Karolina Caran

Unmasking Complexity in the Study of Motivation

Ethnographic Insights from a Textile Artist

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Produktbeschreibung

People are just as wonderful as sunsets if I can let them be. In fact, perhaps the reason that we can truly appreciate a sunset is that we cannot control it. When I look at a sunset as I did the other evening, I don t find myself saying, Soften the orange a little on the right-hand corner, and put a bit more purple along the base, and use a little more pink in the cloud color. ( ) I watch it with awe as it unfolds. (Rogers, 1995, p. 22) Carl Rogers s depiction of humans guided the methodological choices in my study of motivation. To learn how and why motivation develops, I analyzed the history of artists: their struggle for acceptance in the art world and their choice to create art in unfavorable circumstances such as state censorship. For an insightful perspective, I conducted a case study of a textile artist's motivation to create works of art. My findings illustrate that motivation is shaped by socio-cultural influences and by certain experiences, which I refer to as spellbinding because of their spell or powerful long-term influence on the artist s creative life, and which have never been emphasized in the traditional, less holistic studies of motivation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 310g
• ISBN-13: 9783838315850
• ISBN-10: 3838315855
• Artikelnr.: 27392747

Autorenporträt

I value the interdisciplinary approach to the study of humans, because they are too unique to be fully understood when studied from a single perspective. My interests range from the arts to socio-cultural taboos to the propagation of peace, but no matter how my interests develop, I respect the complexity 6 uniqueness of the human nature.