Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ699147
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar-22
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6846
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The Use of Color in Art Therapy
Withrow, Rebecca L.
Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, v43 n1 p33 Spr 2004
This article reviews the published literature on the separate fields of art therapy and color therapy, synthesizing them in a proposed use of color within art therapy. Specific techniques focusing on use of color in a nonrepresentational expressive form are suggested as a way to extend the therapeutic benefits of art therapy. The intention of this article is to demonstrate how knowledge about art and color can be combined to enhance traditional art therapy. After brief descriptions of the fields of art therapy and color psychology, the essence of both is used to propose a new therapeutic function of color, in a nonrepresentational form of expressive therapy.
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Color, Counseling Techniques, Emotional Response, Visual Perception, Dimensional Preference
American Counseling Association, 5999 Stevenson Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304. Web site: http://www.counseling.org.
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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