Dots and circles, by themselves can create artwork and are most appropriate for miniatures work on ordinary surfaces which can be done with pencils, pens, sketch pens and highlighter. When art is to be used as a therapy for mentally distressed people or people with special needs, many expressive art therapists design and try dot-n-circle art interventions.
I have found that miniature doodle art created with balanced segments and decorated by dots, circles and dashes has many non-art benefits such as enhanced attentiveness, improved coordination skills and betterment in fine motor movements and grasps.
Some spiritual therapists have recommended the use of dots and circles decorated circular mandalas for mentally distressed religious-minded clients. Such artwork also signifies simplicity and self dependence with use of common surfaces and readily available colors and painting or drawing tools. Many cultural, tribal and folk art-forms are exclusive dot arts. Polka dots have been used on fabric and crockery to signify that dots are the basic decorative medium.
According to William McElcheran dots and circles for the mystic are 'what is how'; for the craftsman 'how is what'; and for the artist 'what and how are one'. This implies that the true artists and feminist artists loose self-identity through dots and circles to attain higher levels of consciousness.
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