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Abstract the word means to separate or withdraw something from something else. The term can be applied to art that is based an object, figure or landscape, where forms have been simplified or schematised. It is also applicable to art that uses forms, such as geometric shapes or gestural marks, which have no source at all in an external visual reality. Some artists of this 'pure' abstraction have preferred terms such as concrete art or non-objective art. Abstract art is often seen as carrying a moral dimension, in that it can be seen to stand for virtues such as order, purity, simplicity and spirituality. ABSTRACT Art Therapy can be healing and life-enhancing and uses the creative process you adopt in the making of art. Through creating art and talking about it throughout the process, you can increase self-awareness, cope with symptoms of stress, traumatic experiences and also enhance cognitive abilities to enjoy life-affirming pleasures of artistic creativity. Santhy Shetty is an Abstract Artist. In this book she explores Abstract Art Therapy in details and how it can be used by Trained Clinicians Such As Mental Health Nurse practitioner, Child Physiologist and Holistic Therapists as a tool for holistic treatment in general for mental health and wellbeing via literature reviews. She is a Practising Pharmacist as well as an experienced Holistic Therapist currently working as a Consultant at Narie Holistic And Naturophatic Healing Clinic (UK). She has a deep passion for Natural Healing and Metaphysics, and she is a professionally trained Holistic Therapist (MGHT), United Kingdom. She founded Narié Holistic(c) Therapy 2018. Her interesting findings were Art therapy had benefited people of all ages and from different social backgrounds. There are findings to indicate art therapy can improve communication and concentration which can to lead to increases in self-esteem, confidence, and self-awareness as well as mental well-being. Abstract Art Therapy can be used as a tool to empower clients by fostering and encouraging their innate creativity which they can be used as a positive resource for learning. Abstract Art is a unique way for people to communicate, to understand individual egos, as well as heal and express themselves. Art helps us tap into the unconscious mind. This can be used as a tool to help problems, wishes, fears, as well as conflicts. The creative process in abstract art therapy allows people to access the imaginative part of themselves to bring inner guidance and self-healing to a conscious level.

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