Sunday, December 2, 2012

Art Therapy

What: Art Therapy helps those who cannot express themselves to do so in the way of art and is intended to be therapeutic.

Where: Art Therapy is most prevalent with people in need of any medical care whether it be the elderly, young children, children with special needs, adults with special needs. There are many uses for Art Therapy. 

When: Art Therapy came about as a profession in the mid twentieth century (1940's).

How: An artist named Adrian Hill realized the benefits of some types of art such as painting and drawing when he had tuberculosis.
Art Nouveau: 
-elegant
-feminine
-curvy


Bauhaus:
-curvy
-linear
-bold
-brings the art together


Constructivism:
-pops out at you
-bold
-Not very balanced
-lots of red, white, and black


Art Deco:
-Geometrical
-colorful
-solid colors
-graphic look


International Typographic Style:
-textual
-plays with negative space


Modernism:
-futuristic
-plays with shape
-flowing design



Post-Modernism:
-emphasis on alignment
-plays with line