Keywords
Art Expression; Motivation; Creativity; Ceramics; Frustration; Art-based Research
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of learning a new medium on artistic expression and creativity. By investigating art made during the learning process of ceramic art, I clarify the influence of initial learning stages in an art medium and their influence on creative thinking and motivation. I use two qualitative research strategies, a narrative analysis of the emotional and technical changes I experienced using clay and ceramic materials, and an examination of the art produced during this process. Data is collected through journal entries and photographs of art as I progress. This paper combines previous research in art education and history, and art therapy, as I address our ability to learn aesthetic and visual skills and our motivation to produce during times of frustration. Learning a new medium provides strategies for stepping away from our own expectations of our art, examining the art we create for what it is and what we can learn from it rather than what we believe it should have been.
Thesis Completion Year
2024
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Zaho, Margaret Ann
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
School of Visual Arts and Design
Thesis Discipline
Studio Art
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Balladares, Isabel Y., "Evolution of the Artist: The Impact of a New Medium on Creative Expression" (2024). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 103.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/103
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