Taking a Long Look at Art: Reflections on the Production and Consumption of Art in Art Therapy and Allied Organisational SettingsTools Gilroy, Andrea. 2008. Taking a Long Look at Art: Reflections on the Production and Consumption of Art in Art Therapy and Allied Organisational Settings. International Journal of Art & Design Education, 27(3), pp. 251-263. ISSN 14768062 [Article] No full text available
Official URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/jade/200...
Abstract or DescriptionThis article draws on experiences of looking at art to consider the influence of social context on the production and consumption of art. I draw on art historical discourses and relate these to looking at art in art therapy and related organisational settings. I suggest that professional socialisation profoundly influences how practitioners look and think about what they see. I propose that attention to tacit knowledge about art, extending practices of looking to include contemporary discourse about audiencing, curating and display, and taking time for a long look at art and at the art made in art therapy and allied settings, can enliven and sustain practitioners' `ways of seeing'.
|