Category: Refrence

  • Theoretical Support for Social Cards

    1.Social Exchange Theory Proposed by George Homans (1958), this theory posits that all interpersonal relationships are based on a “cost-benefit” tradeoff. This theory explains why individuals choose to engage in or withdraw from relationships during social interactions. Research indicates that people tend to maintain relationships that yield positive returns while abandoning interactions that are high-cost…

  • An Emotional Support Card System Based on Service Design and Psychological Narrative Methods Research Onion to My Project

    Part 1: This study employs Saunders’ “Research Onion” framework to systematically construct a research pathway for “Family Emotional Support Cards,” unfolding layer by layer from philosophical stance to specific methodologies. The research first establishes constructivism and pragmatism as its philosophical foundations. Constructivism emphasizes the subjectivity and narrative nature of human experience, aligning with the project’s…

  • Reading and Reference Summary

    Bourriaud, N. (2002) Relational Aesthetics. Dijon: Les Presses du Réel. 2025.07.12 Abstract:Relational aesthetics emphasizes that artistic creation fosters human interaction, transforming art into a generative field for social relations. Association with the project:The idea that “art can repair or reconstruct interpersonal relationships” and the concept of “the audience as co-creator” led me to consider a…

  • The Case for Art on Family Narratives

    1.Huang Qingjun “Family Pawn” New Works Exhibition(2015) Huang Qingjun’s series of video works “Family Pawns” is based on the generational background of modern China. In the accelerationist China, through the city and the hustle and bustle, we capture the objects in our lives, and use the form of the objects to reflect the inner attributes…

  • Funding and sponsorship of artists with similar subject matter

    1.Xiaogang Zhang He is a well-known contemporary Chinese artist whose main source of funding relies on galleries and auction houses to sell his artworks. He captures a sensitive period in China, the ‘Cultural Revolution’, a traumatic and sensitive part of China’s contemporary history. This has enabled him to gain favour with collectors from all over…

  • June 10th. class summary

    problem+place/position=people = project different audience has different needs. about characteristics: age disability sex gender identity race ethic … True inclusion is not providing any outside help to elevate or degrade certain groups, but rather being transparent so that each group is seen and shared. 1.know your audience and their value 2.first impressions are important 3.give…

  • Participatory Art Practices for Constructing Diverse Ethnographic Narratives

    1.HEALTH ALTAR (2nd. Scene), 2022 link:HEALTH ALTAR (2nd. Scene), 2022: Un proyecto de Jesús Palomino en colaboración con el Laboratorio experimental de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Málaga. | ARTxt. Artistic Experimentation Review The altar is a site of meaning concentration and spiritual appeal… Meaningful scenes of health restoration are constructed in altar-like spaces…

  • Thoughts from Les Lieux de Mémoire

    1.The Importance of Space in Narrative The fundamental reason for the birth of the field of memory is that when spontaneous memories disappear, we are forced to consciously construct archives, celebrations, and monuments. These places are no longer natural carriers of memory, but deliberately designed symbols of memory – they are both ruins and new…

  • Plan of how to promote family narrative and self artist brand at Social Media

    Using visuals and images to communicate on social media platforms is a very effective and money-saving method. Create a 3d rendered 2d video with blender to promote Chinese culture. This is a very good practice to promote traditional Chinese culture with contemporary fashion and aesthetics. It’s a combination of traditional Eastern aesthetics and Western aesthetics,…

  • The Case for Art Exhibits Expressing Family History

    1.Chan Kai-kee, “A Family of Time Collage All history is personal. Around 2006, Chen Qiqi began the creation of My Shiqian, using memories from a personal perspective as a clue. He focuses on the concepts of family, clan, era, history and region, and has produced a series of results. For example, in terms of artistic…