The art of C.G. Jung

by The Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung (Editor)

Other authorsC. G. Jung (Artist), Thomas Fischer (Editor), Ulrich Hoerni (Editor), Bettina Kaufmann (Editor), Christopher John Murray (Translator), Paul David Young (Translator)
Hardcover, 2018

Publication

Imprint: New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Edited by the Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung, Ulrich Hoerni, Thomas Fischer, Bettina Kaufmann ; translated by Paul David Young and Christopher John Murray. OCLC Number: 1021802677. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, chronology, contributors, index.

Call number

Art / Jung

Barcode

BK-08378

ISBN

9780393254877

CSS Library Notes

"Description: A world-renowned, founding figure in analytical psychology, and one of the twentieth century's most vibrant thinkers, C.G. Jung imbued as much inspiration, passion, and precision in what he made as in what he wrote. Though it spanned his entire lifetime and included painting, drawing, and sculpture, Jung's practice of visual art was a talent that Jung himself consistently downplayed out of a stated desire never to claim the title "artist." But the long-awaited and landmark publication, in 2009, of C.G. Jung's The Red Book revealed an astonishing visual facet of a man so influential in the realm of thought and words, as it integrated stunning symbolic images with an exploration of "thinking in images" in therapeutic work and the development of the method of Active Imagination. The remarkable depictions that burst forth from the pages of that calligraphic volume remained largely unrecognized and unexplored until publication.

The release of The Red Book generated enormous interest in Jung's visual works and allowed scholars to engage with the legacy of Jung's creativity. The essays collected here present previously unpublished artistic work and address a remarkably broad spectrum of artistic accomplishment, both independently and within the context of The Red Book, itself widely represented. Tracing the evolution of Jung's visual efforts from early childhood to adult life while illuminating the close relation of Jung's lived experience to his scientific and creative endeavors, The Art of C.G. Jung offers a diverse exhibition of Jung's engagement with visual art as maker, collector, and analyst." -- from jacket flap

"After almost three decades of research the Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung is publishing a lavishly illustrated volume of Jung’s visual work – much of it previously unpublished –, from drawing to painting to sculpture. The publication, in 2009, of Jung’s Red Book had revealed an astonishing visual facet of a man so influential in the realm of thought and words, which integrated stunning symbolic images with an exploration of “thinking in images” in therapeutic work and the development of the method of Active Imagination.

Based on the long-standing work of its former director and president, Ulrich Hoerni, the Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung is now able to present the first comprehensive overview of the visual oeuvre of Jung, who himself never wanted to be considered an “artist”. The Art of C.G. Jung is focussing on Jung’s remarkable creative talents and broad spectrum of artistic accomplishment. The essays collected in the book trace the evolution of Jung’s visual efforts from early childhood to adult life while illuminating the close relation of Jung’s lived experience to his scientific and creative endeavors, and offers a diverse exhibition of Jung’s engagement with visual art as maker, collector, and analyst." -- from publisher

Table of Contents:
Foreword / by Daniel Niehus --
Images from the unconscious : an introduction to the visual works of C.G. Jung / by Ulrich Hoerni --
C.G. Jung and modern art / by Thomas Fischer and Bettina Kaufmann --
C.G Jung's concepts of color in the context of modern art / by Medea Hoch --
Gallery --
Intimations of the self : Jung's mandala sketches for the Red book / by Diane Finiello Zervas --
Matter and method in The Red Book: selected findings / by Jill Mellick --
C.G. Jung the collector / by Thomas Fischer --
A selection of illuminated initials in The Red Book / by Ulrich Hoerni --
Carl Gustav Jung: life and work.

FY2021 /

Physical description

271 p.; 29 cm

Description

A lavishly illustrated volume of C.G. Jung's visual work, from drawing to painting to sculpture. A world-renowned, founding figure in analytical psychology, and one of the twentieth century's most vibrant thinkers, C.G. Jung imbued as much inspiration, passion, and precision in what he made as in what he wrote. Though it spanned his entire lifetime and included painting, drawing, and sculpture, Jung's practice of visual art was a talent that Jung himself consistently downplayed out of a stated desire never to claim the title "artist." But the long-awaited and landmark publication, in 2009, of C.G. Jung's The Red Book revealed an astonishing visual facet of a man so influential in the realm of thought and words, as it integrated stunning symbolic images with an exploration of "thinking in images" in therapeutic work and the development of the method of Active Imagination. The remarkable depictions that burst forth from the pages of that calligraphic volume remained largely unrecognized and unexplored until publication. The release of The Red Book generated enormous interest in Jung's visual works and allowed scholars to engage with the legacy of Jung's creativity. The essays collected here present previously unpublished artistic work and address a remarkably broad spectrum of artistic accomplishment, both independently and within the context of The Red Book, itself widely represented. Tracing the evolution of Jung's visual efforts from early childhood to adult life while illuminating the close relation of Jung's lived experience to his scientific and creative endeavors, The Art of C.G. Jung offers a diverse exhibition of Jung's engagement with visual art as maker, collector, and analyst.… (more)

Language

Original language

German

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