記得當年上第一堂表達藝術治療課堂時,教授問我們每一個同學 “WHAT IS ART?”
每個人對藝術的理解和定義各不相同,有些同學說:
- “Art has no right or wrong”,
- “Art is imagination”,
- “Thoughts and emotions can be expressed through arts”,
- “Art can heal”,
- “Art brings inspirations”,
- “Everything can be an art, as long as you can connect with”,
- ”Art is a medium for communication”,
- etc ……
對於這個問題,沒有唯一正確的答案。每個人都可以擁有自己專屬的理解,你也一樣。

藝術沒有媒介的限制,任何東西都可以成為藝術。但藝術之所以被稱為藝術,而非單純的普通物件,是因為其中蘊含了「賦予特別意義」的概念:創作者從自身出發,賦予作品獨特的價值與情感。正如 Dissanayake 所說:
Anything can become an occasion for art. It may or may not be beautiful.
Dissanayake(2003, p.31)
As making special is protean and illimitable, so is art.
