Research Program and Research Trajectory Statement

Abstract This research program articulates the framework for a subsequent phase of theoretical investigation based on the completed study Color as a Generative Principle in the Work of Sonia Delaunay (V7). Building on a consolidated theoretical position, the program understands color as an autonomous, relational, and temporal generative principle rather than as a parameter, dataset, or optimizable variable. The document does not propose new empirical findings or methodological models, but delineates the conceptual boundaries, exclusions, and problem domains within which further research may proceed consistently. Its purpose is to stabilize a research trajectory that remains aligned with the established theoretical horizon while opening it toward comparative and analytical inquiry in the context of contemporary, algorithmically mediated visual culture. ORCID Researcher Profile Open Science Framework project page

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-01-09
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18200390
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Visual Culture and Art Theory
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Research Program and Research Trajectory Statement

Nicholas Van-Orton
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Visual Culture and Art Theory
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Research Program and Research Trajectory Statement

Nicholas Van-Orton
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Abstract This research program articulates the framework for a subsequent phase of theoretical investigation based on the completed study Color as a Generative Principle in the Work of Sonia Delaunay (V7). Building on a consolidated theoretical position, the program understands color as an autonomous, relational, and temporal generative principle rather than as a parameter, dataset, or optimizable variable. The document does not propose new empirical findings or methodological models, but delineates the conceptual boundaries, exclusions, and problem domains within which further research may proceed consistently. Its purpose is to stabilize a research trajectory that remains aligned with the established theoretical horizon while opening it toward comparative and analytical inquiry in the context of contemporary, algorithmically mediated visual culture. ORCID Researcher Profile Open Science Framework project page

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