Twenty-Five Years Exploring the Frenzied Tango of Art and Violence (N/NY-FS6087)
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David Gussak, PhD, ATR-BC
David Gussak, PhD, ATR-BC is Professor for the Florida State University art therapy program. Dave has published and presented extensively on art therapy and corrections. He authored "Art on Trial" and "Art and Art Therapy with the Imprisoned: Re-Creating Identity" and co-edited the "Wiley Handbook of Art Therapy".
While aggression feeds creative expression, art making simultaneously mitigates violence. To explore and understand the interrelationship between art and violence, this paper will rely on historical accounts and contemporary narratives of violent artists as well as personal experiences as a therapist working with violent offenders and aggressive clients.