Art Therapy and its Influence in Developing Sensory Comprehension as a Deaf Person
To myself 2 years ago, Have you wondered why you are able to observe the world so critically all the way to the last detail? Why may you be so into observation, structure, fine details, and tend to express that creatively in so much detail in your art? Why may you find art as a therapeutic tool to help you express yourself as a result of such sensory compensation? I found two really interesting articles or posts and its relationship to the development of an upcoming artwork that I think would give an explanation to these questions. "Art therapy is a means of connecting what is inside us to the outside world, transforming internal experiences into external realities." ~ Cathy Malchiodi, The Art Therapy Sourcebook. What does it mean when art therapy can transform “internal experiences into external realities”? How does that help us connect “what is inside us into the outside world”? Since it is known as a tool in encapsulating the ways in which we can bridge our own world
