Mediums of expression
Artistic expression reveals what is in itself; the person inscribes on paper, on a canvas, in clay, in dance, song, speech, writing, theater, a message that he holds in his psyche. She expresses it and the evolving art therapist accompanies her in understanding the information. All these forms of expression are analyzed through analogies and symbolic language. In evolutionary art therapy®, the reading of symbols, signs and expressions is learned like a language. dreams, synchronicities, we can see in the artistic expression manifested by each one, large fragments of his history, his emotions, his beliefs, his feelings and his creative and existential aspirations.
Drawing with dry pastels It is the favored medium of evolutive art therapy®. Dry pastels, easy to use, are aimed at all audiences, from children to the elderly. Without drying, or imposed technique, in all the contexts of workshops or sessions, used on a slightly thick paper, this practice offers ease in the symbolic art-therapeutic acts that we propose in the evolutionary process.
Other mediums Evolutionary art therapy® is also practiced with other mediums or artistic expressions such as painting, collage, earth, writing, singing, dancing, theater, listening to music. Associations of several mediums are experienced in training. Each medium has a predetermined role in the therapeutic process. After integrating knowledge in symbolism and evolutionary psychology, it is therefore possible to adapt the evolutionary approach to all art-therapeutic mediums. This is why our program includes several weekends and weeks on the evolutionary creativity in the diversity of the supports. The evolutionary painting, complementary to the drawing in pastels allows to create a vitalizing picture. It refers to the psyche an uplifting symbol. Collage allows you to express yourself with the help of cut-out images or photos and can then be transformed (take off, transformation ...) and of course analyzed. Modeling allows you to come into contact with the material, the density and the world of forms. Evolutionary writing is a support for deep analysis of the psyche: in the form of tales, biographies, poetry, aphorisms and therapeutic texts ... Singing promotes free self-expression , allows you to free yourself from accumulated tensions and brings immense well-being.Dance helps to feel fully in your body and to express qualities.Listening to selected music helps to integrate a quality, can awaken an emotion or a memory ... music and the practice of drawing or painting come together to accompany the emotional work.
