Basic Research in Art: Foundational Problems in Fashion Design Explored through the Art Itself (original) (raw)

This paper explores foundational problems in art and design in order to understand the theoretical levels of art as a practice where art is understood as the function of technê and mimesis in an Aristotelian sense. This definition of art is here used as the principal category for design. As an alternative to applied research in art and design, e.g. through integrative studies of social science, the aim of the paper is to present basic research problems and principle research results in art based on examples from fashion design relating to issues of body, dress and space. The motive for the exploration is to develop art and design as a particular