Perception, Understanding, and Belief Through Woodcut and Monotype Prints of the Parable of the Sower and the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
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Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2009 Perception, understanding, and belief through woodcut and monotype prints of the parable of the sower and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Eric Cogu Robinson Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Art and Design Commons Recommended Citation Robinson, Eric Cogu, "Perception, understanding, and belief through woodcut and monotype prints of the parable of the sower and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ." (2009). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 10280. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10280 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Perception, understanding, and belief through woodcut and monotype prints of the parable of the sower and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by Eric COGu Robinson A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF FINE ARTS Major: Integrated Visual Arts Program of Study Committee: April Katz, Major Professor Ingrid Lilligren Clark Wolf April Eisman Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2009 Copyright © Eric COGu Robinson, 2009. All rights reserved. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1.1 Thesis form .........................................................................................................1 1.2 Artist statement ...................................................................................................3 CHAPTER 2. ART AS EVOCATION OF UNSEEN THINGS ------------------------------ 10 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................10 2.2 Things unseen ...................................................................................................11 2.3 Antithetical examples .......................................................................................13 2.4 Joseph Kosuth ...................................................................................................19 2.5 Chuck Close ......................................................................................................21 2.6 Vincent van Gogh .............................................................................................23 CHAPTER 3. through the parable of the sower ------------------------------------------------ 37 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................37 3.2 The parable of the sower ...................................................................................40 3.3 Sower ................................................................................................................42 3.4 Seed ...................................................................................................................51 3.5 Birds ..................................................................................................................57 3.6 Sun ....................................................................................................................61 3.7 Path ...................................................................................................................66 3.8 Rocky soil and rootless plants ..........................................................................74 3.9 Weeds and unfruitful plants ..............................................................................80 3.10 Good soil and fruitful plants ...........................................................................88 3.11 Wilderness ......................................................................................................97 3.12 City ..................................................................................................................99 3.13 Ten words .....................................................................................................103 3.14 Formal visual elements .................................................................................103 3.15 Conclusion? ..................................................................................................114 CHAPTER 4. Perception, Understanding, and Belief --------------------------------------- 115 4.1 Perception .......................................................................................................115 4.2 Understanding .................................................................................................116 4.3 Belief ...............................................................................................................119 CHAPTER 5. Crucifixion Edition Varia ------------------------------------------------------ 128 5.1 Overview .........................................................................................................128 5.2 Process notes ...................................................................................................129 5.3 Thesis exhibition statements and responses ....................................................240 SCRIPTURE BIBLIOGRAPHY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 252 BIBLIOGRAPHY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 253 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 254-256 SCRIPTURE APPENDIXES --------------------------------------------------------------- 257-363 Overview ................................................................................................................257 Abbreviations for the books of the Bible ...............................................................258 The Parable of the Sower: Matthew ......................................................................259 iii SCRIPTURE APPENDIXES ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Parable of the Sower: Mark ............................................................................260 The Parable of the Sower: Luke ............................................................................261 Job Speaks about Wisdom .....................................................................................262 Psalm 1 ..................................................................................................................263 Proverbs: commendation and personification of wisdom ......................................264 Jeremiah 12: a conversation between Jeremiah and God ......................................265 Jeremiah 17:5-11: a striking parallel to the Parable of the Sower .........................266 The Parable of the Weeds and Jesus’ Explanation ................................................267 The Parable of the Laborers’ Wage .......................................................................268 The Parable of the Tenants ....................................................................................269 The Parable of the Ten Virgins ..............................................................................270 The Parable of the Talents .....................................................................................271 Paul Compares God’s Salvation to Adoption ........................................................272 Creator God ............................................................................................................273 Image of God in Humans .......................................................................................274 Rise and Fall of Humanity .....................................................................................275 Who is Jesus? .........................................................................................................276 Faith in Jesus .................................................................................................. 277-280 Salvation and Righteousness in Jesus by Faith and Emulation ..................... 281-282 Salvation Participation ...........................................................................................283 Metaphors for the People of God ................................................................... 284-286 God’s Call and Endowment ........................................................................... 287-289 Sharing in God’s Work .................................................................................. 290-291 Sin Nature ...................................................................................................... 292-293 Unintentional and Intentional Sin ..........................................................................294 Belief-Action-Consequence Relationship ...................................................... 295-298 Human Decisions and Consequences: Static and Dynamic ........................... 299-301 Lot’s Wife ..............................................................................................................302 God of Senses and Understanding ................................................................. 303-314 Revelation as a Vehicle for Knowing and Believing ..................................... 315-321 Atonement,