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Art Heals : How Creativity Cures the Soul by Shaun McNiff (2004, Trade Paperback)

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Art Heals : How Creativity Cures the Soul by Shaun McNiff (2004, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherShambhala Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101590301668

ISBN-139781590301661

eBay Product ID (ePID)30758851

Product Key Features

Book TitleArt Heals : How Creativity Cures the Soul

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHealing / General, Criticism & Theory, Creative Ability, Essays

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Body, Mind & Spirit, Literary Collections, Psychology

AuthorShaun Mcniff

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-006996

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Shaun McNiff remains first and foremost an ally of the soul. Here he offers us a stunning array of entry points into the creative process. We learn how to transform the most mundane aspects of life through artistic encounters and to engage with our most painful challenges creatively."-Pat B. Allen, Ph.D., ATR, instructor at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of Art Is a Way of Knowing " Art Heals restores the therapeutic imagination to its central place in human life. The creative energy of this book will be recognized by all those who have been touched by the healing power of the arts. It is a masterly work by a master in the field of creative and expressive arts therapies."-Stephen K. Levine, Dean of the Doctoral Program in Expressive Arts: Therapy, Education, Consulting, at The European Graduate School "Shaun McNiff challenges us through these remarkable essays not only to take on the role of artist and dare to create our most compelling images, but also to dialogue with them and by doing so, to engage in a process of healing the inevitable wounds of being human. In a moment in history when the images most available to us are the most horrifying and numbing, McNiff offers a stunning antidote."-Robert Landy, Ph.D., RDT/BCT, Professor of Educational Theatre and Drama Therapy, New York University "Reading Art Heals is like attending a retrospective exhibition of a master artist, with its careful selection, critique, and contemplation of McNiff's original ideas and guiding images. In refining and reimagining these ideas in the context of today, McNiff brings a fresh vision to his work and offers a valuable answer to the increasingly incoherent fragmentation of mental health care."-Lynn Kapitan, Ph.D., ATR-BC, Associate Professor of Graduate Art Therapy of Mount Mary College and author of Re-enchanting Art Therapy, "Shaun McNiff remains first and foremost an ally of the soul. Here he offers us a stunning array of entry points into the creative process. We learn how to transform the most mundane aspects of life through artistic encounters and to engage with our most painful challenges creatively."-Pat B. Allen, Ph.D., ATR, instructor at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago and author ofArt Is a Way of Knowing"Art Healsrestores the therapeutic imagination to its central place in human life. The creative energy of this book will be recognized by all those who have been touched by the healing power of the arts. It is a masterly work by a master in the field of creative and expressive arts therapies."-Stephen K. Levine, Dean of the Doctoral Program in Expressive Arts: Therapy, Education, Consulting, at The European Graduate School "Shaun McNiff challenges us through these remarkable essays not only to take on the role of artist and dare to create our most compelling images, but also to dialogue with them and by doing so, to engage in a process of healing the inevitable wounds of being human. In a moment in history when the images most available to us are the most horrifying and numbing, McNiff offers a stunning antidote."-Robert Landy, Ph.D., RDT/BCT, Professor of Educational Theatre and Drama Therapy, New York University "ReadingArt Healsis like attending a retrospective exhibition of a master artist, with its careful selection, critique, and contemplation of McNiff's original ideas and guiding images. In refining and reimagining these ideas in the context of today, McNiff brings a fresh vision to his work and offers a valuable answer to the increasingly incoherent fragmentation of mental health care."-Lynn Kapitan, Ph.D., ATR-BC, Associate Professor of Graduate Art Therapy of Mount Mary College and author ofRe-enchanting Art Therapy

Dewey Decimal615.8/5156

SynopsisA leader in art therapy shares powerful developments in the field and provides a roadmap for unlocking the spiritual and emotional healing benefits of creative expression The field of art therapy is discovering that artistic expression can be a powerful means of personal transformation and emotional and spiritual healing. In this book, Shaun McNiff--a leader in expressive arts therapy for more than three decades--reflects on a wide spectrum of activities aimed at reviving art's traditional healing function. In chapters ranging from "Liberating Creativity" and "The Practice of Creativity in the Workplace" to "From Shamanism to Art Therapy," he illuminates some of the most progressive views in the rapidly expanding field of art therapy, including: - The "practice of imagination" as a powerful force for transformation - A challenge to literal-minded psychological interpretations of artworks ("black colors indicate depression") and the principle that even disturbing images have inherent healing properties - The role of the therapist in promoting an environment conducive to free expression and therapeutic energies - The healing effects of group work, with people creating alongside one another and interacting in the studio - "Total expression," combining arts such as movement, storytelling, and drumming with painting and drawing, A leader in art therapy shares powerful developments in the field and provides a roadmap for unlocking the spiritual and emotional healing benefits of creative expression The field of art therapy is discovering that artistic expression can be a powerful means of personal transformation and emotional and spiritual healing. In this book, Shaun McNiff-a leader in expressive arts therapy for more than three decades-reflects on a wide spectrum of activities aimed at reviving art's traditional healing function. In chapters ranging from "Liberating Creativity" and "The Practice of Creativity in the Workplace" to "From Shamanism to Art Therapy," he illuminates some of the most progressive views in the rapidly expanding field of art therapy, including- .The "practice of imagination" as a powerful force for transformation .A challenge to literal-minded psychological interpretations of artworks ("black colors indicate depression") and the principle that even disturbing images have inherent healing properties .The role of the therapist in promoting an environment conducive to free expression and therapeutic energies .The healing effects of group work, with people creating alongside one another and interacting in the studio ."Total expression," combining arts such as movement, storytelling, and drumming with painting and drawing, The field of art therapy is discovering that artistic expression can be a powerful means of personal transformation and emotional and spiritual healing. In this book, Shaun McNiff, a leader in expressive arts therapy for more than three decades, reflects on a wide spectrum of activities aimed at reviving art's traditional healing function. In chapters ranging from "Liberating Creativity" and "The Practice of Creativity in the Workplace" to "From Shamanism to Art Therapy," he illuminates some of the most progressive views in the rapidly expanding field of art therapy: - The "practice of imagination" as a powerful force for transformation - A challenge to literal-minded psychological interpretations of artworks ("black colors indicate depression") and the principle that even disturbing images have inherent healing properties - The role of the therapist in promoting an environment conducive to free expression and therapeutic energies - The healing effects of group work, with people creating alongside one another and interacting in the studio - "Total expression," combining arts such as movement, storytelling, and drumming with painting and drawing

LC Classification NumberRC489.A7M3563 2004