The Influence of Body Usage on Creative Drawing: A Comparison of Calisthenics and Meditation in Junior High School Students
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https://doi.org/10.52731/lbds.v005.338Keywords:
Creativity Education, Creative Drawing, Physical Exercise, Mental Exercise, Calisthenics, MeditationAbstract
This study investigates the influence of body usage on creativity drawing. We examined the effects of physical exercise and meditation on creativity in second-year junior high school students (N=97) through a within-subjects experiment. Participants performed three-minute sessions of calisthenics and meditation before drawing, and their artworks were analyzed for differences in area, color usage, and the presence of warm/cold colors. The results showed that 1) drawings after meditation tended to have larger areas, while those after calisthenics showed an increased use of warm colors; 2) In the questionnaire, the students who felt that calisthenics activated their creative drawing often commented on body image, while other students who felt that meditation activated them commented on thinking and feeling.
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