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What does it mean?
Art provides comfort and healing to those who have suffered.
In plain terms
Artists can soothe pain with their work.
What can you take from it?
Art has the power to heal.

Where it applies

  • viewing art
  • creative expression
  • comforting others

Putting it to work

  • create comforting art
  • appreciate art's value
  • use art for therapy

Questions to consider

  • Can art truly heal pain?
  • Who benefits from art most?

Another view

Not all art soothes; some may distress viewers.

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