Art Therapize Yourself

[@theartassignment]

Several of you have noticed that there is a typo in this video at 3:48. The untitled work by El Anatsui that is our primary focus was created in the year 2009. It was a great year, 2009--for me at least--and a fine year for this artwork to have been made. What will the world be like in 20009? We do not know. But we know that this artwork will not have been newly created in that year. Thanks for your understanding.

[@andresramonfranjullandesto9575]

In 20009 We that one living now will be lest than Powder, and acording to the Law of Evolution, We problaby could Very diferent than Today. And the Entire World, Also will have a very Diferent Look.

[@RemusDs]

Well done spoiling my time travel fantasy, good thing I was concentrated on the video cause its good and not on the year

[@kleerude]

I went on an art museum tour once, not with an art therapist, but with an educator who was trained to talk about art with children. There was this really wonderful moment when we were looking at a Wayne Thiebaud painting of a field. The guide asked us to close our eyes and imagine what the painting would sound like if we were inside it, then on the count of three, asked everyone to make the sound they thought they would hear. The gallery was filled with this unearthly buzzing, humming noise as we all made our sounds at the same time. It was magical. Ever since then, I try to find new ways to look at art when I’m in a museum instead of just learning about a piece’s history. This gave me a lot of ideas!

[@Clara-jd3kj]

That's why I love art. It's a way of understanding myself through how others have expressed themselves. It reminds me of how connected we all are when I can find pieces of myself in a 500 year old painting.

[@quartjarz]

I recently went to the Chicago Art Institute alone, and accidentally did some art therapy on myself lol. seeing a giant canvas painted completely black, focusing on the brush strokes, and seeing that as a metaphor for the small experiences that make up my life really made me feel more grounded than I have in months.

[@susannamartin2487]

Perfect timing! Just finished reading Alain de Botton's fascinating "Art as Therapy".

[@sikamaru666]

Fish break the surface And a reflection shatters Momentarily. That fish coffin reminded me of this haiku which I know from shogun 2.

[@LuckyLifeguard]

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[@AaronAlthaus]

that's pretty great!

[@bethaniepetitpas5699]

That first El Anatsui looked like someone trying to turn a Klimt painting into a statue.

[@BeFree611]

I love seeing people explore different relationships with art. Before I began studying Art History, I felt that the arts community was a bit elitist/pretentious in a way that made it inaccessible. Once I began delving into it, I realized art is made for everyone. It works in ways that even those who don't know anything about Klimt, can pick up on the enthusiastic consent and passion in "The Kiss". Art speaks without words, that's why kids are the best artists because they care about nothing when going in on a pack of crayons. It is difficult not to feel something when looking at a painting.

[@Irina35mm]

Klimt's ''The Kiss'' is exactly what I thought of when I saw the first work in the video, I actually thought it's a 'distorted' reimagining of it!

[@watchvids7802]

"I realized art is made for everyone" Yesss! My thinking changed very similarly. Now I just want to help make art more accessible to people. I still find it tough to strike up conversations with strangers in a museum, though 😅

[@hLofA14]

When I hear art therapist, I immediately think about Parasite "It's a self portrait"

[@giri.goyo_yt]

HA! Sweet.

[@AaronAlthaus]

Thank you! I'm using this idea to plan a date(s) with my wife! Maybe we will find a new avenue to explore what our concepts of safety, home, and self are. (neither one of our families growing up wer prone to self reflection or sharing). I'm hoping this may spark a greater love of art in us both! We like going to see museums but often leave feeling like we didn't find what we were looking for. This gives us a focus and a way to digest what art we are witness to. I'm super excited to get your book and turn that into a date night too!

[@sufferingsappho5738]

"Jessica, only child, Illinois, Chicago"

[@mbg706]

Thank you for this video! I didn't know I needed it. In art school, I got into the habit of treating viewing art in museums as a test of my knowledge or as an opportunity to get inspiration for my own work. Neither of which are bad things, but it's led to me feeling ashamed if I don't know as much as I thought I did about an artist or a piece. This feeling is heightened when I'm with other people and feel pressure to make intelligent comments. So my mindset has sort of sucked a lot of the fun out of my art viewing experiences. This video gave me new ideas for how to truly interact with art objects themselves, and I'm so excited for my next museum visit.

[@chargercaddy]

I maintain and restores outdoor sculptures for private collectors and for some city's . About 2 years ago I began hanging art as well , I've learned so much from this channel and it has helped me tremendously . A big hello and thank you from Palm Springs California

[@Le_Mer]

This channel alway puts out top-notch content. Haven't even watched the video yet and I know it's going to be good.

[@user-ur2wd8du4z]

you were wrong

[@Le_Mer]

@@user-ur2wd8du4z Nah, I can confirm my statement after watching it.

[@lalas181]

On the "what piece of art reminds you of home?" thing, I'm going to have to go with The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali. When I was about 10-11 my family made a pit-stop in St. Petersburg, Florida while we were travelling to Disney World so that I could go to the Salvador Dali museum. My Mom bought a big, sturdy shoulder-bag from the gift shop there that had The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory on the side of it. To this day it's the bag she uses to carry things when we go to a theater or a museum or something, which are spaces where I tend to feel the most safe. I'll never be able to not associate that painting with the feeling of home.

[@redpotter27]

I’ve been doing this new thing in art museums where I find the piece in every room that evokes the strongest emotion and then I approach it slowly, looking at it from all distances, or rush to it and then back away. Last time I did this it was with a 12th century wooden head of Jesus that had gotten pretty beat up and at a glance looks like a skull or shrunken head. It really really freaked me out, so that’s why I tried to approach it a foot at a time and figure out why it made me feel that strongly. The cool thing about that piece (and that museum in general) is that there was no information available about the piece. I had to really work to find the information but I did that after I was done initially experiencing.

[@artgeedart7437]

I just want to say you(lady in video) are an amazing professional speaker. It feels good to listen to you narrating or speaking in the video.

[@ikinglopez]

This is heartwarming. I'm now less intimidated to engage with art with my whole body-sense and not just my mind.

[@laurendaugherty1311]

Yes! In my opinion, art is meant to be experienced with our whole bodies. I'm glad this video is making this process seem easier. If you try it out, let me know how it goes!

[@rebekahcreates]

Woah. This is how I view art most of the time

[@BrianHutzellMusic]

6:02 "Well, we all have a face That we hide away forever And we take them out and show ourselves When everyone has gone" - Billy Joel, "The Stranger"

[@nathnieloleary502]

This is why I love this channel. Being open to new ways of thinking and challenging perspectives.

[@RainbowSprnklz]

This is some good friggin content right here. I like to draw and paint for fun and I like the idea of making art that helps me process my feelings. I love the idea of actually asking clear questions about what my life might look like with X to steer the art instead working from a more vague emotional state.

[@lorenabpv]

I have never had art therapy (and I've been to therapy a lot lol) but this makes me think this would be a good kind of therapy. Also I loved the artwork you showed by El Anatsui, they're really eye catching.

[@laurendaugherty1311]

I encourage you to reach out to your state art therapy association, or our national association, The American Art Therapy Association, to find an art therapist near you. Not every state has an art therapist on staff in a museum like me, but there are plenty of fantastic art therapists out there that would love to work with you!

[@LayilaFaon]

Creating an own art is the best thing for health- I am living with paranoia schizophrenia about 14 years now - and my art fills my life with so much joy and sense - I don’t need more to be and stay happy ❤️

[@floriandonier3849]

Thank you so much! My girlfriend and i we are artherapists in Germany. It's great to see that arttherapi had made its way in to the museum in USA. Unfortunately in Germany it's not that common.

[@lupusrex2515]

I'm really insterested and fascinated by the ability of humans to submerge themselves in a world of our imagnation and expression by having discussions and analizing works of art.It's so amazing that it can offer help and discovery(sometimes self-discovery).In conclusion,art is the best!✨💖🤩

[@CosmosGwelf]

Very helpful ideas! Having people talk is the main gateway to their mental and emotional balance!

[@Raphael3032]

I was wondering if I should do an art therapy especialization..now I'm sure I will. This is the healing experience I want to offer to people.

[@SourEggz]

As soon as I seen that artwork - I made immediate connections with who might have created the artwork (which I assumed was either from Uganda or South Africa) and the materials used. It is really hard to separate the artist’s mindfulness about the creative process rather than allowing the emotive aspects of the artwork to actually speak to me. It is either completely subconscious or simply in awe of its technicality. I dunno, I too am terrible at this. I gotta work on that. It would likely enrich my own art pieces.

[@watchvids7802]

I've been doing the "asking paintings for advice" thing unconsciously for some time, I like to think it's similar to what temple-goers use(d) to feel and do. I'd encourage people to let themselves see art as something that's there "for them" more often, as opposed to something that they have to do work for.

[@j.pocket]

As an artist, I've ALWAYS found "Art" to be relative and metaphorical, regardless of whom created it or the medium of conveyance. This is why I dropped out of art school, like you implied it is hard to be "self-untaught," so to speak. It is for both of these reasons, however, I applaud your video for the listeners and viewers of all the art on the present and future landscapes of this planet. While we may not be "informed" of the power of artistic expression, we are ALL ubiquitously "included" in the prose, the lyrics, the tones, the brush strokes, chisel marks, polish, and ink... We ALL are embedded in the Art that resonates within us by the transitive, symbiotic exchange of expression given for attention taken. So, bravo! And, encore! And allegory, and emancipation, and healing to the world through Art as a whole!

[@softjay]

Thank you for this. I've always tended to view art intellectually because I was educated in it too, but recently I visited MOCA and went with the goal of letting the works affect me emotionally and going from there. It's an entirely new experience and I can't wait to go back and experience it more.

[@ДабОчиров]

I love this new format

[@arilabadi3643]

Really exciting to see a number of Nigerian Art here and I guessed the untitled work by El Anatsui right! Great video.

[@LuckyLifeguard]

very wonderful and thoughtful exploration of art therapy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you aa team!!!!!

[@ChickenxBoneless]

Art was always my personal therapy since I was little. It was how I said things without words. I think I need to revisit that in my current work. I kind of forgot what art meant to me.

[@ruuuhro]

that's my school! I did not expect that! go IU!

[@aux4coinsdesarts808]

Such a interesting way to approach Art. Really interesting video.

[@lautaroortiz5935]

Pretty much described my acid trip at the contemporary art museum

[@mariacardozoyouarehiredyah]

Me encantó esta forma de ver el arte. Loved to see this approach and different way to understand art.

[@olejohnson5159]

i want to become an art therapist. art has helped me overcome alot of traumas and issues with my life and I want to help others too.

[@carolnorton2551]

The " safe place box ' idea struck a chord with me ,reminds me of my childhood. We won't go into that.

[@tomburns5231]

I don't know much about art or therapy, but this is a good idea. Some of the questions you asked seem like good conversation starters to ask a friend you go to the gallery together with (I never know what to do in those places).

[@SpottedBullet]

I've notice when I'm extremely stressed or upset, I paint more and with an urgency. Fascinating. I don't have a Museum near me at all, except on my walls and we all know artists have difficulty looking at their own works. I should've done that better, or that doesn't have enough contrast. Even the local Library doesn't have one single art book, not one, I checked. They told me people aren't interested...

[@kiamanawatini9512]

Wow El Anatsui Art 👌🏼✨ umm enjoyed watching this ...The Art Assignment 👍🏼Thank you xo

[@maggiekgreen]

This was very insightful, thank you for making this! Love your channel :)

[@mourobh9457]

Thank you for speaking a little slower and showing the pictures more than just 2 seconds. That was a very interesting video! Thank you again!

[@graffitilogmsr3737]

Thank you Art assignment team Thank you Ma'am 🙂 Art assignment videos are super awesome amazingly Inspiring 🙃🤗🤟🏻🤘🏻✌🏻

[@lostinthewoods2201]

I have had these kinds of experiences solo and it is quite revealing of ones self

[@elisa.llew-send]

This was very thoughtful, thank you. It's so interesting that though I'm aware that many visual artists use their artwork to process emotions, life events, etc., it never really occurred to me that ENJOYING visual art could give me the same benefits. For a literature degree, we learn to pull apart and analyze works of writing - it's a shame that we didn't have a few assignments with visual arts in this way as well.

[@billmackey5498]

Thank you very much for this video!

[@Shawn.Grenier]

Great video as always! Could there be any link between art therapy and the rorschach test? Would you consider the test a proto-art therapy?

[@MattStMarie-bm5sq]

They're both built on the same underlying principle.

[@nariu7times328]

Excellent video, thank you. I have so many thoughts and even more feelings. :)

[@marialuzarlenelegaspi3038]

i love your work. thank you

[@yitang9486]

The most honest title ever! I truly believe it is healing 😌

[@sashharae]

Sarah I love these videos.

[@electrocamels6621]

I can’t wait to go to our local museum now !!! Thank you💥😆

[@failedsocialexperiment2382]

1:06 That honestly that looks like an animals pelt, the colored regions look like a rendition of flags from differing counties, the bottom right of it however looks like digital pixelation or as if you're looking at a map, the silver portions give it a robotic vibe. the yellow trimming gave a sense of caution or a road block.

[@Forever_Rayne]

This striked a chord with me. I'm going through a confusing, stressful time in my life and my relationship with people close to me. My favourite musician's recent work made me think about how these things in my life are bringing me down, making me lose my passion for the things I loved and slowly suffocating me. It also reminded me of my past traumas and fears, things I still need to learn how to cope with. I'm not sure if such a programme exists here, but I'll be immersing myself in art more frequently and try to find myself through it.

[@Angels-3xist]

No point trying to make sense of things. You may as well just get on with doing something you like. A question I heard a writer asked in an interview recently was "why do you write" their answer was "to keep from going mad". Why do any of us do anything? You'll find yourself coming back to creation over and over no matter what troubles you are in and no matter what form it takes. It can be as simple as breathing or the most complicated thing possible. For life not to suffer it needs to act. If you are able to avoid fighting yourself, then do it. When you want to act, don't let others tell you how to be.

[@Exist64]

Man, the knowledge and entertainment conveyed on this channel are better than that on PBS Space time. And there are few things that interest me more than astronomy

[@MakaOKeAkua]

These are all the reasons I want to be an Art Therapist.

[@laurendaugherty1311]

We need as many art therapists as we can get! I am so happy you are interested in the profession.

[@ArtichokeHunter]

This reminds me of soul collaging? I've never done it correctly, but the questions and intuitively choosing the images that feel that way

[@desertportal353]

Thanks for this video essay ! For me art is that kind of language that communicates behind the mind and the mind's conditioning and habits. Art lies in that boundless space where we are all intimately and wordlessly connected and yet where no wordy understanding or communication is possible without. For me, art, if good, is pre-concept and pre-reason. I dissolve in the presence of good art and I become the thing itself as I realize that I've always been the thing itself. This is not theory, it is direct experience. I'm sure I need "art therapy" but deeply prefer this direct experience instead!

[@naomikawamura4410]

Terrific channel! Would you ever make a video about dance artists and choreographers? ...I'd love to see one:)

[@acg4879]

Wow. IU flashback. Thanks Sarah :)

[@ДабОчиров]

I've always done it this way. I didn't even think I needed to do it any other way

[@simonboucher7152]

@6:54 what is the painting?

[@patrickoshaugs8880]

Simon Boucher Hi! This is “Mountain Landscape with Travelers” Attributed to Jan Hackaert and Adriaen van de Velde

[@persebra]

I love this channel, it makes me feel so intelligent and wise....lol!

[@mehrdadmohajer3847]

Hi everyone. I´d like to make a point. By reading about an Artist and seeing his works in a book, i had some idea what is gonna expect me if i visit a museum showing his work. Wrong!!?..... It was great...the colore, the size of painting , his unique style combining and putting different colores together , and shadows/ lights. So what i´m sayig is this : Art has much more to offer , but one of the main reason is : it makes you to move , in my case , go to a museum and finally to be as close as possible to the world of painter and painter self indeed : " to be conected and ready for conversation😊

[@xcesar4impx666]

Beautiful video!

[@TheGFeather]

I was thinking the other day about how to take the ideas of sacred reading (as wonderfully demonstrated in HP and the Sacred Text) and apply them to other forms of creativity like art and music. Regardless of the approach, I think it's the looking closely that matters and the ways in which that close observation directs thinking and conversation. I would love to walk a gallery with someone to nudge at my thinking and discuss the ideas that bubble up. For me, viewing art is usually a solo activity and the directed questions remind me a bit of Havruta. I really need to find an art discussion companion.

[@lorenabpv]

This podcast has changed the way I perceive a lot of media I consume. Books, yes, but also visual art and TV and films

[@bookwormwen]

I had no idea that this kind of therapy was a thing. I'd love to try it someday!

[@Print229]

Lovely. Thank you.

[@marinarybackova6529]

Well that’s exactly the matter of Them Art Guide to Yourself’ book on art therapy in museums !

[@ozcerkochell6583]

My e-learning assignment was this

[@margaretguillory]

Invocative, as always. Did you mean to have year of the Untitled (3:51) to be 20009?

[@gwillad]

I'm extremely curious as to how art assignment videos get made - from conception to research to writing to filming. who all is involved and what do they do?

[@lorenabpv]

I really want a behind the scenes episode

[@revisehellenologo]

This reminded me of The kiss and African wax fabrics prints, so when you said the artist is from Ghana I gave myself a small pat on the back. Can anyone think of a question from "The kiss and African prints"? Think it might be too much of a literal interpretation for this. :)

[@bethaniepetitpas5699]

I imagine conversations between paintings all the time.

[@amys3168]

I feel like John therapizes art a bit. I kept thinking back to the most recent Anthropocene reviewed while watching this.

[@cl5222]

Thank you

[@wanderback]

Wasn't that first piece at Newfields as well?

[@marakigirma2958]

Can you make video about jean basquiat and digital illustration

[@ChV342]

That's AWESOME

[@micherunnett5492]

Thanks!

[@equesdeventusoccasus]

If the problem is that you know the artworks, you might try buying a pair of rave glasses and taking off your normal ones. Not only will things be less clear, there will be unexpected radials of color. It might help.

[@christophermillerfagan1251]

Feel I have heard the second song a lot but not sure what it is.

[@Noah-kl8wn]

Is the extra '0' in 2009 a typo or intentional ? (3.49 )

[@MattStMarie-bm5sq]

See first comment by the video maker.

[@kimkimson627]

this is really interesting

[@vasilikid]

Something is wrong with the audio !!! Pls fix it

[@veryonlinegirlie]

I almost feel guilty of getting these videos for free.

[@yesthisisshi]

"maybe this little aligator dude looks strong"

[@bexchick]

Why/how is the studio so white and clean?!

[@lypertzyines9685]

I love Andy Warhol’s videos ❤️☮️

[@EddieVillanuevaArt]

Is that your own collection of art books?

[@GraphiteOnPaperWorks]

Ah yes, a new video!

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

Cute sweater =]

[@RainbowSprnklz]

This is kind of a weird topic for a video, but here goes. So I have ADHD and as much as I like the idea of going to art museum and maybe having it being a meditative and thoughtful experience, but that requires so much focus on something I’m not PHYSICALLY doing or accomplishing. There’s no goal or task I suppose and that makes it hard for me to focus on all of the questions you presented in the video. Do you have any ideas that might help someone like me? (I’m sure I can come up with some ideas and you’ve presented some ideas in the past, but perhaps it’s a good video idea.)

[@arthurb8436]

God damn I want that many books...

[@bluewaterpines8323]

No you dont...they are heavy.

[@lepotatoes]

Same! I love reading soooo much