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resource_ID:
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7788_cvpa_thesis_ra_omari_2004
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artist_name:
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Omari, Ra
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artist_variant_name:
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Ra Omari
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artist_nationality:
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Jamaican
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artist_vital_dates:
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1960-
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UMassD_CVPA_degree:
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MFA - Fine Arts
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graduation_year:
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2004
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area_of_study:
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Painting
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additional_acad_degrees:
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BA Painting, Edna Mandley School for the Visual Arts, Kingston, Jamacia
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medium:
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Book - thesis
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work_title:
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1.618033989man... The Aesthetic of Infinity
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work_date:
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2004
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description:
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The artist draws on knowledge from ancient civilizations to discuss mans place in the universe. Especially drawing from the Aztec myth of Quetzalcoatl, he discusses mans "finite and corporeal existence." He has used myth and mathematical principles of vectors to instead place man in the realm of infinity and to "encapsulate man in these vectors as the same quality and quantity as God... transcending [man's] all too concreteness."
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artist_URL:
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http://www.theolympiagallery.com/artist-omari-ra
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cataloger_name:
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MT
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record_date:
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25_OCT_2017
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collection_name:
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CVPA Student & Alumni Collection
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type:
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pdf file
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format:
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.pdf - pdf file
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creation_date:
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2004
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upload_date:
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2017
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note:
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CVPA Theses Digitization Preservation Project.
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copyright:
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LUNA Collections are for the sole purpose of instruction and study by faculty and students attending University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth Massachusetts. All other purposes are prohibited and require permission from the artist.
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