Contemplative Visual Art Making as Spiritual Practice among Individuals in Early and Middle Adulthood: A Phenomenological Inquiry

Philippine Social Science Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI:10.52006/main.v6i1.643

Rosalie S. Guerrero, M. L. Chavez

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Existing literature shows that visual art-making as a spiritual practice is more common among older adults. This study aimed to examine the experiences of individuals in early and middle adulthood who are into contemplative visual art-making as spiritual practice using Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological method. Twelve participants aged 31 to 58 were interviewed online. Results revealed 11 themes from three substructures constituting the overall structure of contemplative visual art-making as a spiritual practice. The first substructure is the lived experiences in visual art making consisting of four themes; the second is the forms of contemplative practice in visual art making consisting of five themes; and the third is the benefits experienced in contemplative visual art making consisting of two themes. Results underscore the value of a contemplative approach to one's visual art-making as a spiritual practice. Similar studies focusing on males, LGBT+, individuals who are self-taught in visual art making, and members of indigenous communities are recommended for further research.

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作为个体精神实践的沉思性视觉艺术创作——一种现象学探究

现有文献表明，视觉艺术制作作为一种精神实践在老年人中更为常见。本研究旨在利用乔治的描述性现象学方法，考察成年早期和中期作为精神实践而进行沉思视觉艺术创作的个体的经历。12名年龄在31岁至58岁之间的参与者接受了在线采访。研究结果揭示了三个子结构中的11个主题，构成了沉思视觉艺术作为一种精神实践的整体结构。第一个子结构是视觉艺术创作中的生活体验，由四个主题组成；二是视觉艺术创作中的沉思实践形式，包括五个主题；三是在由两个主题组成的沉思视觉艺术创作中所体验到的益处。研究结果强调了沉思方法作为一种精神实践对视觉艺术创作的价值。建议对男性、LGBT+、自学视觉艺术制作的个人和土著社区成员进行类似的研究，以进行进一步研究。

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