<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> In Europe, since the middle of the 19th century, physicians realized that by plastic creation an improvement of the mental state of many patients can be achieved. Painting, household chores or gardening were meant to eliminate boredom and to take the patients out of isolation. Various activities of today’s art-therapy. At the beginning of the 20th century, various authors showed interest for the paintings and drawings of mental patients. The interest attracted by the psycho-pathological art allowed the organization of international exhibits with the artistic works of the mental patients. The scientific approach of these ways of pathoplastic expression determined the emergence of institutions, studies, periodicals and international reunions concerning this topic.</abstract>

In Europe, since the middle of the 19th century, physicians realized that by plastic creation an improvement of the mental state of many patients can be achieved. Painting, household chores or gardening were meant to eliminate boredom and to take the patients out of isolation. Various activities of today’s art-therapy. At the beginning of the 20th century, various authors showed interest for the paintings and drawings of mental patients. The interest attracted by the psycho-pathological art allowed the organization of international exhibits with the artistic works of the mental patients. The scientific approach of these ways of pathoplastic expression determined the emergence of institutions, studies, periodicals and international reunions concerning this topic.

Fine Arts: 6. The Healing Power of Art-Therapy

Review of Artistic Education

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In Europe, since the middle of the 19th century, physicians realized that by plastic creation an improvement of the mental state of many patients can be...

Fine Arts: 6. The Healing Power of Art-Therapy

Article Category: Number 16 / Part III. Fine Arts

Published Online: Mar 28, 2018

Page range: 203 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2018-0022

Keywords
art-therapy, personality, plastic expression, rehabilitation

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Fine Arts: 6. The Healing Power of Art-Therapy

Article Category: Number 16 / Part III. Fine Arts

Published Online: Mar 28, 2018

Page range: 203 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2018-0022

Keywordsart-therapy, personality, plastic expression, rehabilitation

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
art-therapy, personality, plastic expression, rehabilitation