Fourteen Secrets for a Happy Artist’s Life
Четырнадцать секретов счастливой жизни художника
2011-01-19
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As an art therapist, I am interested in art experiences that give people joy or inner satisfaction. I am curious if all people find similar sorts of experiences intrinsically rewarding no matter where they are from. I know that extrinsic rewards are culturally dependent, but what about inner satisfaction? Because of this curiosity about inner satisfaction across cultural boundaries, and because I have always thought that art therapy should be accessible to everyone, whatever their cultural or ethnic background, gender, age, ability, disability, or nationality, I sought opportunities to practice art therapy and discuss inner satisfaction with people from cultural backgrounds different from mine.
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The abstract distinguishes culturally dependent extrinsic rewards from potentially cross-cultural forms of intrinsic artistic satisfaction.
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The author advocates making art therapy accessible regardless of cultural or ethnic background, gender, age, ability, disability, or nationality.
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The author investigates whether art experiences producing joy or inner satisfaction are similar across cultural backgrounds.
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The work is motivated by practicing art therapy and discussing inner satisfaction with people from cultures different from the author’s own.
Research Object
People from diverse cultural, ethnic, gender, age, ability, disability, and national backgrounds engaged in art experiences and art therapy
Research Subject
Cross-cultural similarities in the intrinsic rewards and inner satisfaction produced by art experiences
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