Research studies in art education are done under certain methodological conditions, for specified purposes, and from selected philosophical perspectives. In this study, empirical research published in "Studies in Art Education" (volumes 1-33, 1960-1993, 195 studies) was analyzed. A research art style is considered as resulting from the types of art that are studied and produced and from the ways students are asked to respond to art in formal research studies. Art produced or responded to in research studies was found to constitute a research art style that is design-oriented and formalistic, traditional in media and technique, and of Western cultural origin. (Contains 16 references and 1 table.) (Author/SLD)