Park Young-hee: Theory and Practice of Art Education for the Elderly

We have an instinctive need to create and create what we are. So art plays a very important role in the symbolic form of what you experience in your life as a means of self-expression. It's hard to express itself in a language, but it is known that it is relatively easy to express oneself through art. So art is a very useful tool for expressing the emotions of the elderly. Artwork is not just an opportunity to learn art skills and skills, but it has the key purpose of helping you develop your artistic potential and possibilities and ultimately to make your life beautiful. So various art activities, collective art activities and art therapy programs have been created to help the North Koreans to benefit from the many benefits of art. The education of the elderly is a program of creativity, emotional expression, social interaction, mental health and the quality of life for the elderly through artistic activity. This education aims to help the elderly get opportunities to express themselves through art and to give life life life through artistic activities. Older people promote mental activity by expressing their feelings through art and by being creative. The artistic activity that activates the brain can help improve memory and cognitive capacity.

Korean title: 노인미술교육의 이론과 실제

Korean author: 박영희

Korean publisher: 새움아트

ISBN-13: 9791196772741