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Painting the Palaces

Ciara Kay
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2020
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Greece
Period: Bronze Age

10,000 words

Olafur Eliasson and the Land Artists: Eliasson as a continuation of land art in the twenty-first century

Annabel Kealy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2022
BA

Subject: Sculpture, Installation
Country: Germany, Iceland, Denmark.
Period: 21st century

10,000 words

Fashion and the Modern Art Movement in Paris 1900-1930: A Meeting of Minds

Louise Keane
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1993
BA

Subject: Fashion
Country: France
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

An Investigation into the Controversy Surrounding the Exhibition of Mick O’Dea’s Portrait of Brian Meehan in the 2003 Annual Exhibition at the RHA

Rosie Keane
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2008
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

In 2003, Mick O’Dea chose to exhibit his portrait of Brian Meehan, the convicted murderer of Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin. This dissertation aims to reveal some of the less aired aspects behind the relentless fog of publicity which has thwarted a fair assessment of this controversial portrait which was included in the RHA’s 173rd Annual Exhibition. The first chapter deals with the social context of the Brian Meehan portrait and how the display context completely overwhelmed the creative context. The second chapter examines what the controversy says about the public perception and expectation of portraiture. The third chapter deals with the idea of ‘shock’ in the arts, questioning whether the Meehan portrait was deliberately intended to shock, and commenting on the frequent comparisons made between O’Dea’s work and Marcus Harvey’s portrait of Myra Hindley from the 1997 Sensation exhibition.

The Private Houses of Robin Walker

Alexander Kearney
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1998
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland and America
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Dublin's Terracotta 1882-1903

Susan Keating
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1999
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland: Dublin and Britain
Period: 19th and 20th Century

10,000 words

Displaying Fashion as Art

Charlotte Keegan
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2020
BA

Subject: Fashion
Country: USA
Period: 21st Century

10,000 words

The Long Gallery of Castletown House. Its decoration and history, with notes on the furnishings and sculpture

Ann Margaret Keller
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1977
BA

Subject: Architecture, sculpture, furniture and applied arts
Country: Ireland
Period 18th Century

10,000 words

Medieval Church Towers within the Pale

Elizabeth Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2001
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 11th to 16th Century

10,000 words

The Vengeful Woman: The Development of Images of Medea in Painting and Drawing of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Niamh Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2023
BA

Subject: Painting, Drawig
Period: 18th & 19th Century

10,000 words

Stasis & Movement: An Exploration of Kirchner's Dance Images

Jacki Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1999
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Germany
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

W. A. Scott in the Diocese of Clonfert

Catherine Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1999
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

The Architecture of Public Space in Renaissance Venice and How that Architecture Aids to Public Festivals

Alice Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2021
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Italy
Period: 15th to 16th Centuries

10,000 words

The Representation of the Male Nude by Female Artists. Developing a New Visual Language

Judy Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1992
BA

Subject: Painting, Sculpture and Slide Installation
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Theatricality and Vibrancy in the Allegorical Figures of Paolo Veronese

Valerie Somers Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2023
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Italy
Period: 17th Century

10,000 words

Roman Funerary Architecture: An Assessment of its Role in the Development of Cemeteries in Nineteenth Century Europe

Gemma Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2007
BA

Subject: Architecture and Sculpture
Country: Italy, France and Ireland
Period: Ancient Rome and 19th Century

10,000 words

The Importance of St. Paul and St. Anthony on the Irish High cross

Heather Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1989
BA

Subject: Sculpture and High Cross
Country: Ireland
Period: 9th and 10th Century

10,000 words

Work, Rest or Play? How function is manifested in Irish Botanic Gardens

Eileen Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2001
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

This dissertation is a study of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, the aims behind its foundation and how these aims were reflected in its layout and buildings. All of this is studied in the context of three other Irish Botanic Gardens, the Trinity College Botanic Gardens, Belfast Botanic Gardens and the Botanic Gardens of the Royal Cork Institution. The purpose behind the foundation of each of the four gardens is determined. Then the layout of each of the gardens is examined in relation to their determined function and trends in landscape design of their period. The author examines whether the trends of public improvement that lay behind the establishment of many art galleries in the nineteenth century were also a reason for setting up botanic gardens. The issues of public access and Sunday openings are examined and with each of the Botanic Gardens the design of their glasshouses is analysed.

Little between Life and Work: Niki de Saint-Phalle and Tracey Emin A study of the relationship between art and the function of the literary diary

Carolyn Kelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2010
BA

Subject: Digital media and Sculpture
Country: England and France
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

This dissertation examines the history of the diary as a literary genre and how it can be related to art, particularly in the work of Niki de Saint Phalle and Tracey Emin. The diary has served throughout the last four centuries as a both a public document (written by prominent men in high society). It documents a social era as much as the life of the author. It is also as a personal, intimate journal in which the author displaces secret emotions and thoughts to the page. This dissertation argues that the art of these women can be viewed as a form of diary, both in the public and private sense. It focuses on the manner in which the artists use their artwork to tease out difficult issues or emotions in their lives as the author uses the private diary, and on the use of diary-like passages of text in their work.

Lost in Translation: An Exploration of the Dialogue between Chinese Contemporary Art and the West

Julia Kelly Kennedy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2009
BA

Subject: Mixed Media, Painting, Performance and Prints
Country: America, China, France, Italy and Russia
Period: 20th to 21st Century

10,000 words

An investigation of Phil Collins’ ‘the return of the real’ installation at the 2006 Turner Prize

Daniel Kennedy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2007
BA

Subject: Photography and Film
Country: United Kingdom and Turkey
Period: 21st Century

10,000 words

This dissertation examines ‘the return of the real’, a multimedia installation by British artist, Phil Collins. This installation consists of a series of interviews between an interviewer and people who had had bad experiences through participation in reality television. The author examines this work within the context of contemporary art which has uses the language of documentary as a central reference. This study opens with an examination of Collins’ deconstruction of the language of conventional media, his acknowledgment of the influence of predecessors and the extent to which he distinguishes his work from other documentary contemporary art practices. The second section looks at Collins’ exploration of the central role of the camera in 21st century society, while the final chapter sets a criteria for Collins’ success with this work. Incl. DVD of clips from work.

Reflections on Psychotic Art

Anne Kennedy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1997
BA

Subject: Drawing and Painting
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

Old St. Mary's Church, Clonmel: An architectural history

Christina Kennedy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1984
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th and 20th Century

10,000 words

Andy Goldsworthy: The Nature of Nature

Ann Kenny
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1999
BA

Subject: Multimedia
Country: United Kingdom
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Education Theses Register —B.A.

Painting the Palaces

Olafur Eliasson and the Land Artists: Eliasson as a continuation of land art in the twenty-first century

Fashion and the Modern Art Movement in Paris 1900-1930: A Meeting of Minds

An Investigation into the Controversy Surrounding the Exhibition of Mick O’Dea’s Portrait of Brian Meehan in the 2003 Annual Exhibition at the RHA

The Private Houses of Robin Walker

Dublin's Terracotta 1882-1903

Displaying Fashion as Art

The Long Gallery of Castletown House. Its decoration and history, with notes on the furnishings and sculpture

Medieval Church Towers within the Pale

The Vengeful Woman: The Development of Images of Medea in Painting and Drawing of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Stasis & Movement: An Exploration of Kirchner's Dance Images

W. A. Scott in the Diocese of Clonfert

The Architecture of Public Space in Renaissance Venice and How that Architecture Aids to Public Festivals

The Representation of the Male Nude by Female Artists. Developing a New Visual Language

Theatricality and Vibrancy in the Allegorical Figures of Paolo Veronese

Roman Funerary Architecture: An Assessment of its Role in the Development of Cemeteries in Nineteenth Century Europe

The Importance of St. Paul and St. Anthony on the Irish High cross

Work, Rest or Play? How function is manifested in Irish Botanic Gardens

Little between Life and Work: Niki de Saint-Phalle and Tracey Emin A study of the relationship between art and the function of the literary diary

Lost in Translation: An Exploration of the Dialogue between Chinese Contemporary Art and the West

An investigation of Phil Collins’ ‘the return of the real’ installation at the 2006 Turner Prize

Reflections on Psychotic Art

Old St. Mary's Church, Clonmel: An architectural history

Andy Goldsworthy: The Nature of Nature

Education Theses Register —
B.A.