Abstract
Over the past two decades there has been significant development of the Creative Health sector (Gordon- Nesbitt, 2017; National Centre for Creative Health, 2023). The term Creative Health encompasses a range of social and creative activities,
however the position of “art”, as the end product of creativity, in this context is less defined. Furthermore, studies tend to focus on conversations about the beneficial impacts of Creative Health activities with less consideration on the specificities
or contingencies of how these impacts may occur (Daykin, 2017). This position piece will focus on the latter- whether viewing a piece of art in an art gallery or museum environment might also be positive for our wellbeing- by way of a discussion about Kantian aesthetic reflective judgement and a phenomenological approach to transformative experience in the aesthetic encounter
however the position of “art”, as the end product of creativity, in this context is less defined. Furthermore, studies tend to focus on conversations about the beneficial impacts of Creative Health activities with less consideration on the specificities
or contingencies of how these impacts may occur (Daykin, 2017). This position piece will focus on the latter- whether viewing a piece of art in an art gallery or museum environment might also be positive for our wellbeing- by way of a discussion about Kantian aesthetic reflective judgement and a phenomenological approach to transformative experience in the aesthetic encounter
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Cultures of Creative Health |
Editors | Rowan Bailey |
Publisher | University of Huddersfield Press |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781862182394 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781862182387 |
Publication status | Published - 9 Jan 2025 |