
are recognized as man-made due to their shapes, colors, and textures, mainly consisting
o f slick metals and brightly colored sun-bleached plastics. The viewpoints change in
each painting, from overhead views to more traditional landscapes. The body of
paintings in Convergences are investigations o f partially abstract, imagined environments
o f manufactured ruins.
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CONVERGENCES
A PROJECT REPORT
Presented to the Department of Art
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California State University, Long Beach
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In Partial Fulfillment
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of the Requirements for die Degree
Master of Fine Arts
By Julie Rofman
B .F.A ., 1999, Tulane U niversity, N ew Orleans, LA
May 2006
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