| Abstrakt: |
Early scholarly investigations, as well as artists' notebooks, diaries, and personal statements attest to the fact that visual artists use various mental imagery procedures as they make art. Using these statements and the iii Framework (a model that details the connection of imagination to artistic action) as points of departure, the researcher interviewed thirteen young professional artists to explore the role and function of imagery in their art-making. Responses suggested that artists depend upon their mental imagery in three essential phases of art-making: collecting and storing images, art-making itself, and response to completed paintings. Of particular interest are the ways in which artists work to match their internal images to external product through skillful manipulation of art elements and use of artistic principles. |
