Attempting development of a new art–human interface

Keywords

community, music/dance therapy, clinical musicology/dance, graphic science, perceptual psychology, visual and material culture

The values held by people in modern society are diverse, thus resulting in a huge shift in the cultural framework that has defined our lives thus far, producing a new relationship between society and people. While people’s expressive behavior takes on a variety of forms—from art to the way we conduct ourselves in daily life—to see this behavior as part of a sequence is a relatively recent perspective.

Expressive behavior such as singing, dancing, and creating art is a highly significant part of the lives of all people, and not just of professional artists. Such art can be developed into therapies, such as music therapy, dance therapy, and art therapy. They also offer potential areas of research and development of various expressive resources for design and an individual’s lifestyle, and each has great possibilities for evolving into art forms for future generations.

The concept of the Clinical and Sense Expression Course is entirely new, and differs from other art courses or genres by focusing on research and development of a new art–human interface. The course aims to research and develop music, dance, and other kinds of art therapy as well as design and media based on perception psychology. The course is also concerned with research, development, and creation of integral art forms involving multimedia, interactive art, and new areas of art education.