The Process of Applying Poststructuralist Theory to the Creation of Visual Art.

Abstract

This article has two primary objectives: (1) to study theories within the poststructuralist framework, and (2) to apply selected concepts from this framework to the process of artistic creation. The research was conducted through a practice-based creative process, emphasizing the interpretation of contemporary theoretical discourse and its transformation into artistic language.

The findings indicate that poststructuralist theory opens new perspectives for artistic creation by revealing possibilities for deconstructing conventional meanings and constructing new ones. For example, traditional painting, which is generally two-dimensional, can be reimagined as three-dimensional. Similarly, the application of deconstruction allows for rereading and reinterpretation, thereby uncovering the plurality of meanings that had been suppressed under traditional discourses. From this process, two principal approaches to artistic creation were identified: (1) exploring and presenting the status of memory—personal, collective, and shared—through objects and materials such as landscape paintings, books, and documents; and (2) presenting the status and significance of space through painting and photography, particularly the backgrounds that appear in landscape paintings, ID-sized portraits (1x2 inches), and historical photographs.

The creative outcomes consist of five series of works: (1) photography, (2) painting, (3) documents and books, (4) drawing, and (5) blue-background photographs. Together, these works present the results of artistic experimentation that integrates poststructuralist concepts into contemporary visual art practice.