Kassianidou, Marina

Research

research overview

Marina Kassianidou’s current practice combines painting, drawing, collage, installation, site-specific work, and writing. Her research focuses on processes of marking. She approaches marking as a means of enacting subjectivity and exploring relations between self and other, that is, exploring who we are and how we interact with materials, spaces, and the world at large. In her artistic practice, she experiments with everyday surfaces and spaces, looking for marks that respond to the features of each surface/space. Her academic writing explores responsive modes of marking and draws mainly upon poststructuralist philosophy and feminist psychoanalytic theory.

keywords

collage, site-specific art, site-responsive art, art theory, feminist theory, psychoanalytic theory, artist's books

Publications

selected publications

Teaching

courses taught

ARTS 2022 - Beginning Drawing
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2024
Emphasizes proportion and perspective through observation based drawing. Students are introduced to various drawing materials and learn to translate what they see into drawing media using two basic subjects: still-life and the figure.
ARTS 3012 - Figure Drawing
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2021
Explores varied drawing techniques and media. Introduces concepts relevant to the understanding of drawing and the creative process. May not be repeated. Formerly ARTS 2002. Recommended restrictions: Students are also eligible to take this class with instructor permission if they have taken a non-majors class in Drawing.
ARTS 3022 - Intermediate Drawing
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
In addition to being a continuation of Beginning Drawing, Intermediate Drawing will focus on a non-traditional approach to making images encouraging conceptual development, experimentation and research. Moving beyond observation based drawings multiple thematic possibilities will be explored. Emphasis will be placed equally on ideas and technical execution.
ARTS 4002 - Advanced Drawing/Portfolio
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Continuation of Drawing 3. Advanced studio class in drawing for creative expression and individual portfolio development. Emphasis varies by semester;contact individual instructor for more information. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
ARTS 4202 - Advanced Painting/Portfolio
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
Continuation of Painting 3. Advanced studio class in painting for creative expression and individual portfolio development. Emphasis varies by semester;contact individual instructor for more information. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.