{"id":793,"date":"2020-09-30T21:24:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T04:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/seniorstudio\/?page_id=793"},"modified":"2022-03-09T16:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:49:54","slug":"unit-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/seniorstudio\/unit-4\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIT 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-793\" data-postid=\"793\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-793 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_yi2m920 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_pvsl921 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_bd3o124 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Unit 4            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    VISUAL CULTURAL RESEARCH            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_uhs3457 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_psoy458 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_byh8903\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_p2t1904 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tb_ip9c245\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_4ttj247 first\">\n                    <!-- module box -->\n<div  class=\"module module-box tb_rbjp67 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <div class=\"module-box-content ui  tb_default_color\">\n                <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\"><h3><strong>Unit Overview:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Watch Cindy Foley&#8217;s TED Talk on thinking like an artist (3 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Review section &#8220;Why do artists and designers research?&#8221; (5 mins)<\/li>\n<li>View short lecture on &#8220;Strategies&#8221; (10 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Curate your social media feeds to support your research (30 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Explore resources in the &#8220;Getting Started&#8221; section (20 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Complete your <a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/seniorstudio\/visual-cultural-research\/#ArtistInfluences\">Artist Influences Presentation<\/a> (this should be formatted as a blog post) (4-5 hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module box -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_r227373 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_xumf468 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZcFRfJb2ONk?pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;index=5&#038;list=PLkxB7veSTQGRKMdyq_8Cb8qn8SYEQhu1q\" allow=\"accelerometer;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n                    <div class=\"video-content\">\n                \n                                    <div class=\"video-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n                        Cindy Foley&#8217;s TED Talk &#8220;Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist&#8221; The whole thing is worth a watch but at LEAST watch the last 3 mins from 11:34 where she describes her husband Sean Foley&#8217;s research process.                    <\/div>\n                    <!-- \/video-caption -->\n                            <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-content -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_1i4t402\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col2-1 tb_a1lm403 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col2-1 tb_ezft403 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_h2gd569\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_gd8j571 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lx7c988   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Why do artists and designers research?<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_0k1u467 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_v9ap469 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sh6z637   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual cultural research provides<\/span><b> context<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>depth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>inspiration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for creative practice. Your art or design project is still the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">primary <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research output, however, visual cultural research plays a vital role in supporting that practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><b>CONTEXT <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artists and designers swim in the waters of culture. <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All art and design practices arise from a context which includes the broader culture, the artist\/designer\u2019s background, training and personal life, the time period, the social, political and economic context. So it\u2019s no surprise that our cultural production is formed by what is happening in the cultural moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our creative output also enters into conversation with this cultural context. The work\u2019s meaning depends on how it employs signs within that context. The work becomes part of a broader cultural conversation <em>and<\/em> part of a specific disciplinary conversation. Doing research allows you to see where your work fits in these contexts. Conversations have to include both speaking and listening. Research is one of the ways we listen in the cultural conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DEPTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual cultural research helps you to develop depth and nuance in your creative research (your art\/design project). If you don\u2019t have a strong understanding of the issue that you are exploring in your creative research then you risk treating it in a cliche or superficial way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if your art project about climate change is based on a very superficial or inaccurate understanding of climate change it is unlikely that your project will be successful in terms of social impact or artistic merit. This doesn\u2019t mean that you have to become a climate scientist to do an art project on climate change. But it does mean that you need to respect and acknowledge the conversation happening in the field in order to be able to contribute in an informed way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other disciplines you might do a literature review before you commence a project. A literature review surveys the published research by recognized scholars relating to their particular research question to find out what\u2019s known about the topic and what needs to be addressed still. In this course your Artist Influences, Bibliography and Exhibition Reviews serve as a kind of informal lit review, helping you see what\u2019s been done and what areas still need to be explored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>INSPIRATION<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual cultural research is just downright inspiring! As Tharp covered in her chapter \u201cScratching,\u201d visual cultural research is an important way that we create the right conditions for inspiration to strike us. Whether you are looking at the ways that an artist uses a specific material, or how an artist creates the experience of movement in a drawing or how a designer uses design thinking to tackle an environmental problem, visual cultural research ignites our imaginations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_0gu7722 last\">\n                    <!-- module box -->\n<div  class=\"module module-box tb_cotk530 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <div class=\"module-box-content ui  purple\">\n                <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\"><h4>Visual cultural research could look like:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watching films<\/span><\/li>\n<li>going to galleries, plays, concerts<\/li>\n<li>talking to artists<\/li>\n<li>looking at art online<\/li>\n<li>following an artist or designer on social media<\/li>\n<li>reading books\/ articles\/ watching documentaries related to your research question<\/li>\n<li>talking to experts<\/li>\n<li>field trips<\/li>\n<li>reading art\/design magazines<\/li>\n<li>reading art\/design theory<\/li>\n<li>watching artist talks<\/li>\n<li>watching interviews with designers<\/li>\n<li>travel<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module box -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_83sn40 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_i9ey41 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_cyy0653\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_g3bo655 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ihmj875   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Strategies for conducting visual cultural research<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nytq402 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_j5j4402 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9tmr368 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.microsoftstream.com\/video\/7462e18f-07bc-4f0f-8448-c2a5d749cc72\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/create.twu.ca\/seniorstudio\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-02-at-11.12.41-AM.png\" width=\"1836\" height=\"962\" alt=\"Following Trails: Visual Cultural Research In this video I model how you can go beyond googling in your visual cultural research. I demonstrate following a research trail to lead you to relevant and credible sources to support your research. (Click image to open video)\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Following Trails: Visual Cultural Research In this video I model how you can go beyond googling in your visual cultural research. I demonstrate following a research trail to lead you to relevant and credible sources to support your research. (Click image to open video)        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_m3i3755 last\">\n                    <!-- module box -->\n<div  class=\"module module-box tb_wxak772 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <div class=\"module-box-content ui  tb_default_color\">\n                <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\"><h4>curate your social media<\/h4>\n<p>It may not seem like the most academic advice but one of the best ways you can begin to surround yourself with high-quality sources of inspiration is by following institutions, publications, design studios, artists and designers on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Take some time this week to follow artists, designers, galleries etc. that interest you. This will ensure a steady stream of inspiration. It&#8217;s a great way to stay up to date on the current conversations happening in the world of art and design.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module box -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"ExhibitionResponses\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-ExhibitionResponses tb_x3s7748 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_6zah748 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_yi5i872\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_pq6a873 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_buwy333   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Getting Started: Some resources<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_q5ep563\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_0w7w565 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z033872   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>Art resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianart.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian Art <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bordercrossingsmag.com\/\">Border Crossings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/c\/art-in-america\/\">Art in America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artreview.com\/\">Art Review (UK)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artreview.com\/author\/artreview-asia\/\">Art Review (Asia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingcenter.org\/bookstore\/\">The Drawing Center Bookstore<\/a> (all publications freely available online)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aestheticamagazine.com\/\">Aesthetica Magazine<\/a> \u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frieze.com\/\">Frieze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artinprint.org\/\">Art in Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aperture.org\/\">Aperture<\/a>&#8211; photo focused<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spikeartmagazine.com\/\">Spike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artasiapacific.com\/\">ArtAsiaPacific<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juxtapoz.com\/\">Juxtapoz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sculpturemagazine.art\/print-archive\/\">Sculpture Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revistaatlantica.com\/en\/\">Atlantica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_nyci566\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_948q623   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>design resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Printed Pages<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-mag.com\/en\/\">Idea<\/a> (Japanese design)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slanted.de\/\">Slanted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idnworld.com\/\">IDN Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyemagazine.com\/\">Eye Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallpaper.com\/\">Wallpaper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eyeondesign.aiga.org\/\">Eye on Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvarddesignmagazine.org\/\">Harvard Design Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thisismold.com\/\">Mold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aperture.org\/\">Aperture<\/a>&#8211; 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