Royal Holloway, Lotos Collective STAR Education Programme, University of London, 59 Saint Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4JS, England, UK.
Health Care Anal. 2009 Dec;17(4):345-55. doi: 10.1007/s10728-009-0129-9.
The Problem of Application investigates the multiple viewpoints in defining a critical aesthetic in applied arts practice. Amongst organisations, participants, and facilitators there are varying wants and needs in any creative project with an educational agenda. The product of arts based health initiatives often seek to inform and educate, whereby an aesthetic standard may seem contrary to this participatory approach. This research maintains that an aesthetic approach is a lively portion of the collaborative dialogue, which requires interrogation and consideration for a successful outcome. Through the analysis of a participatory arts project completed in West Africa addressing youth issues and HIV/AIDS, The Problem of Application seeks to uncover the multiple facets surrounding the defining of aesthetics in applied practice. The project entitled Youth Visions: Transforming our Futures Together worked with students aged 17-21 to develop an outdoor mural and a live performance inspired by the traditions of local festivals. With an anthropological approach to aesthetic criticism, Youth Visions revealed the multiple layers that define our focus of appreciation.
《应用问题》探讨了在应用艺术实践中定义关键美学的多种观点。在任何具有教育议程的创意项目中，组织、参与者和推动者都有不同的需求。以艺术为基础的健康倡议的产物通常旨在提供信息和教育，因此美学标准似乎与这种参与式方法相悖。本研究认为，美学方法是协作对话中充满活力的一部分，需要对其进行审查和考虑，以取得成功的结果。通过对在西非完成的一个解决青年问题和艾滋病的参与式艺术项目的分析，《应用问题》试图揭示在应用实践中定义美学的多个方面。该项目名为《青年愿景：共同改变我们的未来》，与 17-21 岁的学生合作，以当地节日的传统为灵感，创作一幅户外壁画和一场现场表演。通过对美学批评的人类学方法，《青年愿景》揭示了定义我们关注焦点的多个层面。
