Try Art TherapyPart 2
I Lead in.
a) Take two minutes to think of the associations with
the word ‘museum’. Note down your ideas and compare them with other students.
b) How do you
spend time in an art gallery or a museum? (If you don’t remember the last time you
went to a museum, use your imagination). What objects, works of art, sculptures
or other exhibits are interesting for you?
II
Vocabulary focus. Match the words to their definitions. Use two words in your
sentences.
to incorporate; to look into something; annoyed; to
make up; supportive
1.
to try to
find information about something
2.
to include
something as part
3.
to invent a
story
4.
slightly
angry
5.
giving
emotional help
III Watch the video and the sentences in
the correct order.
1.
There are some ways to incorporate approaches from art therapy into your
next art experience.
2.
Who does this remind you of? You say may say she reminds you of your
grandmother.
3.
You think about what your grandma means to you.
4.
When you find yourself in a gallery or museum, look at portraits and
make up stories about what the people might be saying.
5.
If your grandma were with you, would that make you feel safe?
6.
Maybe you look at this lady in pink and think she looks mildly annoyed
and disapproving.
7.
Now you may not have such a program at your local museum, and you’ll
never know until you look into it!
IV Watch the video and fill in the gaps
with the words from the list. There are some words you don’t need to use.
associate; advice; portrait; reject; escapist;
landscape; quality; painter; symbol; person; talk
You might look at another 1)______ nearby and imagine a
conversation between the two of them. What would they say if they could 2)______ to each other? Or if you just
want to focus on this one, imagine if this 3)______
were to give you advice. What would it be? More often than not, that advice
will be something you need to hear. Alternatively, you could consider what 4)______ you’d offer the individual in
the painting. Walking into any museum, you could guide your visit with a larger
quest, like to find a 5)______ of
strength. Perhaps you find that in a portrait, but you might just as well find
it in a 6)______, or an abstract
work, or even a conceptual one. You might try to find “yourself” in the
galleries. Perhaps it’s just someone who looks sort of like you, or you might
think about a 7)______ you have that
you see exhibited in someone or something else. Find something you associate
yourself with, or would like to 8)______
yourself with.
V Watch the part
of the video and answer the questions.
1) What can people who
try art therapy imagine when they see portraits in an art gallery?
2) What questions can
people ask the portraits they see in the gallery?
3) When people try to
find “themselves” in the gallery, what works of art can help?
VI Watch the
video and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
There are a lot of faculty/difficult/facility
topics that art can help you confront or address, but those are probably not
the best ideas/does/ideal to explore
without the guidance of a licensed therapist. Like you probably wouldn’t want
to guide your musical/music/museum
visit with the question, “what are you missing?” unless you had a therapist
with you who could help you explore the arc/dark/lark
places but then lead you back to a more positively/possessive/positive,
constructive place. If you’re doing this on your own, you could try to find a
work of art that reminds you of home or reminds you of your most beloved family/familiar/familiarize member. You
could look for an image or object
that brings you comfort. Like one painting might remind you of a vocational/vacation/evocative with your
family. Or another might remind you of the tea partial/partially/parties you had when you were a little girl. You
might then ask yourself "How did you feel back then. And how does that
differ from how you feel now?" If you’re looking at abstract/abstraction/absent works, you might try to attach emotion
words to them, like joy or hungry/anger/angrily,
elation or confusion. You might find an possessive/expressive/expression
of happiness in the galleries, or sadness, or something harder to give words to
but that an homage/image/imagine
might capture even better. But whatever you do, try to end on a positively/positive/possibly note! It’s
important to remember that real art therapy is facilitated by a professional therapeutic/therapist/thermal who
weighs a lot of concerns, and tailors their approaches very specifically to who
they’re working with and the environmental/environment/mentally
they’re working in.
VII Watch the
part of the video and mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F). Correct the
false statements.
1) Art can help you
confront or address only easy and positive topics.
2) It’s not a good idea
to explore difficult topics without the guidance of a licensed therapist.
3) Only a therapist could
help a person explore the dark places but then lead them back to a more
positive, constructive place.
4) In museums people can
try to find a work of art that reminds them of home or reminds them of their
most beloved family member.
5) People could look for
an image that makes them hungry.
6) A painting might
remind you of a vacation with your boss.
7) In abstract works
people try to find the faces of family members.
8) You might find an
expression of happiness in the galleries, or sadness.
9)
It’s important to try to end your visit on a
positive note!
VIII Vocabulary
focus. Match the words to their definitions. Use four words in your sentences.
to enrich; nursing home; mental health; goal; challenging;
to engage; self-conscious; to improve; shelter
1) a building where
people who have no home can get help
2) a place where old people
live and get care
3) to improve the
quality of something by adding to it
4) an aim or purpose
5) the condition of
someone’s mind
6) to get better
7) nervous because you’re
worried about what people think about you
8) difficult or complicated
9) to interest
someone
IX Watch the video and fill in the gaps
with the missing words.
Whether it’s in a 1)_____, or within a hospital or shelter or nursing 2)_____or veterans’ organization or
school, art therapy can deeply enrich the 3)_____of
a wide range of individuals and support therapeutic treatment 4)_____. It can be a part of treatment
plans for those with severe medical and mental health problems, but it can also
be something that just improves your 5)_____in
a smaller way, helping you give voice to your 6)_____and experiences. Best of all, it’s a way of being with art
that doesn’t ever make you feel stupid! Or self-conscious about what you did or
didn’t learn in 7)_____.
My art therapy experience has made me 8)_____the ways I usually look at art
in a really challenging and exciting way. Most of the time, I’m still going to
read 9)_____and give in to my desire
to engage with art intellectually. But other times, maybe I’ll just engage with
what’s in front of my eyes, and dare myself to see how it makes me 10)_____.
X OVER TO YOU. Try elements of art therapy during your own (virtual
visit) to a museum.
A.
Look at the list of the museums that offer virtual tour, and choose the
one you want to visit (on a virtual tour). (You can choose a different museum
if it offers a virtual tour but is not listed below);
B. Go on a
virtual tour of the museum of your choice. As you explore the collections do a
little art therapy exercise. Don’t try to find the information about the
paintings or other works of art that you see. Only your feelings and
associations are important. During your virtual tour of the museum find and get
ready to briefly describe:
2. Find ‘yourself’ in the museum (find an artwork (a painting or a sculpture that you associate yourself with or would like to associate yourself with)).
3. Try to find a work of art that reminds you of home or reminds you of your most beloved family member. Look at the painting and answer the question: "What or who does the picture remind you of? How did you feel at that time? And how does that differ from how you feel now?"
2. Find ‘yourself’ in the museum (find an artwork (a painting or a sculpture that you associate yourself with or would like to associate yourself with)).
3. Try to find a work of art that reminds you of home or reminds you of your most beloved family member. Look at the painting and answer the question: "What or who does the picture remind you of? How did you feel at that time? And how does that differ from how you feel now?"
C. Share
your ideas and experience with other students, get ready to briefly describe
the artworks that you chose in task B.
List of museums:1. British Museum, London
2. Guggenheim Museum, New York
3. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
4. Musée d’Orsay ,Paris
5. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
6. Pergamon Museum, Berlin
2. Guggenheim Museum, New York
3. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
4. Musée d’Orsay ,Paris
5. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
6. Pergamon Museum, Berlin
7. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
8. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
9. The J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
10.Uffizi Gallery, Florence
11.MASP, São Paulo
12. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
9. The J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
10.Uffizi Gallery, Florence
11.MASP, São Paulo
12. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
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