About Research and Innovation
Research in Fine Arts is a broad and evolving field that intersects with creative practice, art history, critical theory, and interdisciplinary studies. Here’s an overview to help you understand it better, whether you’re a student, practitioner, or academic.
Research & Innovation in Fine Arts merges creative exploration with inquiry, often pushing the boundaries of traditional practices. In this context, innovation means not only using new tools or techniques, but also rethinking ideas, forms, contexts, and societal roles of art. Below is a focused breakdown of this dynamic area.
Practice-led: Artistic creation itself generates new knowledge.
Contextual: Understanding the social, cultural, or historical dimensions of art.
Critical: Challenging existing norms or aesthetics through theory or creative interventions.
Fine Arts research involves systematic investigation into visual, performance, and media arts to generate new knowledge, insights, or artistic expressions. It can be:
Practice-based (or studio-based): The creation of art is central to the research process.
Theoretical or historical: Focuses on analysing artworks, movements, or cultural contexts.
Interdisciplinary: Combines fine arts with fields like philosophy, sociology, or digital technology.
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Description |
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Practice-based research |
Artistic practice is the method and outcome of research (e.g., creating a painting, performance, or installation). |
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Art historical research |
Examines art within historical, cultural, and social contexts. Often includes archival work. |
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Critical/theoretical research |
Engages with theory (feminism, post-colonialism, aesthetics) to critique or interpret art. |
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Technological research |
Explores new media, digital tools, and interactivity in art. |
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Community/participatory research |
Involves collaboration with communities, often for social change or activism. |
Methodologies in Fine Arts Research
Centre of Excellence
At our faculty of fine arts, M.A.in Visual Art department Post graduate students prepare the dissertation book on Art, Artists and Art history. from 2018 to 2024 total 18 students did quality of research and prepared dissertation book in every forth semester.
Also started Ph.D in our faculty of fine arts, M.A.in Visual Art department, at present six Ph.D scholars doing quality research work in his/her particular topic under the supervision of Dr. Subbayya M Neela.
Research Programmes
Faculty of Fine Arts, M.A in Visual Art Department Research Methodology and Dissertation in Forth Semester (Post Graduation)
Ph.D in Fine Arts.
Publications
Patents
Grants Received Institutions Innovation Cell (IIC) MOUs
MOU with Royal academy of art & culture, Kalaburagi.
