Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts (MTSIFA) Collections: Recent submissions
Now showing items 21-40 of 58
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Embodying social being
(Almas Art Foundation, 2023)Nabulime is distinctive as an artist whose practice is concerned with traditional and contemporary sculptural values, but who also engages directly with pressing social issues. Since 2001 she has been developing a body ... -
Formal content in glass art
(Makerere University, 2022-07)This study focused on the studious exploration of glass mediums through cold and hot practices as a formal content with a goal of creating sculptural and design concepts for indoor and outdoor applications. Glass in cold ... -
An investigation into the performance of art and design students in Art history. The case of National Teachers’ College Mubende
(Makerere University, 2022-04)This research analysed the factors that affect art education student’s performance in Art history among at National Teachers’ College Mubende. A descriptive research design was employed in which purposive and simple random ... -
Social sustainability and the Ugandan Haute Couture Visual Aesthetic: articulating the contemporary value of past traditions.
(Makerere University, 2022-05-10)The stride backwards to move forward exhibited by contemporary Ugandan haute couture artefacts amidst modern fashion aesthetic innovations, has repositioned past traditions as constructive in the contemporary 21st ... -
Re(de)fining boundaries: on art, deafness and maternity in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05-06)This study has explored Deaf Gain as a platform for activism, with the employment of sign language as Deaf culture and the Deaf female voice as a voice of reason, in the production of graphic and multimedia art, while ... -
Visual manifestations of the Baganda concepts of “OBUSAWO BW’EKINNASI N’OBUYUNZI”.
(Nommo Gallery, 2018-11-13)This exhibition presents the findings, interpretations and discussion of the embedded meaning of traditional Baganda art forms used in herbalism and physiotherapy in reference to their symbolism and the embedded ... -
Baganda Cultural Practices; Visual Narratives from Divination and Exorcism
(Makerere University Art Gallery, 2019-11-13)Cultural practices play an important role in society. It is through cultural practices that societies define their cultural background and boundaries. Through cultural practices, societies define their common values and ... -
Using communication design to enhance waste separation practices (Case study: Kampala Central Division and the new waste bins)
(Makerere University, 2018-11-20)The study aims to understand and comprehend the impact of the universal symbols for recycling and separating waste on the new waste separation bins. A qualitative case study was conducted to examine the relationship between ... -
Plays as source of inspiration for costume design: A case study of Lysistrata stage production by performing arts and film students of Makerere University 2012
(Makerere University, 2017-01)In this era when Uganda is experiencing a dramatic transformation in the theatre or entertainment industry; understanding and relating costumes to character in enhancing the message of the play/performance is increasingly ... -
Studio experimentation of the use of charcoal in drawing
(Makerere University, 2016-06)The purpose of this study was to experiment with the use of charcoal in drawing. The study was based on two set objectives: a. To identify the sources of inspiration and surfaces on which experimentation with charcoal ... -
Tapestry expression inspired by selected bird species in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)The study investigated the ways in which tapestry expression can be inspired by three selected bird species in Uganda. The researcher focussed on three species, namely: the egret (Bulucus ibis), the crested crane (Balearica ... -
Evaluation of the quality of reinforcing steel bars manufactured in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-10)To apply locally manufactured steel bars in all engineering applications with confidence requires understanding of structural materials properties beyond commercial standards to ensure that they meet demands of the fundamental ... -
Stabilization of heavily trafficked gravel roads using waste steel slag
(Makerere University, 2015-11)ABSTRACT Enormous quantities of waste materials, both domestic and industrial are generated every year in Uganda’s steel making factories which include among others Roofing Rolling Mills Ltd, Steel rolling Mills, Modern ... -
The role of sculptural forms as a communication tool in lives and experiences of women with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Newcastle University, 2007-07)This study explores the use of sculpture, developed through research into the lives and experiences of Ugandan women living with HIV/AIDS, as a tool for raising awareness about the illness. It demonstrates how the research ... -
Exploring wild animals as a subject using the relief printmaking technique.
(Makerere University, 2008)The research was intended to demonstrate the potential of wild animals as a subject for relief printing by producing a variety of both utilitarian and aesthetic relief prints .The study objectives were to: Demonstrate the ... -
Tribal crafts of Uganda
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The formation of contemporary visual artists in Africa: Revisiting residency programmes.
(Makerere University, 2008-09)Appreciation of African visual artists’ background in artistic theory, its application and criticism, artists’ quality of experience and their level of artistic knowledge and competencies are critical factors in measuring ... -
Exploration and symbolic interpretation of alternative printing surfaces using the serigraphic printing technique.
(Makerere University, 2008-10)The contemporary industrial world today provides a variety of printing surfaces, for example, glass, biscuit –fired clay slabs, stone slates, plastic, acrylic boards, and other synthetic materials which have not been ... -
Dr. Nabulime's new languages in art
(2011-10-13)