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Spectrum Disorders: The Similarities Between Autism And Art

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Autism and Art
Melissa M. Tansey
The University of Texas at Arlington

Abstract
The purpose of this short paper is to discuss the similarities between each of the artists; Maria Iliou, Jessica “Jessy” Park and Ping Lian Yeak. For each artist, I wrote a brief description about their lives and how they began their journey in to Art. Even though each artist has Autism Spectrum Disorder, they all had different experiences while growing up. The similarities between the artists are the use of colors as well as their disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder. At the end, I will discuss the differences, which are their techniques, style and the types of paints they prefer to use for their paintings.
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Art, Painting Techniques
Autism and Art
In this paper, I will be comparing three artworks created by people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The artists are Maria Iliou, Jessica “Jessy” Park and Ping Lian Yeak. Each artist uses a different technique, but other than their common disability, they also have some similarities.

Maria Iliou Iliou, Maria. The Amazing Art of Disabled Artists. (2010).
Maria Iliou labels herself as …show more content…

The majority of their paintings all included very saturated colors. Not only do they use these vibrant colors, but they are used on sceneries that you would not think to be incredibly vibrant. For example, in Jessica Park’s paining of a church she uses an assortment of colors like red, yellow, blue and green. These are all colors that are not likely to be found at any ordinary church. Some differences between each artist is that they all three use differing techniques. Maria Iliou uses what looks to be an oil based paint, Jessica Park uses acrylic paint and Ping Lian Yeak uses what looks to be a water based paint or water color. Each technique allows for the artists’ paintings to be

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