Psychological aesthetics : painting, feeling and making sense / David Maclagan.
By: Maclagan, David [author]
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BookPublisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001Copyright date: ©2001Description: 157 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1853028347 (paperback); 9781853028342 (paperback).Subject(s): Art therapy | Aesthetics -- Psychological aspectsAdditional physical formats: Electronic version:.: Psychological aesthetics : painting, feeling and making sense DDC classification: 701.15 Also available in electronic form.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 701.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00073094 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An introduction to the field of psychological aesthetics for art educators, art therapists, psychoanalysts, artists and art lovers, this book re-evaluates conventional philosophical and psychoanalytic approaches to aesthetic qualities themselves, to the kinds of psychological significance they can generate, and to the interweaving of inner and outer realities upon which this depends.
Art history tends to see an artist's work in the context of their life and times; psychoanalysis and art therapy tend to see art works in terms of an `unconscious' meaning that is beneath the surface of its `aesthetic' properties, within the context of the therapeutic relationship. Maclagan draws attention to the intimate connections between the aesthetic qualities of an art work per se, felt out in its material handling, be they attractive, disconcerting or just bland, and a wide range of psychological meanings.
Drawing on phenomenology and archetypal psychology, as well as on neglected writers on unconcious aspects of form, Psychological Aesthetics: Painting, Feeling and Making Sense explores this realm of feeling, the different ways in which it is embodied in art and how we can use `subjective' strategies to articulate it in words. It will open new perspectives in understanding both the processes of art making and our creative response to its results.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also available in electronic form.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. 6)
- Introduction (p. 7)
- Chapter 1 The Rise and Fall of the Aesthetic (p. 17)
- Chapter 2 The Split between Inner and Outer Worlds and the Impoverishment of Psychological Life (p. 33)
- Chapter 3 From Iconography to Embodiment (p. 47)
- Chapter 4 From Inarticulate to Aesthetic Form (p. 61)
- Chapter 5 Aesthetics, Beauty and Soul (p. 71)
- Chapter 6 Art Therapy and the Therapy of Art (p. 81)
- Chapter 7 Towards a New Psychological Aesthetics (p. 99)
- Chapter 8 Putting Aesthetic and Psychological Qualities into Words (p. 111)
- Conclusion (p. 129)
- References (p. 145)
- Subject Index (p. 151)
- Name Index (p. 155)