BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Lectures and Seminars,Thes is/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:Advisor: Rebecca Hutchinson Subject: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Defense by: Immer Mowry Cook Topic: Found and Made: Ceramics in Integrate d Compositional Systems Date: May 1st, 2026 Time: 10:00am Location: ADS, 4 58 State Rd. North Dartmouth Towne Center, North Dartmouth, MA. 02747 Abst ract: I create temporary systems of structural dependency that use hybrid forms and improvised supports to convey a spectrum of stability and precar iousness. I explore the relationship of natural growth and constructed fra gments in temporary ecosystems that question how bodies and structure adap t, lean and persist in unstable environments. Through iteration and experi mentation, I position myself as a student of the materials and objects I w ork with. I prioritize their intrinsic properties and the ways they can fi t together to form larger structures, rather than their intended uses. My sculptures combine lushly glazed, highly crafted ceramic forms with other materials to explore the relationship between organic form, structural sup port, and material tension. I combine biomorphic shapes with industrial an d found materials to create systems that appear to lean, balance, and rely on one another. Soft, bodily forms interact with rigid frameworks, sugges ting both growth and constraint while emphasizing the physical forces of w eight, gravity, and balance. This work draws inspiration from the material experimentation and expressive surfaces of Arlene Shechet, the careful at tention to structure and craft found in the sculpture of Martin Puryear, a nd the transformative assemblage of industrial materials associated with J ohn Chamberlain. While these influences inform my practice, my sculptures emphasize provisional construction and visible support systems, presenting sculpture as an evolving structure where organic forms and built framewor ks coexist in unstable but generative balance.\nEvent page: https://www.um assd.edu/events/cms/master-of-fine-arts-thesis-defense-by-immer-mowry-cook .php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Advisor: Rebecca Hutchinson

Subject: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Defense by: Immer Mowry Cook

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Topic: Found and Made: Ceramics in Integrated Compositional Systems

Date: May 1st\, 2026

Time: 10:00am

Location: ADS\, 4 58 State Rd. North Dartmouth Towne Center\, North Dartmouth\, MA. 02747

Abstract:

I create temporary systems of structural dependenc y that use hybrid forms and improvised supports to convey a spectrum of st ability and precariousness. I explore the relationship of natural growth a nd constructed fragments in temporary ecosystems that question how bodies and structure adapt\, lean and persist in unstable environments. Through i teration and experimentation\, I position myself as a student of the mater ials and objects I work with. I prioritize their intrinsic properties and the ways they can fit together to form larger structures\, rather than the ir intended uses.

My sculptures combine lushly glazed\, highly cra fted ceramic forms with other materials to explore the relationship betwee n organic form\, structural support\, and material tension. I combine biom orphic shapes with industrial and found materials to create systems that a ppear to lean\, balance\, and rely on one another. Soft\, bodily forms int eract with rigid frameworks\, suggesting both growth and constraint while emphasizing the physical forces of weight\, gravity\, and balance.

This work draws inspiration from the material experimentation and express ive surfaces of Arlene Shechet\, the careful attention to structure and cr aft found in the sculpture of Martin Puryear\, and the transformative asse mblage of industrial materials associated with John Chamberlain. While the se influences inform my practice\, my sculptures emphasize provisional con struction and visible support systems\, presenting sculpture as an evolvin g structure where organic forms and built frameworks coexist in unstable b ut generative balance.

Event page: http s://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/master-of-fine-arts-thesis-defense-by-immer- mowry-cook.php

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