Shaun McNiff

The theory and practice of creativity—culled from the lifetime of experiences of an esteemed art educator and therapist. With proven techniques he's discovered for jump-starting the creative process. A guide to the theory and practice of creativity, with proven techniques for jump-starting the creative process—from an esteemed art educator and therapist. There are art teachers—and then there's Shaun McNiff. An...

This book shows how the expressive arts therapies contain the potential for renewal in both art and psychotherapy. The author first describes the theoretical basis for his vision of art as medicine, citing the archetypal psychology of James Hillman, writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Friedrich Nietzsche, and mythologies from Mircea Eliade, Henri Corbin and British scholar Jane Harrison, among...

Art-based research uses artmaking as a mode of inquiry and presents the art as evidence. While sharing many qualities with science, it is distinguished by the unique character of each expression and personal dimensions that must also transcend their creators in establishing relevance to others. Artistic intelligence is a gestating, unpredictable, and often challenging crucible of creation that furthers discovery...