Contemporary arts practice: Disequilibrium/Limbo/Resistance

This exegesis proposes that conflict and tension are transformative factors in contemporary arts practice, from making through to methodologies; viewing the dialogic nature of art-making and the artist-in-the-world, linked to, yet separate from, surrounding entities. It is the culmination of concept...

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Main Author: Green, Miik Wardman
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1310
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Summary:This exegesis proposes that conflict and tension are transformative factors in contemporary arts practice, from making through to methodologies; viewing the dialogic nature of art-making and the artist-in-the-world, linked to, yet separate from, surrounding entities. It is the culmination of conceptual research and creative production … the exegetical and the artwork … that together comprise an original contribution to new knowledge, with broad implications - and specific applications - significant to both practice and practitioner.