Art therapy
Materials in art therapy or how to cut a poodle with molars…
About materials for visual activity in art therapy.
When they tell me that the material in art therapy does not matter, I immediately offer the image of a hairdresser who makes a haircut with an electric saw or a mixer, for example. It’s possible, but difficult…
So, if you want the penetration of visual projections into the deeper layers of the psyche, give your client different material for self-expression. This will ensure the possibility of self-manifestation of images that are ready to be objectified in the symbolic world of consciousness.
When the choice of material makes it possible to manifest unconscious motives in visual images, we provide a dialogic space for the identification of mental material through visual stimuli.
If the material for creativity is not convenient or simply unsuitable for free unlimited self-expression, the client’s attention and his psycho-emotional work goes to “struggle” with the material … all concentration goes to the desire to still show his projection, in the best way.
The choice of material in art therapy is
30% of successful results in creative self-manifestation and, as a result, effective assistance.
Articles on the history, fundamentals, applications, and various forms of art therapy can be found here.
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