Complex thought

Abstract

The initial phase of creative conception, whether in design or in other visual artistic manifestations, is a process that develops based on the personal repertoire, the lived experiences accumulated day by day, as well as in the understanding of other knowledge fields. Thus this article tries to relate the artist and designer Domingos Tótora’s creative conception with the theoretical analyzes on the structure of the Complex Thought developed by Edgar Morin. In this context, the study of complexity operators and the analysis of Tótora's personal trajectory contributed to the union of distinct principles and notions that were apparently to be confronted or repelled in his design-creative conception. Therefore, this article tries to understand the relationship between design theory and practice in design, evidencing the reflections on totality, recursion, inseparability and transdisciplinarity in the design process of the artist and designer.