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drawing//digital//data: a phenomenological approach to the experience of water

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posted on 2015-07-14, 09:14 authored by Deborah HartyDeborah Harty
In the context of contemporary fine art, the chapter discusses the translation (the finding of equivalences) of a phenomenological experience of water during the activity of swimming repetitive strokes in a swimming pool into drawing with both traditional drawing media and a tablet computer – an Apple iPad. Firstly, through the identification of various physical and psychological elements that appear to consciousness whilst swimming repetitive strokes, the chapter furthers understanding and gives insights into human interaction and relationship with water during this specific activity. Secondly, the research uses the data collected from personal experience of this activity in order to explore and discuss the premise that drawing is phenomenology, considering whether this premise is compromised when drawing with an Apple iPad rather than traditional drawing media. The text considers the phenomenological approach to the research through an engagement with both philosophy (including Merleau-Ponty 1964, 2002, 2004) and theoretical research (including Rosand 2002), to underpin and generate understanding of experiences of water during the activity of swimming and the process of translation of those experiences into drawing.

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  • The Arts, English and Drama

Department

  • Arts

Published in

Biologically-Inspired Computing for the Arts: Scientific Data through Graphics

Pages

337 - 355 (19)

Citation

HARTY. D., 2012. drawing//digital//data: a phenomenological approach to the experience of water. IN: Ursyn, A. (ed.). Biologically-Inspired Computing for the Arts: Scientific Data through Graphics. Hershey, PA, USA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), pp.337-355

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Information Science Reference (© 2012 IGI Global)

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  • NA (Not Applicable or Unknown)

Publication date

2012

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Copyright © 2012 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher.

ISBN

1466609427;9781466609433;9781466609426

Language

  • en

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