last reading questions

1.)  What is art therapy? I don’t know, but I think it’s about the person not the art.

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2.) Does your art making relate to therapy at all? If so, how? Well I’ve been making art since I was young and every time I would make art I would be in my own world or comfort zone so I guess you can say that it’s also my therapy.

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3.) How do you feel art therapy can help someone with special needs? Why would art therapy be the most appropriate  method? Art is probably the easiest way and you kind of just do it, there doesn’t have to be any thinking involved.

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4.) Have you ever used art making (painting, drawing, photography, etc) as a way to deal with a personal issue? Please explain.  Yes, I do that every day.

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5.) Do you think, as an artist, we have any responsibility to help others deal with problems through art? No, I don’t think as artists we’re responsible for that.

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6.) Can you see any kind of relationship between this video and how I approach my artwork? Yes.

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7.) Do you think any of my work is therapeutic? It could be.

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8.) Do you think my art will change when I leave school? Maybe, and if it does it will be for the better most likely.

1.) Did you find any similarities between the reading and the youtube video? Somewhat yes.

2.) Do you believe that attempting to remove certain tenets embedded deep within our society is an important aspect to the advancement of the human condition? For certain things yes, but we shouldn’t have to remove everything.

3.) Are there any examples of people considered to be insane for their attempt to remove unnecessary beliefs within our society? Probably but I can’t think of any off the top of my head.

4.) Andrei Tarkovsky expresses the fact that you cannot force others to feel certain emotions, and that you may not experience life through anything other than your own personal experiences. Do you believe that this statement is beneficial to the creation of art? Yes.

5.) Do you agree, or disagree, with the opinions that Andrei Tarkovsky expresses about his view on art? Why? Somewhat yes, it’s a little confusing for myself.

6.) Do you find a similarity between my work and any of the information that I have presented to you? A little yes, but I can’t be sure.

7.) Are there any similarities between the work that you create and the presented information? Maybe.

8.) Is everything going to be okay? Sure, why wouldn’t it be.