There is much more to creating a piece of artwork than simply pressing a camera’s shutter or loosely applying paint to a canvas. Certain pieces of work demand much more technical perfection than others. However, in the realm of contemporary artwork it is the thesis that may separate your work from the rest. The thesis allows you to not only depict the world around you, but also to explore undeveloped ideas and they ideas can affect your audience. The thesis enables your artwork to act as a vessel in which questions and ideas are introduced to problems and observations. It permits your artwork to transport the viewer through the concept that inspired you to create the work. Join us in our exploration of what it means to have a dissertation in art, while we observe our very own graduating students’ thesis work.