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Graeme Sullivan - Art Practice as Research - 9781412974516 - V9781412974516
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Art Practice as Research

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Description for Art Practice as Research Paperback. This book presents the argument that the creative and cultural inquiry undertaken by artists is a form of research. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.

"F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that the test of a ′first rate intelligence′ is ′the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind and still retain the ability to function.′

In this book, his magnum opus, artist and scholar Graeme Sullivan shows us a first rate mind at work. He convincingly straddles the often wide gaps between art and science, mind and body, research and practice, teaching and doing, traditional and postmodern views of education and of art, creative and critical thinking. Indeed, as his enigmatic title indicates, he is actually able to keep three usually disparate concepts—art, ... Read more
—Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Author of Five Minds for the Future

Substantially updated and revised, 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.

New to this Edition

  • Two new chapters explore debates surrounding art practice as research and projects undertaken within the art world, community, and institutional settings.
  • New, expanded sections make reference to the work of over fifty artist-researchers from countries such as Azerbaijan, Australia, China, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Serbia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • Documentation of a series of approaches (for instructors and students), grounded in art-making traditions unique to visual arts research, is included.
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Product Details

Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412974516
SKU
V9781412974516
Shipping Time
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99-3

About Graeme Sullivan
Graeme is Director of the School of Visual Arts, Penn State University, and Professor of Art Education. He is the former Chair of the Department of Arts and Humanities, Teachers College, Columbia University. He received both his PhD and MA in Art Education from The Ohio State University. Since the early 1990s his research has involved an ongoing investigation of ... Read more

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“F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that the test of a ′first rate intelligence′ is ′the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind and still retain the ability to function.′ In this book, his magnum opus, artist and scholar Graeme Sullivan shows us a first rate mind at work. He convincingly straddles the often wide gaps between art ... Read more

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