Anxiety, Healing, and Art
Faculty Mentor
Hobson, Joshua
Presentation Type
Creative Work
Start Date
5-7-2024 4:30 PM
End Date
5-7-2024 6:00 PM
Location
Art Building Gallery & Lobby
Primary Discipline of Presentation
Art
Abstract
Anxiety is a fickle thing. Though seemingly small, it affects most people in different ways and can make a person feel fragmented and as if the world is shifting beneath their feet. Over the years I have performed research in the broad avenues of psychology, sociology and the esoteric. This work had led me to study the hypothesis that we all have phases and layers in the ethereal plane. Some of these phases require us to peer deep into ourselves to address our mortality, rest and heal, and perform shadow work (or inner work as Jung called it). These three aspects are important to discovering the cure for that fractured feeling of an unbalanced mental or emotional state that many traumatic events often leave behind. It is this research and these experiences that fuels my creativity.
Though the mediums and techniques vary, my work is always constructed intuitively, aesthetically, and with a measure of formal elements. With these principles in mind, I aim to let the work speak for itself and stir the viewers personal intuition for the deepest meaning. Therefore, it is my hope is that the work produced will promote healing, comfort, and help the viewer to realize that they are not alone in this ethereal journey we call life.
Recommended Citation
Hendershott, Raven, "Anxiety, Healing, and Art" (2024). 2024 Symposium. 10.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2024/cw_2024/art_2024/10
Creative Commons License
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Anxiety, Healing, and Art
Art Building Gallery & Lobby
Anxiety is a fickle thing. Though seemingly small, it affects most people in different ways and can make a person feel fragmented and as if the world is shifting beneath their feet. Over the years I have performed research in the broad avenues of psychology, sociology and the esoteric. This work had led me to study the hypothesis that we all have phases and layers in the ethereal plane. Some of these phases require us to peer deep into ourselves to address our mortality, rest and heal, and perform shadow work (or inner work as Jung called it). These three aspects are important to discovering the cure for that fractured feeling of an unbalanced mental or emotional state that many traumatic events often leave behind. It is this research and these experiences that fuels my creativity.
Though the mediums and techniques vary, my work is always constructed intuitively, aesthetically, and with a measure of formal elements. With these principles in mind, I aim to let the work speak for itself and stir the viewers personal intuition for the deepest meaning. Therefore, it is my hope is that the work produced will promote healing, comfort, and help the viewer to realize that they are not alone in this ethereal journey we call life.
