Conflicts between artistic creation, education and research

Abstract

Some thoughts from sculpture, rooted in the evolution of the faculties and colleges of fine arts To the extent that the arts are embodied in the area of creativity and have a different materiality to written text, we doubt that the third cycle of Fine Arts have to end with the pre- sentation of a Ph.D. thesis. From the point of view of the whole thesis is a contribution to the area of knowledge, our doubts from the field of sculpture are based on what kind contribution from a thesis reverses in the practical art making. In this article a reflection on the appropriate role of research in art is proposed. To do this, we will consider the contributions of theoretical viewpoints and methodological resources about art education and research in art and its im- pact on the goals of higher education in the visual arts.