The Complexity Of Contemporary Artistic Expression And Perception Of Academicians In Artist's Practices Of Producing Hybrid Artworks In The Malaysian Art Scene

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the artists’ practices in sustaining hybrid art in the Malaysian art scene. It analyses the artists’ practices in hybrid knowledge of producing hybrid artworks and evaluates the art academician’s perception in assisting the artists to sustain the hybrid artworks. The research was divided into two sections; the first is emphasizing the hybrid knowledge applied by the 35 selected Malaysian artists in terms of hybrid art practice in making hybrid artworks. The selected artists answered the questionnaires and analysed the data by applying Principal Component Analysis.  The new components show that experimental understanding, creative development, and artistic complexity were practised by the artists. The second focuses on the art academician’s perceptions of the results of the new components. The face-to-face interview sessions were conducted with 3 academicians and the interview data were analysed using Atlas Ti.  The interview results showed that the potential and artistic collaboration was their feedback to the new components.