Meaning-making and interpretation through personal mandalas in the context of visual literacy. Issue 3 (2nd October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qureshi, Amna; Sarantou, Melanie; Miettinen, Satu
• Is Part Of: Journal of visual literacy. Volume 41:Issue 3/4(2022)
• Page Start: 247
• Page End: 260
• Publication Date: 2022-10-02
• Subjects: Visual literacy -- meaning-making -- interpretation -- artistic creative processes -- K-12 learning -- youths -- phenomenology -- creative and critical thinking; Visual literacy -- United States -- Periodicals; Visual learning -- United States -- Periodicals; Visual communication -- United States -- Periodicals; Visual learning; Visual literacy; United States; Periodicals; 302.22605
• DOI: 10.1080/1051144X.2022.2132625
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-144X

Abstract

Abstract: This research investigates the significance of creative freedom and self-expression through the visual analysis of artworks produced in a workshop under the theme 'Visual Literacy'. This multi-layered qualitative study presents the findings from a participatory arts-based research approach that elicits students' creative expression through their personal mandalas. Artworks collected from this creative process were assessed using the interpretive phenomenological analysis method whereas the Common European Framework of Reference for Visual Literacy (CEFR-VL) was used as an assessment tool. Supporting youth through arts-based interventions and motivating them to communicate their feelings and perceptions can be an integral part of students' creative development. Hence, as the focus of the study, this paper aims to illustrate the youths' perception, interpretation, and meaning-making through the artistic creative processes to stimulate their creative and critical thinking.