Psychoanalysis and the artistic endeavor conversations with literary and visual artists

• Main Author: Oppenheim, Lois (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Hove, East Sussex Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2015
• Series: Psychoanalysis in a new key book series
• Subjects: Artists > Case studies > Psychology; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc) > Case studies; Arts > Psychological aspects > Case studies; Psychoanalysis and art > Case studies
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xi, 205 pages illustrations 24 cm
• ISBN: 9780415713832; 9780415713849 (paperback)

Psychoanalysis and the Artistic Endeavor offers an intriguing window onto the creative thinking of several well-known and highly creative individuals. Internationally renowned writers, painters, choreographers, and others converse with the author about their work and how it has been informed by their life experience. Creative process frames the discussions, but the topics explored are wide-ranging and the interrelation of the personal and professional development of these artists is what comes to the fore. The conversations are unique in providing insight not only into the art at hand and into the perspective of each artist on his or her own work, but into the mind from which the work springs.