Exploring the Artistic Identity/identities of Art Majors Engaged in Artistic Undergraduate Research

Download or read book Exploring the Artistic Identity/identities of Art Majors Engaged in Artistic Undergraduate Research written by Lisa M. Piazza and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In western societies, the persona of the artist has largely been associated with prevailing myths of the creative individual including the artist as genius and outsider. In my inquiry I endeavored to understand what it means to be an artist from the perspective of budding “creatives”. In this study I explored the process of becoming an artist that is how college students construct and navigate an artistic self (selves), and the factors that influenced this process. My purpose in this multiple text narrative inquiry was to discover how undergraduate art majors construct and navigate their artistic identity/identities, particularly while engaged in an artistic undergraduate research (UR) experience. I selected to explore students engaged in an undergraduate research project as a way to understand the process of artistic becoming within a unique educational practice, and to determine the role of creativity within this process.