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Art Practice as Research
Inquiry in the Visual Arts



February 2005 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Art Practice as Research presents a compelling argument that the creative and cultural inquiry undertaken by artists is a form of research.

This text explores themes, practices and contexts of artistic inquiry and positions them within the discourse of research. Graeme Sullivan argues that legitimate research goals can be achieved by choosing different methods than those offered by the social sciences. The common denominator in both approaches is the attention given to rigor and systematic inquiry. 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.

 
Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Reviewing Visual Arts Research
Changing Demands of Visual Arts Theory and Practice

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Limitations of Current Visual Research Methodologies

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Art Practice as Research

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Strategies for Using Art Practice as Research

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Part 1: Contexts for Visual Arts Research
CONTEXTS FOR VISUAL ARTS RESEARCH
PART ONE
CONTEXTS FOR VISUAL ARTS RESEARCH
PART ONE
CONTEXTS FOR VISUAL ARTS RESEARCH
PART ONE
CONTEXTS FOR VISUAL ARTS RESEARCH
Contexts For Visual Arts Research
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1. Pigment to Pixel
The Enlightenment as a Research Project

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Promise of Progress

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Fractured Realities

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Conclusion

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2. Paradigms Lost
Method as Truth

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Doubting Doctrines

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Conclusion

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Part 2: Theorizing Visual Arts Practice
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3. Explanation, Understanding, and Beyond
Theorizing in Practice

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Theorizing Visual Arts as Practice-Based Research

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Theorizing Art Practice as Transformative Research

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Visual Arts Research Practices

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Conclusion

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4. Visual Knowing
Visual Cognition

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Thinking Practices in the Visual Arts

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Visual Arts Knowing: A Framework

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Visual Arts as Transcognitive Practice

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A Case Study: Critical Influence

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Conclusion

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5. Artist as Theorist
Sites of Practice

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Reemergence of the Artist-Theorist

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Critical Perspectives and Practices

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Conclusion

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Part 3: Visual Arts Research Practices
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6. Practice as Theory
A Framework for Visual Arts Research Projects

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Visual Practice: Experiences

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Empirical Inquiry: Exercises

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Interpretive Discourse: Encounters

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Critical Process: Enactments

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Conclusion

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Epilogue: Conclusions and Beginnings
Chipping Away

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Uncertain Conclusions

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References
 
Index
 
About the Author

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ISBN: 9781412905350
£115.00