Art as therapy / Alain de Botton, John Armstrong.

"This book proposes that art (a category that includes works of design, architecture and craft) is a therapeutic medium that can help guide, exhort and console its viewers, enabling them to become better versions of themselves."--page 5.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: De Botton, Alain (Author)
Armstrong, John, 1966- (Author)
Corporate Author: School of Life (Business enterprise)
Language:English
Published: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2013.
Subjects:
Art and society.
Art > Psychology.
Aesthetics.
Art therapy.
ART / Criticism & Theory.
PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics.
Physical Description:239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
"This book proposes that art (a category that includes works of design, architecture and craft) is a therapeutic medium that can help guide, exhort and console its viewers, enabling them to become better versions of themselves."--page 5.
Note:"The School of Life"--page facing title page.
Includes index.
Call Number:N72.S6 D43 2013
ISBN:9780714865911 (hbk.)
0714865915 (hbk.)