Art technologies are ways of solving problems or problems with the help of art. Through plastic (photography, modeling, carving), dynamic (music, literature) and spectacular (theater, circus, choreography) types of art, specialists prevent problems and solve complex problems. Art technologies are based on the process of creativity. More often than other art techniques are used by psychologists and teachers.
Mental harmony specialists - psychologists, psychotherapists and psychoanalysts - use art therapy in their work. Teachers use art technology in order to prevent communication problems of a little person, to develop a creative personality, to satisfy the thirst for knowledge of children.
Soul therapy: art technology in psychology
Drawing and modeling, dance and theater are actively used in art therapy. In the process of creativity, a person gives an outlet to emotions, expresses himself with the help of a brush, chisel, movement, voice.
For a psychologist who practices art therapy techniques (contact improvisation, drawing, modeling, placement), the course of creativity plays an important role.
Contact improvisation is a style of modern choreography. She works at the intersection of theater, choreography and fitness. The basis of such a dance is emotional and physical contact with a partner.
For example, how often a person uses a color, what shades he chooses, is more important for an art therapist. The color itself - depressive black or positive yellow - plays a secondary role.
Child psychologists usually use several art directions at once. For example, they paint to music (dynamic and plastic arts); sculpt the heroes of fairy tales (dynamic and plastic art); after a session of fairytale therapy, short performances are performed (spectacular and dynamic art direction) - they encourage the kids to experience emotions and understand the actions of the hero.
Raising an ARTist: art technology in pedagogy
Dads and mothers, grandmothers and grandfathers have been using art technologies in raising children from time immemorial:
- instructive fairy tales are told to children (fairy tale therapy);
- they listen to music and dance with them (music therapy);
- build houses and mold figures from sand (sand therapy);
- play fun games (play therapy);
- paint with brushes, fingers and pencils (isotherapy).
Parents, unlike educators and teachers, use art technology unconsciously. Simply because they are known and available to everyone. Teachers and educators use art techniques for development, gaining child's self-confidence, and self-expression of the child.
Experts consider art methods to be important tools for the development and learning of children.
The classes in which the teacher uses art technologies have an important advantage: they create the effect of presence "I saw it." This stimulates children's interest, develops cognitive abilities - the desire to learn and see more.
Teachers recommend using art technology from birth:
- singing lullabies soothes the newborn;
- modeling and drawing with plasticine, drawing with finger paints - these art techniques develop fine motor skills;
- reading expands the vocabulary of kids;
- playing percussion musical instruments develops a sense of rhythm;
- playing the pipe or flute strengthens the lungs, promotes the formation of speech.
Art technologies are affordable and versatile. They are used not only for professional diagnostics and correction. Art technologies can be applied independently in order to give vent to emotions, analyze your actions, and correct them.
