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The creation of a work of art is indicated to result from expressive awareness,achieved
as the artist matches images and methods. This study examined how novices, who tend
to produce artistic expressions reproductively, acquire such expressive awareness over
several weeks of practice of photography. We conducted case studies with two con-
ditions: 1) one participant took photographs and reflected on her own work; 2) one
participant imitated eminent works of creative expression in the domain and reflected
on her own work. The results showed that the participants acquired expressive aware-
ness in both conditions, but the scope of the expressive awareness was different. The
participant who practiced only reflection on her own work started to focus on precise
methods of expression, while the participant who practiced imitation as well as reflec-
tion started to produce creative expressions and tried consciously to control her creative
processes. The findings of this study are potentially useful for developing educational
practice in art schools.
