During our class, we had the pleasure to listen to many different ideas and perspectives of art. One of the presentations that was very strong and was very rememberable was Liv’s. Her presentation was about the children at Boston children’s hospital, and how there lives were changed through art. She presented her own personal experience with her friend going through cancer treatments at this hospital. She told her story though a slideshow with very powerful pictures, if she did not have these images her story would not have been as strong. One of the most rememberable pictures from her slideshow was two cancer patients that were painting during there cancer patient. I loved the emotion that her presentation had, it showed how emotional and helpful art can be in todays health care. During patients care at Boston Children’s Hospital they are allowed to paint and draw to help pass time during there long and hard cancer treatments. There is also many paintings lining the halls of this children’s hospital. This provides escape for many of these patients, Liv explained in her presentation. Many of the students walk down the halls and see many pictures of the outside world, this allows patients to have escape through pictures. This was a great presentation because it included my idea of art and how helpful it can be for children and adults during their hardest times of there life.
