| Bodily Emotions |
Release versus Stagnation |
“The use of water and the change in the material made me feel surrender.”“Slicing the material and spreading it allowed release and breaking tension.” |
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Relaxation versus Stress |
“Smoothing the material made me feel calm.”“I began to stroke the material, I felt relaxation and found an easy and pleasant movement.” |
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Pleasure |
“Sinking into the material and enjoying and feeling relief.”“I poured gouache paints straight on the cardboard and I felt joy like children do.”“I smeared the glue on the sides of the paper and sprinkled sand over it and began to feel repulsion.” |
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Security versus Insecurity/lack of confidence |
“The material cooled down and changed its texture, I felt insecurity and a conflict with the material.”“I felt secure – the oil pastels give a sublime feeling of control in the painting and in the movement of the paint.” |
| Transverse Emotions |
Joy versus Sadness |
“I emptied the form from the material, I felt joy.”“I feel it drying again and a little sticky and it’s pleasant to me, a little sadness also rises, touching me.” |
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Liveliness |
“I was very ... fueled by the movement of the material.”“I continue the movement of the wet material, I feel desire and vitality.”“The touch of the application on the paper excited me.” |
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Boredom |
“After a few minutes of the same movements I started to feel bored.”“Wetting the material, wetting part of it and squeezing, feeling curiosity and then boredom.”“Feeling the material initially caused emptiness but I realized quickly that it was the exact opposite.” |
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Disconnect/Detachment versus Connectedness |
“Painting with a brush allowed detachment.”“I cut off a large lump of clay, I felt a little distant or a slight disconnect between what my hands were making and the emotions evoked in me.”“I kneaded the material and suddenly felt surprise + connection, a disconnect/detachment from judgment.” |
