OPUS 2022: BA/BFA Senior Thesis

When grief strikes, we are at a loss for words and forget how to voice the hardships. With this project we can now hear, see, and become one with those in mourning. May these images aid in raising these voices louder than ever.

My work plays with shape and color, by utilizing infographics and simple graphic language to show the disparity of women in certain jobs compared to men. My work focuses on the representation of women in the workforce, showing how women are far outnumbered by men in positions of power in many different career fields. I decided to create a set of infographics that showed different organizations and their population spread of men and women. I decided on a visual form for the infographics that I thought looked good but also accomplished what I was trying to say with these graphics.

This body of work is all about finding unusual processes that help me experience nature in new ways and generate work in a way that emulates the art that exists in creation. It is a process-driven body of work that captures these unique interactions, leaning heavily into the materiality of these artistic processes. While emulating creation and collaborating with it to create this work, the intent of the artist was to celebrate the imagination and ability to create that all humans are outfitted with, but also to point towards the more full, perfect creative work of God the Father.

Noelle Groenewold’s work in art comes in two forms: design and music. As a designer, she is interested in exploring the way her experiences make her unique and combining her differences as a means of celebrating their uniqueness and validity. Her work also confronts distancing and altered perceptions. She hopes her work compels you to perceive sound differently and to commit to and embrace all facets of your identity

Jill Phillips’ work is about animal welfare and environmental issues. The artwork I create using printing processes, pastels, and painting alert viewers to well-known species that are endangered, or face animal cruelty, and then broadening out to habitat destruction and climate change.

My work is about You, the Hero who created their heroic alter ego to fight back against their unfortunate circumstances and other tragedies throughout life. We all have ways to combat and overcome the odds, why not we just do it in a heroic fashion? Roll for initiative my friends, because we’re going on one hell of an adventure!

Design uses formal elements to communicate content. Strong content requires being critically engaged. That means that design is a moral project, and I have chosen to take on that responsibility.