Arts based/informed research & Practice art based research

Sullivan, G. (2010). Art Practice as research. In Art Practice as Research: Inquiry in Visual Arts (pp. 95-120). New York, NY: SAGE.

Theories and Practice of theories through arts based research can vary greatly in inquiry methods such as conceptual cues, creative purpose or material processes. But the overall goal of artistic intent is creating a powerful visual statement and powerful aesthetic statement.

Anne Graham, an artist did an installation called Mark Twains New Clothes, which took four items to represent Mark Twain as a human being, and shed a different light on how you would see him.

You should still construct a framework for the theories for a good inquiry, with these things in mind:

• Arts research can have multiple theories and practices as a hybrid discipline for research.

• It is a creative and critical process that is flexible, acknowledging constant change.

• New strategies are beginning to emerge such as multimodal investigations, post disciplinary projects, and computer assisted research.

• visual arts can be translated into different types of research methods

This chapter argues that understanding is a viable goal of research and explanatory theories of human beliefs and actions need to be supplemented with transformative theories of individual and cultural change. These theories can be found in the thoughts, actions, and ideas that are made from arts based research.