The artist's mind a psychoanalytic perspective on creativity, modern art and modern artists

For the past century psychoanalysts have attempted to understand the psychology of art, artists and aesthetic experience. This book examines how contemporary psychoanalytic theory provides insight into understanding the psychological sources of creativity, Modern Art and modern artists. The Artist&#...

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Main Author: Hagman, George (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Routledge 2010.
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:For the past century psychoanalysts have attempted to understand the psychology of art, artists and aesthetic experience. This book examines how contemporary psychoanalytic theory provides insight into understanding the psychological sources of creativity, Modern Art and modern artists. The Artist's Mind revisits the lives of eight modern artists including Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, from a psychoanalytical viewpoint. It looks at how opportunities for a new approach to art at the turn of the twentieth century offered artists a chance to ex
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (190 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136896521
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