A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Creation Processes of Professional Artists and Art Students in Sculpting
Authors: Linda Puppe, Helen Jossberger, Hans Gruber
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Empirical Studies of the Arts
Journal name in source: EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE ARTS
Journal acronym: EMPIR STUD ARTS
Article number: ARTN 0276237420942716
Volume: 39
Issue: 2
First page : 171
Last page: 193
Number of pages: 23
ISSN: 0276-2374
eISSN: 1541-4493
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0276237420942716
Web address : https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0276237420942716
Abstract
In some creative domains, it is easy to make performance visible. For example, musician can be observed while they perform. In other domains, such as sculpting, less is known about the creation process. The objective of the present study was to analyze how professional artists and students in sculpting differ in their perception and in their creation processes as well as how perception and creation processes are related to each other. Ten experts, 10 intermediates, and 10 novices participated. First, participants' eye movements while looking at a stimulus were recorded with a remote eye-tracker. Second, they explained which elements of the stimulus were of particular interest for creating a sculpture. Third, they had to create their own sculpture. Finally, questions were asked about their creation processes. The results showed differences between the three groups regarding the start-up period, use of the stimulus, working process, reflection of problems, and final sculptures.
In some creative domains, it is easy to make performance visible. For example, musician can be observed while they perform. In other domains, such as sculpting, less is known about the creation process. The objective of the present study was to analyze how professional artists and students in sculpting differ in their perception and in their creation processes as well as how perception and creation processes are related to each other. Ten experts, 10 intermediates, and 10 novices participated. First, participants' eye movements while looking at a stimulus were recorded with a remote eye-tracker. Second, they explained which elements of the stimulus were of particular interest for creating a sculpture. Third, they had to create their own sculpture. Finally, questions were asked about their creation processes. The results showed differences between the three groups regarding the start-up period, use of the stimulus, working process, reflection of problems, and final sculptures.
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