Review
"Stephen James Newton dares to be unfashionable in this ambitious and closely argued book." The Times Literary Supplement
"This book delves into many fascinating areas...The illustrations are splendidly produced and the accompanying text illuminating." JAPA
Book Description
Painting, Psychoanalysis, and Spirituality examines the spiritual and transcendental dimension of painting. Using psychoanalytical ideas, the author demonstrates the developmental processes that are the inner core of the creative process. Newton shows how painting can psychologically transform the artist or viewer through engagement with the spiritual dimension of the art work through analyses of works of contemporary artists such as Roger Hilton, Willem de Kooning, and Georg Baselitz, along with those of icon painters Fra Angelico, Leonardo, Nicholas Poussin, and Cézanne, among others.
Painting, Psychoanalysis and Spirituality FROM THE PUBLISHER
Painting, Psychoanalysis, and Spirituality examines the spiritual and transcendental dimension of painting. Using psychoanalytical ideas, the author demonstrates the developmental processes that are the inner core of the creative process. Newton shows how painting can psychologically transform the artist or viewer through engagement with the spiritual dimension of the art work through analyses of works of contemporary artists such as Roger Hilton, Willem de Kooning, and Georg Baselitz, along with those of icon painters Fra Angelico, Leonardo, Nicholas Poussin, and Cézanne, among others.
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Booknews
Painter Newton (U. of Northumbria-Newcastle) explores the spiritual and transcendental dimensions of the art form, using psychoanalytic ideas to demonstrate the developmental processes that lie at the inner core of creativity. He shows how painting can psychologically transform the artist or viewer through engagement with those dimensions by analyzing at the contemporary artists such as Roger Hilton and Willem de Kooning, and icon painters such as Leonardo and Czanne. The reproductions are in black and white. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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