Dysfunction in Isolation: Metaphor of Urbanization in Studio-Based Research

This research highlights the dysfunction in isolation as a metaphor in the creation of paintings. To establish a theoretical foundation for expressing isolation as a social issue in creative work, analyse the pertinent literature on art and society. There are several opportunities for studio-based research to add to the corpus of knowledge about creative processes. In studio practice, the researcher created a ‘newspaper guy’ and copied it into different works. It expresses dysfunction in isolation by representing the connection between the figure and the space. After the creation, thematic analysis is used to analyse metaphors in artworks. The results of this research are a series of oil paintings created to express the relevant themes and a dissertation in which the process and content are analysed and discussed. This study began with social observation. This was followed by the Aesthetico-Action Research model of reflection and creation to embody the characteristics of dysfunction in isolation. In this vein, the study contributed practical knowledge to current art practice by demonstrating the painting language of expression dysfunction in isolation.