The imaginative and intellectual work undertaken by artists is a form of research, argues Sullivan (art education, Columbia U.), but existing misconceptions about the intellectual status of learning in visual arts means that the scholarly, cultural, and social significance of art is grossly undervalued.

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 Introduction: Reviewing Visual Arts Research - Graeme Sullivan

Changing Demands of Visual Arts Theory and Practice - Graeme Sullivan

Limitations of Current Visual Research Methodologies - Graeme Sullivan

Art Practice as Research - Graeme Sullivan

Strategies for Using Art Practice as Research - Graeme Sullivan 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 - Graeme Sullivan 1. Pigment to Pixel - Graeme Sullivan

The Enlightenment as a Research Project - Graeme Sullivan

Promise of Progress - Graeme Sullivan

Fractured Realities - Graeme Sullivan

Conclusion - Graeme Sullivan 2. Paradigms Lost - Graeme Sullivan

Method as Truth - Graeme Sullivan

Doubting Doctrines - Graeme Sullivan

Conclusion - Graeme Sullivan Part 2: Theorizing Visual Arts Practice - Graeme Sullivan 3. Explanation, Understanding, and Beyond - Graeme Sullivan

Theorizing in Practice - Graeme Sullivan

Theorizing Visual Arts as Practice-Based Research - Graeme Sullivan

Theorizing Art Practice as Transformative Research - Graeme Sullivan

Visual Arts Research Practices - Graeme Sullivan

Conclusion - Graeme Sullivan 4. Visual Knowing - Graeme Sullivan

Visual Cognition - Graeme Sullivan

Thinking Practices in the Visual Arts - Graeme Sullivan

Visual Arts Knowing: A Framework - Graeme Sullivan

Visual Arts as Transcognitive Practice - Graeme Sullivan

A Case Study: Critical Influence - Graeme Sullivan

Conclusion - Graeme Sullivan 5. Artist as Theorist - Graeme Sullivan

Sites of Practice - Graeme Sullivan

Reemergence of the Artist-Theorist - Graeme Sullivan

Critical Perspectives and Practices - Graeme Sullivan

Conclusion - Graeme Sullivan Part 3: Visual Arts Research Practices - Graeme Sullivan 6. Practice as Theory - Graeme Sullivan

A Framework for Visual Arts Research Projects - Graeme Sullivan

Visual Practice: Experiences - Graeme Sullivan

Empirical Inquiry: Exercises - Graeme Sullivan

Interpretive Discourse: Encounters - Graeme Sullivan

Critical Process: Enactments - Graeme Sullivan

Conclusion - Graeme Sullivan Epilogue: Conclusions and Beginnings - Graeme Sullivan

Chipping Away - Graeme Sullivan

Uncertain Conclusions - Graeme Sullivan References - Graeme Sullivan Index About the Author