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artist psyche

            Art has been present since the begging of mankind, from cave drawings to the present. Man has been trying to define art and separate non-art perhaps from its origins. Over time, many great philosophers have had lots to say about art, such as Freud, father of psychoanalysis. Which believed that the creation of art was deeply related to the mind of the artist. Sigmoid Freud's theory of art focused around a central theme of motivation to create. His understanding of art was based on the artist psyche and reason for shaping his medium into its final form.
             One of the tasks of personality psychology is to explain the behavior of individual human beings. Vincent Van Gogh, for example was said to be a mad man. He used his art to escape harsh realm of reality. Though psychoanalysis I think we could understand very well what Van Gogh is feeling though his paintings. In Van Gogh Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, we could the see the overwhelming spells of loneliness, pain, and emotional collapse. This painting was done two weeks after Van gogh cut off his ear after a disastrous quarrel with Gaugin. We could say from this painting that Van gogh was a suffeting genius who gave himself totally to his art. .
             Through analyzing several works of art, I believe we can better understand the concept of art. I Also believe that art is art is deeply tied to the expression of emotions and we see what the artist sees and we feel what the artist feels.
            


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Fritz Scholder, a controversial Native American artist forces his audience to look at traditional Native American portraiture in a new way. The oil painting Mad Indian No. 3 is a perfect example of the voice that Scholder gives to Native American artists. ... Frtiz Scholder born in 1937 from Minnesota is not your typical Native American artist. ... Many contemporary artists work within the Indian American perspective to change the stereotype long ingrained in the western psyche. ... The abstract style was made famous by western artist and in utilizing this Scholder conveys his opinions on the ...

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2. Love: Modern Day Myth?

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4. A 20th Century artist: Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)

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5. Gallery Report - Psychedelic Art

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6. Patriarchal Figures - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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7. A legacy for Charlie Chaplin

He was first and foremost a great silent artist. ... He lived at the top of the world, and his screen image (instantly recognizable in silhouette) pierced the psyches of people everywhere. ... Although both his parents were music hall artists, they separated when he was very young. ... Griffith, Chaplin formed United Artists in 1919. ...

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8. Arts Reveal the Otherwise Hidden Ideas & Impulses of Society

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