Exploring the Healing Potential of Tie-dye Art Therapy Using a Younger Generation of College Students' Workshop as an Example

Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, as social life and development gradually resume in an orderly manner, there has been a rapid increase in the number of individuals experiencing depressive emotions within the context of continuing work, school, and production. This paper provides a brief description of utilizing an innovative art therapy system to analyze objectively and research stress relief issues among individuals with post-epidemic depressive emotions. Creative art therapy uses China's traditional tie-dye intangible cultural heritage as a therapeutic medium, explicitly exploring the aspects of tie-dye that can be absorbed and used for art therapy. The aim is to enhance the influence and innovative dissemination of China's outstanding intangible cultural heritage, assisting individuals with post-epidemic depressive emotions in effectively releasing stress and alleviating negative emotions. Selecting the tie-dye technique as an innovative art therapy medium holds excellent practical significance for developing and constructing art therapy and harmonious society. It also presents a prospect for combining Chinese intangible cultural heritage with art therapy.

Keywords: Art therapy, tie-dye intangible cultural heritage, Cultural Heritage, innovative art therapy

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1004968

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