Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art and Artists Volume 1: Hardcover
Edited by Barry M. Panter, M.D., Ph.D., Mary Lou Panter, R.N., Evelyn Virshup, Ph.D., A.T.R. and Bernard Virshup, M.D.
How do creative artists use their art to express and deal with their emotional problems? What can we learn about them from their art?
Is creativity related to madness? Can psychology shed new light on this ancient belief?
What do you have in common with some of the world's most famous artists?
Eighteen mental health professionals explore these questions in the work and lives of 16 artists and writers, including Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Michelangelo, Sylvia Plath, and others.
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"A wonderfully readable and enjoyable book. It can be read with pleasure by anyone interested in art, creativity, and psychology." -Erma Reinhardt, President, Saranac Literary Society
"This book is both creative and mad; just the proper mix to keep the reader turning the pages." -Leonard Shlain, Author of the national bestseller, "Art and Physics"
"Insightful and highly readable probes into the creative selves in all of us, these studies give us new perspectives on ideas of genius." -Richard Hertz, Ph.D., Chair, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Graduate Studies, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
"Everyone who cares and wants to know more about art, creativity and/or relationships will gain new insights from this fascinating book. Presented in clear, understandable terms.” -Robert Reeser, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Arts and Letters, California State University Los Angeles
"CREATIVITY & MADNESS studies give us insight into and appreciation of psychological forces at work." -Richard Simons, M.D, Past President, American Psychoanalytic Association
"One of the ten best books I've ever read." -Anne Nathan-lodarski, M.A., AIR Director, HeARtworld Arts Center for Children
Edited by Barry M. Panter, M.D., Ph.D., Mary Lou Panter, R.N., Evelyn Virshup, Ph.D., A.T.R. and Bernard Virshup, M.D.
How do creative artists use their art to express and deal with their emotional problems? What can we learn about them from their art?
Is creativity related to madness? Can psychology shed new light on this ancient belief?
What do you have in common with some of the world's most famous artists?
Eighteen mental health professionals explore these questions in the work and lives of 16 artists and writers, including Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Michelangelo, Sylvia Plath, and others.
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"A wonderfully readable and enjoyable book. It can be read with pleasure by anyone interested in art, creativity, and psychology." -Erma Reinhardt, President, Saranac Literary Society
"This book is both creative and mad; just the proper mix to keep the reader turning the pages." -Leonard Shlain, Author of the national bestseller, "Art and Physics"
"Insightful and highly readable probes into the creative selves in all of us, these studies give us new perspectives on ideas of genius." -Richard Hertz, Ph.D., Chair, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Graduate Studies, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
"Everyone who cares and wants to know more about art, creativity and/or relationships will gain new insights from this fascinating book. Presented in clear, understandable terms.” -Robert Reeser, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Arts and Letters, California State University Los Angeles
"CREATIVITY & MADNESS studies give us insight into and appreciation of psychological forces at work." -Richard Simons, M.D, Past President, American Psychoanalytic Association
"One of the ten best books I've ever read." -Anne Nathan-lodarski, M.A., AIR Director, HeARtworld Arts Center for Children
Edited by Barry M. Panter, M.D., Ph.D., Mary Lou Panter, R.N., Evelyn Virshup, Ph.D., A.T.R. and Bernard Virshup, M.D.
How do creative artists use their art to express and deal with their emotional problems? What can we learn about them from their art?
Is creativity related to madness? Can psychology shed new light on this ancient belief?
What do you have in common with some of the world's most famous artists?
Eighteen mental health professionals explore these questions in the work and lives of 16 artists and writers, including Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Michelangelo, Sylvia Plath, and others.
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"A wonderfully readable and enjoyable book. It can be read with pleasure by anyone interested in art, creativity, and psychology." -Erma Reinhardt, President, Saranac Literary Society
"This book is both creative and mad; just the proper mix to keep the reader turning the pages." -Leonard Shlain, Author of the national bestseller, "Art and Physics"
"Insightful and highly readable probes into the creative selves in all of us, these studies give us new perspectives on ideas of genius." -Richard Hertz, Ph.D., Chair, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Graduate Studies, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
"Everyone who cares and wants to know more about art, creativity and/or relationships will gain new insights from this fascinating book. Presented in clear, understandable terms.” -Robert Reeser, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Arts and Letters, California State University Los Angeles
"CREATIVITY & MADNESS studies give us insight into and appreciation of psychological forces at work." -Richard Simons, M.D, Past President, American Psychoanalytic Association
"One of the ten best books I've ever read." -Anne Nathan-lodarski, M.A., AIR Director, HeARtworld Arts Center for Children