Only if I knew what to say when the art teacher rejected my art portfolio. I was in my ninth grade year and we had a portfolio assignment on any topic we wanted. I chose to express my thoughts and point of view through visual arts on self-worth, why you should love yourself and appreciate it no matter how it is. Then was rejected by the inappropriate content and then was some of my art pieces were censored. I don’t want other young artists and their art to be censored just because of one person mentioning that the content in their art is inappropriate or offensive. Art shouldn’t be because it violates people's freedom of speech, it can also be a beneficial tool for social change and ourselves, and censoring it prevents people to give their
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It has been beneficial for patients with addictions, patients that are afraid of speaking verbally about an addiction they’re trying to stop when they can speak about it through different ways. Art is also used by the people who have psychological disorders like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, trauma and many others and they can beat their problems through artistic expression. “Art therapy was first used for children with psychological conditions.” (Confluence) A.A.T.A, which stands up for “American Art Therapy Association” in short words just “Art Therapy” was used for children who suffered from trauma like verbal and physical abuse, children who were raped, pushed away, abandoned, or have not been well taken care of in the past due to the abuse of powers over the child by their parents or guardian, or the situation in the country the child lives in. This art therapy was used when the child is afraid to speak or doesn’t know how to express it verbally and that way they have a variety of ways to express themselves whether is through the media, the arts, and many other ways. Not everyone expresses the same and some require more work than others to talk about their life or things they do not want to talk about to break away from that thing they want to get away from. This people who have are trying to break away from their habits, or these disorders have the right to express themselves because they mean no more …show more content…
There is things that are not taught anywhere except art, survival skills. “Prevent spread of knowledge.” (Cons) If art is censored it would be hard for us to learn about topics they do not teach at school for young artists. Society expects of students to learn what is needed and required of a student to become successful in the future, to prepare us to replace their generation to be the future’s generation and probably a much better on. Society does not take the time to focus on what young students of the next generation want or listen to their suggestions for the next generation of society which ends up turning into a protest to be heard, and sometimes into a riot. Society doesn’t speak of the obstacles in life, just work and study and we need to be prepared for that. Art can be used for the spread of knowledge, but no one chooses what should be censored or
It has been beneficial for patients with addictions, patients that are afraid of speaking verbally about an addiction they’re trying to stop when they can speak about it through different ways. Art is also used by the people who have psychological disorders like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, trauma and many others and they can beat their problems through artistic expression. “Art therapy was first used for children with psychological conditions.” (Confluence) A.A.T.A, which stands up for “American Art Therapy Association” in short words just “Art Therapy” was used for children who suffered from trauma like verbal and physical abuse, children who were raped, pushed away, abandoned, or have not been well taken care of in the past due to the abuse of powers over the child by their parents or guardian, or the situation in the country the child lives in. This art therapy was used when the child is afraid to speak or doesn’t know how to express it verbally and that way they have a variety of ways to express themselves whether is through the media, the arts, and many other ways. Not everyone expresses the same and some require more work than others to talk about their life or things they do not want to talk about to break away from that thing they want to get away from. This people who have are trying to break away from their habits, or these disorders have the right to express themselves because they mean no more …show more content…
There is things that are not taught anywhere except art, survival skills. “Prevent spread of knowledge.” (Cons) If art is censored it would be hard for us to learn about topics they do not teach at school for young artists. Society expects of students to learn what is needed and required of a student to become successful in the future, to prepare us to replace their generation to be the future’s generation and probably a much better on. Society does not take the time to focus on what young students of the next generation want or listen to their suggestions for the next generation of society which ends up turning into a protest to be heard, and sometimes into a riot. Society doesn’t speak of the obstacles in life, just work and study and we need to be prepared for that. Art can be used for the spread of knowledge, but no one chooses what should be censored or