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Case and Art product
Formal elements Style
Categories of Material interaction
Client characteristics Affective
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Movement
Size: 70 x 100 cm.
Art materials: charcoal and soft pastel
Unintended by the use of layers
Grip
Abstract, organic drawing
Fluent, without many stops. Large movements, worked standing.
With courage, dynamic, intense, expressive but internal oriented
The intensity makes the therapists
worry, because the client seems to get overwhelmed in her expression, which indicates difficulties in regulating emotions. Rational
Shape
Closed and outlined circle Symbolic use/ yin-yang Finger-marks
Line
Linear. Line quality shows sharp ends indicating fast lines Colour
Prominent dark colour of the charcoal, causing light-dark contrast
Pressure
Suggestion of space
Started from an idea and then got lost in the act
Tempo
Fast
Rhythm
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Repetition of lines
Physical contact
Dynamic
Physical effort
Using hands and fingers to rub out
Rhythm
Repetition of lines
Space
Everything remains within the circle
Dynamic within the central circle, not outside
Used space
The size of the paper is used, but the images remains within the boundaries of the paper
A lot of pressure
Structure
She works hard, is active. Seems to have started with symbolic meaning but gets overwhelmed during making.
Flexibility
Wants to explore, but is closed at the same time.
Keeping distance, keeping it in.
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