9. A Body of Practical Actions

9. A Body of Practical Actions

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   9. A Body of Practical Actions This chapter will describe the developments in the process of my research of making artworks, interviewing artists,...
9. A Body of Practical Actions

8.1.7 Humour

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1.7 Humour Former USA Secretary of State and Ambassador to the UN, Madeleine Albright (2003: 320) asserts that in order to begin a dialogue between...
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8.1.6 Data collection and analysis

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1.6 Data collection and analysis For this research I created short films and videos, poetry, graphic designs, installations, photography,...
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8.1.5 Self exploration

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1.5 Self exploration After years of study, Kant (Lemay & Pitts, 1994: 19) came up with the conclusion that all humans have similar faculties that...
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8.1.4 Art practice as a research method

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1.4 Art practice as a research method 8.1.4.1 DevelopmentIn this PhD research I could have chosen to explore artworks that other artists had already...
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8.1.3 In-depth interviews

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1.3 In-depth interviews Interviews can be used as a field study and a method to gaining a direct access to the artists, the primary source, as...
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8.1.2 Grounded theory

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1.2 Grounded theory Grounded theory is interested in the linking of events through their development, for the purpose of generating a common theme....
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8.1.1 Phenomenology

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1.1 Phenomenology 8.1.1.1 AgentPrior to the start of this research, in February 2006, I had two distinct modes of thought. One involved being a...
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8.1 Methods

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8.1 Methods The following sections will detail the methods: In section Phenomenology I will discuss the theory behind the phenomenological approach,...
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8. Methodology

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   8. Methodology My interest is in understanding the actual experiences of opening up to inspiration within my own personal practice of making art as...
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7.1 Summary of Literature and Intentions of the Investigation

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   7.1 Summary of Literature and Intentions of the Investigation The literature cited above scans the developments in art from representing the external...
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7. Literature Review (pt 2 of 2)

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   7. Literature Review (pt 2 of 2) Carl Jung (1990: 72), discussing creative processes in what he coined ‘extraverted art’, uses a plant as an...
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7. Literature Review (pt 1 of 2)

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   7. Literature Review (pt 1 of 2) This research draws from the area of visual art studies, English literature critiques, psychology, philosophy and...

6. Introduction

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   6. Introduction This thesis looks at the issue of the creative process that operates in the mind and the heart of artists, which was developed...

5. Abstract

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   5. Abstract This thesis describes an exploration of the processes of conception of inspiration and application in art-making through making art...

4. Lists (icons, diagrams, graphs, figures)

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   4. Lists (icons, diagrams, graphs, figures)   List of icons used within the body text:    = ‘see appendix’. = ‘a DVD disc of the film is enclosed...
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3. Table of Content

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   3. Table of Content 1. Thesis Title Page 2. Dedication 3. Table of Content 4. Lists (icons, diagrams, graphs, figures) 5. Abstract 6. Introduction 7....

2. Dedication

Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice. PhD thesis in Art, Design & Media, by Gil Dekel.   2. Dedication To the one who is walking beside me for thousands of years now, my wife, and the one who reminds me why we are here, my child. I am...
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1. Thesis Title Page

01. Thesis Title Page Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice Gil Dekel Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirementsfor the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Portsmouth   May 2009[formatted for the web...
Accessibility checklist

Accessibility checklist

By Gil Dekel, PhD. PDF version download.      V     DO    x   DO NOT Writing Style write in plain, concise, approachable language explain abbreviations and acronyms use active tone; call to action use figures of speech long dense paragraphs double negatives...

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Symbols of Feelings and Extraction of Knowledge:

A critical and practical exploration of the process of extraverted poetrymaking. By Dr. Gil Dekel.   Key-words Words Observation Beauty Love Atoms Attention Consciousness Inspiration Creation.   Introduction Poets are often seen as sentimentalists who...
Design Course – with Dr. Gil Dekel

Design Course – with Dr. Gil Dekel

Conceptual Art Composition Typography Research skills Inspiration in art and design Abstraction in art and design The Creative Thinking Process Learning To See: concepts in photography UX and UC...
Is mathematics a form of ‘religion’?

Is mathematics a form of ‘religion’?

By Paul Hartal.I believe that the esoteric revelations in Pascal’s triangle are embedded in the holographic structure of the transcendental cosmos, because the whole is present in every part. Thus, the hidden message emanates from the omnipresent fabric of the...
‘The Prince of Hampshire’

‘The Prince of Hampshire’

By Gil Dekel. As part of my PhD research in 2006 I have developed a character The ‘Prince of Hampshire’. The character personified elements of quantum physics, inspiration, and creativity, and allowed me to share ideas about the power of words, through performance and...
Graphic Design Brief

Graphic Design Brief

The inventor Charles Kettering is famously quoted as saying:“a problem well-stated is half-solved.”The first step in any design project is to define the problem that the design should solve. You want to understand the goals and objectives – the purpose of the...
You Never Thought What The Real Value of Critical Thinking Is

You Never Thought What The Real Value of Critical Thinking Is

Dr. Gil Dekel. What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase ‘critical thinking’? You may think of people who doubt everything? People that can’t stop asking arrogant questions which makes them very uncomfortable to be around?  Now, put your...
Dr. Dekel Colour Shift illustration

Dr. Dekel Colour Shift illustration

By Gil Dekel, PhD. While we refer to colours with specific names (such as: red, green or blue) in truth colours do not seem to have specific ‘identity’. They are not ‘separate’ from each other, and do not exist in ‘isolation’. Rather they affect each other and depend...
Design with five lines only – a lesson plan

Design with five lines only – a lesson plan

With Gil Dekel, PhD. Description: Create two different compositions using five lines only per composition. One composition should be ‘loud’; the other should be ‘quiet’. Objectives: Why? Learn to be creative and make the best use of minimum resources. Time, budget and...
Organising information through colours: design tips

Organising information through colours: design tips

By Dr. Gil Dekel How can colours support you in organising and designing information in your print or online projects?  Here is a summary of the chapter ‘Colour’ from Tufte’s book ‘Envisioning Information’[1], with further suggestions I came across during my work as a...
Warm and Cold Black

Warm and Cold Black

By Dr. Gil Dekel. Colours around us are extremely delicate. They can have gradations of shades and hues mixed. Nature is prolific in ‘creating’ elaborate colours. Look carefully at the example below. If you add red to black, you get a warm black. If you add blue to...
Hue, saturation and brightness (HSB)

Hue, saturation and brightness (HSB)

By Dr. Gil Dekel. Hue, saturation, and brightness are characteristics of colours. Hue is another word for colour. The hue (colour) is the dominant wavelength that we see, for example: red, blue, green. Saturation is the intensity of the colour. It is how vivid and...
RGB and CMYK Colour systems.

RGB and CMYK Colour systems.

By Dr. Gil Dekel. [About] Colours are made from different light wavelengths. There are a few ways in which light can produce colours. One way is the RGB system where colours are created electronically on TV and computers screens. RGB is called ‘additive system’....