A Narrative Study of the Influence of Literary Symbols and Metaphoric Projections on the Integrative Experience of an Artist Involved in Art Exhibition Planning and Participating in the Transition Period, Drawing on Peter H. Reynolds' Picture Book “T

This study aimed to explore the boundaries and differences between art, a field that researchers have consistently explored as they transition between disciplines such as art, art therapy, art education, and child studies. This approach seeks to understand the essence of artistic experience through narrative reflection and phenomenological research. This approach aims to explore new directions for Converged in Arts & Creativity Education. To achieve this, the research method focused on “metaphorical projection,” a productive principle of literary thought. The exhibition, which featured artworks expressed through the picture book “The Dot,” and applied John Bradshaw's “Inner Child” theory, was designed as a convergence art exhibition. This study explored the exhibition's history, in which the researcher participated as a curator, artist, and docent, as well as audience interviews. Through the integrated experience of the creative arts convergence exhibition, the researcher identified the need for a medium that reflects individual experiences within the social context of art education and artistic experience. Moreover, the study suggested that art experiences mediated by picture books could be utilized as an art-based research method in everyday life and education. Moreover, it is significant in that it re-examines the creative value of literature as an artistic experience that fuses memories and emotions, which are subjective experiences of individuals, through the metaphorical relationship that exists between picture books and readers, and suggests new possibilities and directions for Converged in Arts & Creativity Education based on this.