EMPATHY THROUGH ART - series
A person with empathy can appreciate, understand or feel someone else’s experience from their perspective.
Empathy Through Art explores empathy in relation to movements in modern art. This process emphasizes experiential and thoughtful engagement with a subject matter leading to inspired art making. We explore three art historical perspectives and apply that to personal experiences of empathy. Our personal insights are expressed through meaningful art-making.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
The series has three workshops.
Cognitive Empathy – explored through Cubism
- Cubism explores multiple perspectives in one artwork.
- Cognitive empathy means understanding others’ perspectives.
Emotional Empathy – explored through Abstraction
- Abstraction expresses feelings through nonfigurative art.
- Emotional empathy means experiencing what another person is feeling.
Compassionate Empathy – explored through Street Art
- Street Art comments on various social, political or economic aspects of life.
- Compassionate empathy means having consideration for the plight of others.
Collage, pastel, mixed media and shadow box sculptures are favorites for this series.
"Throughout the series of workshops, we had multiple returners, as they thoroughly enjoyed her classes and had nothing but praise for Deborah.”
– Lisa Javeck, Assistant Director, Fralin Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Shadow Box Assemblage – Simplicity
