Abstract
The point of departure for this essay is two assumptions, the first is that art has no boundaries and brings out aesthetic cognition of all kinds of feelings and thoughts the second is that art as therapy is a brain training modality which is envisaged to frame brains. This brief report discusses the significance of art, art therapy, and the forms, which was developed from theory and research works of several fields (e.g., Art, Art therapy, Psychotherapy, Philosophy, religious and cultural fields etc.). A treatment of scholars, who have exerted on the brain, art, forms and boundaries, including Dissanayake, Coomaraswamy, Stella kramrisch, Shaun Mcniff, Judith Rubin, Zeki and others, is furnished to support the theoretical understanding. The main objective of this article is to provide (1) a viewpoint on art, forms and boundaries, to convey the difference between art piece, artwork and art, thereby; a sincere attempt is made to ascertain that art is knowledge of creating process, which has no forms or boundaries; and (2) to emphasize on art as therapy. Act of involving in the art process set off the subconscious mind towards greater awareness and realization, which is therapeutic by itself. Unfortunately, though we have copious evidence on the benefits of art, art therapy display predilection towards psychotherapeutic benefits. Art as therapy trains the mind to be stabilized and prevent the animal instinct or undesirable attitudes and problems that may otherwise arise. Thereby, suppressing the negative emotions; keeps the mind and body in control and avoids seeking external help.
Highlights
Healing tools and modes have made enormous progress in the past several decades
These observations arise few questions: What is art? What are the forms and boundaries of art? Why do we need art therapeutic modules? How exactly art can be utilized as a brain training module? In the backdrop of these doubts, believing that art as therapy trains the brain to stay stable and prevent the animal instinct or undesirable attitudes and problems that may otherwise arise; this article makes a sincere and humble effort to rekindle the concept of art as therapy
Psychology and art therapy might have been in use to heal from thousands of years, for instance, in the 7th century hinting on psychological treatments and awareness that were existing Vaghabhatta in his Ashtanga Hridaya narrates as “Salutations to The Unique and Rare Physician, who has destroyed, without any residue all the diseases like Raga, which are constantly associated with the body, which is spread all over the body, giving rise to disease, delusion and restlessness12”
Summary
Healing tools and modes have made enormous progress in the past several decades. The therapeutic benefits of art making have been studied in a variety of contexts and multiple modalities. While reaping the benefits that art can provide, we have been ignorant to some extent regarding the perspectives of art and art as therapy. These observations arise few questions: What is art? In the backdrop of these doubts, believing that art as therapy trains the brain to stay stable and prevent the animal instinct or undesirable attitudes and problems that may otherwise arise; this article makes a sincere and humble effort to rekindle the concept of art as therapy. The concept of art, its form and boundaries are discussed to provide the difference between art piece, artwork and art itself. The need for a new module to enhance ‘art as therapy’ concept is discussed. The article is concluded by evincing a need for novel module of art as therapy
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