Art practice as research : inquiry in visual arts /
Graeme Sullivan
- 2nd ed.
- Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, 2010
- xxvi, 281 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Art Practice as Research : Inquiry in Visual Arts
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I:Contexts for Art practice as research -- 1.Pigment to pixel -- 2.Paradigma lost -- 3.Practice a dnbeyond -- Part II: Theorizing art practice as research -- 4. Art practice as research -- 5.Visual knowing -- 6.Artist as theorist -- Part III: Visual arts research practices -- 7.Visulizing practices -- 8.Visual arts projects.
Art Practice as Research, Second Edition presents a compelling theory that the creative and cultural inquiry undertaken by artists is a form of research. Sullivan argues that legitimate research goals can be achieved by choosing different methods than those offered by the social sciences.. Artists emphasize the role of the imaginative intellect in creating, criticizing, and constructing knowledge that is not only new but also has the capacity to transform human understanding.