Beach Combing - Intuition as Inquiry

Artistic inquiry is often the basis for creating a work of art, and is done intuitively for artists of all practices. Four artists will share their artistic process from initial inspiration, to research, to artistic creation. How artists approach intuitive art making is not taught in creative institutes, yet remains the backbone of the artistic process. In our own personal practices, we are able to cultivate an idea using inquiry as a vehicle for intuitive creation. Informing our process with research allows us to bring artistic creation into a structured academic setting. Through modes of learning embedded in our institution, intuitive processes have not been taught, they have been discovered and grown on our own. Each artist will speak to how their practice relates to intuitive inquiry process by answering the following: How do you think of artistic creation as a form of intuition? How do you apply your artistic instincts to your medium of choice? What inspired the specific piece of art? Explain your intuitive process used to create the artwork.