COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Blue Streets: Alleviating Community Anxieties with Street Art Inspired by the Blue Mind Theory
Creator:
Shaw, Francesca
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Illustration
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Illustration
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"Street art has the ability to provide hope for a city, beautify overlooked areas,
enhance social or political awareness, generate pride and create gathering spaces. Our
public spaces are a reflection of the communities that reside within them. But what if these
spaces could be elevated visually through street art and also affect the public’s health?
Inspired by the Blue Mind theory, research of Wallace J. Nichols, this thesis will explore
street art and its potential and propose illustrative murals, designed for Savannah, GA, to
bring calm and strengthen community of this historic costal city."
enhance social or political awareness, generate pride and create gathering spaces. Our
public spaces are a reflection of the communities that reside within them. But what if these
spaces could be elevated visually through street art and also affect the public’s health?
Inspired by the Blue Mind theory, research of Wallace J. Nichols, this thesis will explore
street art and its potential and propose illustrative murals, designed for Savannah, GA, to
bring calm and strengthen community of this historic costal city."
Abstract:
Keywords: street art, graffiti, public space, Blue Mind, anxiety, wellness, Savannah
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2018-11
Format:
PDF :82 pages, color illustrations, color map