Sanat Yoluyla Düşünme: Su Örneği

Water has a v i tal i mportance for all be i ngs. It i s also an essent i al source of i nsp i rat i on i n art. Not only does water catch attent i on due to i ts beauty, but i t also transm i ts messages that re fl ect a deeper look i nto nature. Thi s study, wh i ch i s based on the prem i se that art makes our env i ronment better by chang i ng i t and mak i ng i t more l i vable, i ntends to quest i on the theme of water through art. Bes i des contr i but i ng to the development of reason i ng and i mag i nat i on, art also const i tutes of “th i nk i ng wh i le do i ng,” ga i n i ng knowledge, d i scover i ng and ask i ng quest i ons. Somet i mes i t i s i mportant to make the problem v i s i ble i nstead of o ff er i ng a solut i on to i t. Th at’s why the a i m of th i s study i s to use water as an object i n art and to th i nk about water, and to make others th i nk about i t, i n relat i on to the “water” problem wh i ch i s one of the d i squ i et i ng results of technolog i cal advancements threaten i ng all l i v i ng be i ngs. In th i s study, for wh i ch students from d iff erent d i sc i pl i nes such as psychology, mathemat i cs, l i ngu i st i cs and educat i on have volunteered, art’s language and elements are used i n appl i cat i on. Th e ma i n theme and mater i al of these appl i cat i ons are water. Th erefore, th i s study pr i nc i pally a i ms to take water beyond i ts pragmat i c use i n our l i ves as an element of art i st i c express i on and to ra i se awareness towards the water problem through th i s.