30 day drawing challenge
My theory on what defines art draws on the character viewing the piece, discovering an infinite mass of individual sense of self and self exploration, saying that, this is believed to be the basis of occupational therapy and the foundation in which art therapy is used to treat mental health and wellbeing. Therefore I intend on basing my contextual studies around art therapy and mental exploration in an attempt to further my art theory and celebrate our sense of identity in all colours. To begin this project, I have decided to use the 30 day drawing challenege as an opportunity to respond to these ideas, creating one piece a day for 30 days in order to exercise these notions first hand, while gaining and revealing a visual body of personal psychoanalysis.
What is art Therapy?
noun: art therapy
“A form of psychotherapy involving the encouragement of free self-expression through painting, drawing, or modelling, used as a remedial or diagnostic activity.
Art Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that primarily employs art media as a form of expression and communication, this is why I feel teaming up with the ideals of art therapy will help me further my art theory in association with identity. Within art therapy, art isn’t used as a tool but as a process to confront mental distress and emotional issues, I don’t intend on exploring art therapy as a means for understanding mental health but rather understand arts place in mental health and its role as a form of expression and self exploration.
Background of Art Therapy
Art therapy derives from the fields of art and psychotherapy and can incolves a variety 
of creative methods such as drawing painting collage, colouring and sculting. The aim of the session is not to produce great art work but to utilise the work created to further understand yourself. The art can provide a platform for resurfacing memories and narrating narratives that can encourage the emergence of ideas and emotions from the unconscious mind. The practice of art therapy is founded on the concept that self-expression through forms of art and creation has therapeutic properties for those who seek deep understanding of themselves – Art therapists have been trained to comprehend the roles of textures, colour and media within the therapeutic process.
What are arts therapies?
The different types of regulated of arts therapies include:
- dance movement therapy
- dramatherapy
- music therapy
- visual art therapy
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