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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456898203321

Titolo

Materials & media in art therapy : critical understandings of diverse artistic vocabularies / / edited by Catherine Hyland Moon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-16162-3

1-135-16163-1

1-283-04508-7

9786613045089

0-203-85807-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoonCatherine Hyland

Disciplina

616.89/1656

Soggetti

Art therapy - Equipment and supplies

Artists' materials - Therapeutic use

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Art therapy materials and media : history and theory -- section 2. From artist to art therapist : how art therapists' use of materials, media, and practices informs their work as therapists -- section 3. Materials and media applications in art therapy.

Sommario/riassunto

In art making, materials and media are the intermediaries between private ideas, thoughts and feelings, and their external manifestation in a tangible, sensual form. Thus, materials provide the core components of the exchange that occurs between art therapists and clients. This book focuses on the sensory-based, tangible vocabulary of materials and media and its relevance to art therapy. It provides a historical account of the theory and use of materials and media in art therapy, as well as an examination of the interface between art therapy, contemporary art materials and practices, and socia