Meaning Giving Material through Artistic Practice

Mohd Fuad Md Arif; Farah’Aini Lugimanif

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI17.5426

Authors

Mohd Fuad Md Arif College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Farah’Aini Lugimanif College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI17.5426

Keywords:

Material, Artistic, Phenomenology

Abstract

The position of material engagement within the artistic practice differs from that of scientific practice, be it ontologically or methodologically. In art, the relationship with various types of material could be a physical sensory and bodily touch or towards conceptual undertaking that references philosophical, spiritual, (quasi) scientific, historical, and illogical ideals, venturing into unknown territories that are mysterious, self-discovery, poetic and humorist which can become confrontational towards how we perceive reality. This paper will define and defend how materials are engaged in the artistic practice by giving a phenomenological sample, illustrating how linguistically, material could be understood as a lived-experience.

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