Graphite Pencil as Poietic Revealing: Outlining the Research

This paper will try to outline the conceptual basis of my research undertaking. In this delineation basic ideas and arguments dealing with the paradigm of the research which are the ontology, epistemology and methodology are laid out and discussed within the limitation of this paper. Even though having to distinctly spelled out these three categories, rather, in trying to embody and lived-up with the poetic nature of the research it self I have ‘substitute’ the terms with three poetic themes, which are The ‘Is’ness (what), The Wondering (why) and The Way (How). The Isness here implies essentially towards the ontological aspect, The Wondering towards epistemology and The Way suggesting methodology. Further more it to be understood that within the discussion of this outlining the research is nested within a practice-based research paradigm, which the act of art making is of poiesis (bring forth truth) and not as an instrumental understanding where things are seen as means to an end or as passive being.