The author presents a very interesting account of the personality of M. K. Ciurlonis (1875-1911). He was regarded as a precursor of abstractionism and surrealism--"The poet of music and painting". Thousands of his music al compositions and pictures gave him a place among the very best of artists of Eastern Europe of his epoch. He used to say that the influence of music was shown in his paintings and the influence of paintings in his musical compositions. His own philosophy of art has been expressed in his letters written to his brother and to his bride whom Ciurlonis married after 11 years of rather platonic friendship (one year before his death). He was born in to a Polish family living in Eastern Poland. His first music teacher was his father, an organ player. A medical doctor, friend of Prince Ogiński facilitated the young man to attend the palace orchestra and after that the prince who was also a musical composer and a lover of art, helped Ciurlonis to study music in the best schools in Warsaw and Leipzig. Since his childhood Ciurlonis loved to draw and to paint. After having finished his music study he spent some months studying in the Academy of Fine Arts and after that he sacrificed himself to both arts. Influenced by his bride he considered himself to be Lithuanian and worked very hard for the liberation of Lithuania. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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[Art therapy as a stimulation in the process of social adjustment of schizophrenia patients].

The author presents the stimulation effect of arttherapy offered to schizophrenic patients, professional and amateurs painters--members of The Art Club of the Outpatients Clinic in Gdynia. The author shows the progress of arttherapy in the medical care not only for the psychiatric patients, but also for the chronically and terminally ill and for other people staying on long term basis in care houses, e.g. suffering from AIDS. The aim of the paper is to illustrate the positive changes in condition, familial and social status among schizophrenic patients--amateurs and professionals painters, members of "The Art Club" of the Outpatients Clinic in Gdynia. They were encouraged by therapists having the possibility of exposing their work in 9 public painting exhibition and by the collaboration with similar clubs in Poland and Belgium. One very interesting example of artist creator--whose work was exhibited at the Art Gallery in Brussels was discussed. The author observed an influence of this type of rehabilitation on club members in their private life, and stresses the very positive influence of art therapeutic stimulation on the family and social life of the chosen patients.

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[Art therapy as an assisting psychotherapeutic method for adolescents].

UNLABELLED: The report deals with psychoprophylaxis of children and youth being in danger of alcoholism, drug addiction, juvenile delinquency and suicide. In the Psychiatric Out-patient Department in Gdynia we have been practising psychological, social and art-therapeutic care to the youth, and rendering training to their families and tutors (Consulting-Psychoprophylactic Club). The authoresses describe one example of art-therapeutic expression included in two series of pictures made by a girl (4 years old) and her brother (9 years old) after the tragedy of their mother's being killed by their father. CONCLUSIONS: This type of therapy facilitates the experience and release of stress is helpful in improving the relationship between the child and his frequently awkward tutors.

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[International conference of mentally disordered workers. Liege (Belgium). August 28-September 8, 1995].

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