UNCONSCIOUS DRAWING METHODS IN ILLUSTRATION EDUCATION AND APPROACHES INSPIRED BY ART THERAPY
Year 2025,
Issue: 53, 474 - 490, 30.11.2025
Elif Ergen
Abstract
Abstract: This study examines the use of subconscious-based drawing techniques as an educational tool for developing creative potential in illustration education. Drawing inspiration from Surrealist automatism and expressive methods rooted in art therapy, the research focuses on experiential, process-oriented forms of creative production within the context of art education. In workshops conducted with students, participants produced visual narratives using expressive techniques also employed in art therapy, which are considered effective in initiating creativity. This process-driven approach aims to establish a conceptual link between art education, therapeutic practices, and the construction of the artwork itself. Through observations based on experimental applications, the study seeks to discuss the contribution of this method to creative learning processes.
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İLLÜSTRASYON EĞİTİMİNDE BİLİNÇDIŞI ÇİZİM YÖNTEMLERİ VE SANAT TERAPİSİNDEN ESİNLENEN YAKLAŞIMLAR
Year 2025,
Issue: 53, 474 - 490, 30.11.2025
Elif Ergen
Abstract
Öz: Bu çalışma, illüstrasyon eğitiminde yaratıcı potansiyelin geliştirilmesine yönelik olarak bilinçdışı çizim tekniklerinin eğitsel bir araç olarak kullanımını ele almaktadır. Gerçeküstücülüğün otomatizm yaklaşımı ile sanat terapisinin yaratıcı süreci destekleyen yöntemlerinden esinlenen araştırma, sanat eğitimi bağlamında deneyim temelli yaratıcı üretim biçimlerine odaklanır. Öğrenciler ile yapılan çalıştaylarda katılımcıların sanat terapisinde de kullanılan ifade teknikleri ile görsel anlatılar üretmeleri, yaratıcılığı başlatan bir yöntem olarak değerlendirilir. Süreç odaklı bu yaklaşım, sanat eğitimi, terapötik uygulamalar ve sanat eserinin oluşturulması arasında kavramsal bir bağlantı kurmayı hedeflemektedir. Çalışma, deneysel uygulamalara dayalı gözlemler ışığında bu yöntemin yaratıcı öğrenme süreçlerine katkısını tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır.
Ethical Statement
Bu çalışmada insan veya hayvan denekler üzerinde deneysel bir işlem yapılmamıştır. Çalışma, bir çalıştay grubunda gerçekleştirilen uygulamalar ve araştırmacının kendi gözlemlerine dayanmaktadır. Çalışmada yer alan kişilerin isimleri belirtilmemiştir. Görsel materyallerin kullanımına ilişkin gerekli onam formları alınmıştır. Bu nedenlerle, çalışma için etik kurul izni gerekmemektedir.
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Berger, L. R. (1980). The Winnicott Squiggle Game: A vehicle for communicating with the school-aged child. Pediatrics, 66(6), 921–924.
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Breton, A. (1969). Manifestoes of surrealism (R. Seaver & H. R. Lane, Trans.). University of Michigan Press. (Original work published 1924)
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Case, C., Dalley, T. (2014). The handbook of art therapy. Routledge.
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Edwards, B. (2012). The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Tarcher Perigee.
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Franken, R. E. (1994). Human motivation. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
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Itten, J. (1963). Design and form: The basic course at the Bauhaus and later. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation.
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Jung, C. G. (1966). The spirit in man, art, and literature. Princeton University Press.
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Kedmey, K. (2017, December 16). How to be an artist, according to Louise Bourgeois. Artsy. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artist-louise-bourgeois
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Malhotra, B., Anand, S. A., Feen-Calligan, H., & Callihan, E. (2025). ART-UP: Making the case for visual thinking strategies in art therapy pedagogy, practice, and research. The Arts in Psychotherapy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197455625000528?via%3Dihub
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Winnicott, D. W. (2005). Playing and Reality.Routledge.