발달장애 청소년 창작자의 미술 경험에 관한 사례 연구: 당사자의 목소리를 중심으로

Abstract

This study aimed to move beyond the stereotypical views of disability and art, as well as the normative and standardized perspectives of adults and non-disabled individuals, who tend to perceive adolescents with 'disabilities' through a fragmented lens. To explore the art experiences of these adolescents through their own voices, the case study was conducted with three adolescents with developmental disabilities. The results of the cross-case analysis derived from this study’s cases revealed three themes ‘joy derived from the fountain of life’, ‘active will and self-expression from positive freedom’, ‘encounters with others beyond individual expression’. The conclusions and implications derived from this study are as follows: Firstly, ado-lescent creators with developmental disabilities blur the boundaries between life and art, with art becoming connected to their own familiar time, space, and daily experiences. This can be explained as the value and practice of an artistic life that can be accessible to all. Secondly, the individuality and uniqueness of adolescent creators with developmental disabilities highlight the potential of art to resist the norm of nor-malcy with their distinctive forms of self-expression. Thirdly, adolescent creators with developmental dis-abilities assert themselves as agents of creation and communication with ‘doing’ art, not rediscovered their ‘able to do’ by others. Theses findings implicate the need to recognize the connection of personal and so-cial realms with the meaning of art.