Art as Medicine: Creating a Therapy of the Imagination by Shaun McNiff (English)

Art as Medicine by Shaun McNiff

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Description Shows how the expressive arts therapies contain the potential for renewal in both art and psychotherapy. The author describes the theoretical basis for his vision of art as medicine, citing the archetypal psychology of James Hillman and writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Friedrich Nietzsche.

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Art as medicine shows how art therapies help the imagination, and the individual, to heal and be renewed in a natural process.A pioneering art therapist extolls the arts as a powerful tool in psychotherapy, describing how activating the imagination can heal the mind, heart, and soulThe medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to "familiars"-the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process."Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul," writes Shaun McNiff, "the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine."Art as Medicine demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. Author Shaun McNiff describes his pioneering methods of art therapy-including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and dialoguing with images-and the ways in which they can revitalize both psychotherapy and art itself.

Author Biography

Shaun McNiff is internationally recognized as a founder and leading figure in the arts and healing field. University Professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is past president of the American Art Therapy Association and the author of several other books including Art As Medicine, Trust the Process, and Creating with Others .

Details ISBN 0877736588 ISBN-13 9780877736585 Title Art as Medicine Author Shaun McNiff Format Paperback Year 1992 Pages 248 Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc GE_Item_ID:141730037; About Us

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