by R. Lyle Skains
the creative artefact is the basis of the contribution to knowledge
’Creative artefact is accompanied by a critical discussion of the significance and context of the claims, and a full understanding can only be achieved through the cohesive presentation of the creative artefact and the critical exegesis’
-’creative act is an experiment designed to answer a directed research question about art and the practice of it, which could not otherwise be explored by other methods’
theoretical: practitioner-researcher is exploring research issues and problems
conceptual: artists give form to thoughts in creating artefacts that become part of the research(often to understand the creative artefacts themselves)
dialectical: explores the human process of experiential meaning-making: how we connect to other minds through the middle-men of artistic media
contextual: practice is an effort to bring about social change
‘Creative research questions are often inseparable from artist identity, experiences, and culture’
Serendipity- ‘a process of making a mental connection that has the potential to lead to a valuable outcome, projecting the value of the outcome and taking actions to exploit the connection, leading to a valuable outcome’ (90)