Art Therapy: Is It Effective? Georgia O’Keeffe once said‚ “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way. Things I had no words for.” The actual creation of art triggers an unconscious process helping a person connect with his emotions (Kotwas). The process is said to enhance the physical‚ mental‚ and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages and backgrounds. The expressive arts do not discriminate and is an effective alternative to traditional psychotherapy
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There is a prevailing argument that artists during the renaissance matured‚ from mere craftsman into creative intellectuals‚ and the process of producing art grew into a philosophical endeavor. Before these statements are explored further‚ perhaps the literal meaning behind these words should be investigated. What is the difference between a craftsman and a creative intellectual‚ art as technique and art as philosophy? Are these ideas and modes mutually exclusive? The idea of craftsman seems to imply
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Culture and Arts What is culture? Culture is an inherited idea that distinguishes one group of people from another. Every society has different cultures that share languages‚ traditions and behaviors. Having a different culture gives people an identity that makes them unique and different from other citizens. What about the different components? Various languages are important part of culture. Religion and beliefs are also important part of what the people believe in. The value of
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ART DIRECTOR The art director is in charge of the overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually‚ stimulates moods‚ contrasts features‚ and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements used‚ what artistic style to use‚ and when to use motion. An advertising art director is not necessarily the head of an art department. In modern advertising practice‚ an art director typically works in tandem with a copywriter. The team usually
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Pablo Picasso‚ a Spanish painter from the 19th century once said “Good artists copy‚ great artists steal.” Some of the paintings produced by him are considered as the magnum opus in the art world. The quote itself has already mentioned he would not attain success without the work done left by the ancients. It is an incontrovertible fact that we cannot achieve triumph without relying on the past contributors. However‚ that does not make the masterpieces in this generation more or less worse than the
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The Arts have always been involved in the world‚ but there has always been someone behind the scenes that censors what is shown. Lately‚ people believe that more is shown than necessary. It has seemed in the past that nude portraits have been acceptable‚ but now if that was shown in‚ say‚ a public school people would be offended. “No one has come up with a workable definition of art that can universally separate garbage like Karen Finley ’s body goo from Michelangelo ’s David.”(Shapiro) Art is truly
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Degenerate art is the English translation of the German entartete Kunst‚ a term adopted by the Nazi regime in Germany to describe virtually all modern art. Such art was banned on the grounds that it was un-German or Jewish Bolshevist in nature‚ and those identified as degenerate artists were subjected to sanctions. These included being dismissed from teaching positions‚ being forbidden to exhibit or to sell their art‚ and in some cases being forbidden to produce art entirely. Degenerate Art was also
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52583026 TAO CHEUK WUN Electronic art is similar with computer art and digital art1‚ it also refers to artworks containing electronic elements and combining them into different media such as music‚ dance and performance. Therefore‚ electronic art is an interdisciplinary field‚ and considered as a new media art‚ when artists making their artwork‚ they usually work with scientists and engineers. Nam June Paik‚ “Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S.”‚ 1995‚ 51 channel video installation2
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Chapter 1: Art Dish from Iran (figure 5) illustrates the function of art in daily life as both utilitarian object and religious inspiration. The embellishments on the plate include Arabic writing of Muslim scripture. The dish was made in this country (Iran) Global Warning (figure 16)‚ the graphic design poster by Chaz Maviyane-Davies‚ presents an issue of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for (all of the above) Art made with
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Abdulahi Jama Art appreciation Lu mulder Fall 2012 Islamic calligraphy and arabesque. Islamic art is intellectual‚ refined and decorative; it contains no strong emotions and pathos but exhibits serene harmony. The term Islamic art covers a broad range of traditions‚ from metal work‚ carpet weaving‚ calligraphy and arabesque to architecture. It includes religious art as well as art made by and for Muslims and object made for Muslims by artists of other faiths. Islamic art can mean different
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