First Advisor
Stewart, Connie K.
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Document Type
Action Research Project
Date Created
5-2017
Department
College of Performing and Visual Arts, Art and Design, Art and Design Student Work
Abstract
This is an art-based research project that explores the effects of poverty. The Seven Modern Icons are influenced by Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Rita Irwin’s A/R/tography, and Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty. The study resulted in the creation of the Seven Modern Icons; the icons have their origins in my observations in the psychology and behaviors of poverty. I have established the seven main categories of poverty: safety, family, shelter, school, food, clothing, and transportation. Each of these seven main categories has an icon that represents that category. The icons are intended to represent what I feel is worshiped or what is taking precedence in the lives of people in poverty. This project has also brought back suppressed memories from my own past and has flavored my opinions and feelings towards poverty. This project has bestowed a gift of empathy and a belief that education is the way out of this cycle.
Keywords
Arts-based research; Art education; Poverty
Extent
42 pages
Local Identifiers
GoodmanARP_2017
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Goodman, Robyn, "The Seven Modern Icons" (2017). Action Research Projects. 5.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/arp/5