Psychological Roots of Modernism: Picasso and Jung - Jung and Picasso

A radically new interpretation of Picasso's work, this is an exciting contribution to the fields of both Jungian psychology and cultural criticism.

List of contents

Introduction: Picasso and Jung in Historical Context 1. The Origins and Principles of Jungian Psychology 2. Myth and Archetype in Picasso's Childhood and Early Art 3. The Birth of the Hero 4. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon as an Image of Katabasis 5. The Katalysis as Indicated in Three Women 6. The Struggle to Integrate Ego and Unconscious 7. The Cubist Achievement of Integrative Form. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

William A. Sikes studied at Harvard and the University of Chicago before receiving his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. He has spent more than thirty years studying symbols, with a particular focus on religion and the arts. Dr. Sikes has taught at St. Joseph's University and the University of Pennsylvania and is a practicing artist.

Summary

A radically new interpretation of Picasso’s work, this is an exciting contribution to the fields of both Jungian psychology and cultural criticism.

Product details

• Authors: William A. Sikes, William A. (University of Pennsylvania Sikes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2014
• EAN: 9780415707909
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70790-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Individual artists, art monographs, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis