Museum Comparison To Psychology

Since the beginning of time, artists have labored extensively to find innovative ways to convey sentiment, passion, and feeling. Telling stories and trying to unlock the minds of people through different avenues of artistic labors. Art touches and affects people in unique ways; it can have special or unusual meaning on the person depending on how one views it. Artists’ rendering of their art is interpreted in numerous ways by others who view it unless it is explained by the artist on its meaning giving a clear example of what they are portraying. Two people looking at the same painting, sculpture, portrait, or photo may come to different views on the arts meaning even though they are looking

PSYC 1301 – Intro to Psychology SOC 1301 – Intro to Sociology ART 1301 – Art Appreciation

Psychology and graphic design may seem like two entirely different subjects; however, they are very integrated topics as one can't work without the other. Both psychology and graphic design are two widely complex subjects that are almost nearly impossible to get a straight answer on "how do graphic designers use psychology in their designs?" To understand psychology and graphic design one has to look into the history of both, separate and together.

Psychology is not just philosophical speculation and reasoning over the years it has evolved and it is now also recognised as a science, to understand what psychology is all about it is necessary to know it’s origins and the theorist who brought it out of obscurity, Sigmund Freud. He developed the Psychodynamic or Psychoanalytical perspective to enable better understanding of human behaviour these concepts will be discussed further later in this study. After Freud opened the gateway other perspectives and approaches have been developed, now with five main areas of psychology - Cognitive, Behaviourist, Biopsychology and Humanist approaches. For a comparison with the Psychodynamic theory, Behaviourist Theory will be discussed.

Prior to my degrees, I had extensive experience of working with a wide age range of children in settings such as primary schools and playgroups. This is what initially prompted me to study psychology; I became interested in theories of child development and learning. My studies have allowed me to gain solid understanding of the fundamental areas of psychology, and enabled me to build on my interest in psychoanalysis specifically. During my time at the University of London I became more aware of the role psychoanalysis has in society at both a creative and a social level. Through the modules I took I learnt about the main theories within psychoanalysis; including those of Freud, Klein, and Lacan. I have also studied psychoanalytic theories of eating disorders, gender development, feminism and art.

The notion of the uncanny is the key term for psychoanalysis and psychoanalytical approach for interpretation of the art. The uncanny effect is ingrained not by unfamiliar or something frightening but because it conveys something that has been lived through and exuded to the sphere of an unconscious. Text that was written about literary, psychoanalytical, critical but not art purpose at all was erupted into art discourse (Walsh 21). (Then I’m not sure, should I introduce the whole concept of the uncanny straight away in the introduction AND then introduce a short introduction about Egon Schiele’s life. -> ) The Austrian Expressionist painter Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), whose art works have been referred to as manifesting motifs of ‘sexuality, insanity, and death’ (Knafo 138) that compels scrutiny of personal psychic borders, ‘primarily through repeated, merciless confrontations with […] identity, sexuality, and mortality’ (Knafo 134) that parallels the bourgeoning attention to psychoanalysis at fin-de-siecle Vienna that was depicted as ‘an isolation cell in which one is allowed to scream’ (Comini 1974, 3). (Should I add more about his lifespan and to connect why I consider this uncanny or not to be repeated this should be introduced in the main body?)

In The Veldt, Ray Bradbury uses Simile and Imagery to illustrate experiences with the Nursery. He uses Imagery many times throughout the story to help the reader see the nursery in their mind. This enhances the detail and expressiveness of the story. In contrast, many claim that personification is more commonly used than simile and Imagery to describe the nursery. They do prove a point, Ray Bradbury uses personification throughout the story.

Dali’s painting appears to be representative of mainly the subconscious mind because many of the elements in the painting express objects or ideas that are highly characteristic of memories, dreams, or even socially unacceptable elements. More importantly, The Museum of Modern Art explains that a year before this painting was made Dali began to undergo his “paranoiac-critical method” which stimulated

Quite often psychobiography is dated as start with Freud’s Leonardo da Vinci and memory of his childhood (1910/1957). (Schultz, p. 23)All of this was lead o by Freud’s work on the “Delusions and Dreams” that was founded in Jensen’s novel titled “Gradiva”. (Schultz, p. 23) Beginning approximately four months after Freud’s “Delusions and Dreams” was published in 1907; Freud had decided to take a well needed trip to Rome. (Valedictorian) While in Rome Freud saw the sculpture (basso-relievo) that represented “Gradiva” on display at their museum called “The Museum of the Vatican”. (Valedictorian) Freud then purchased his own personal copy of the basso-relievo. (Valedictorian) Freud did this as others such as the author Wilhelm Jensen and the fictional Norbert had done previously before him. (Valedictorian) Freud had this great idea to hang this item, which is to be remembered, in his office that happened to be located in Vienna. (Valedictorian)This sculpture stayed in his office until he left Vienna and took it with him to London in 1938. (Valedictorian)

An artist 's psyche can 't be placated by the ordinary or carried on by business as usual; it is parched to search out the human condition and to look profound into individuals ' characters.

Observation of an infant in the family setting 'provides the observer with an opportunity to encounter primitive emotional states in the infant and his family...' (Rustin in Miller, 1989, 7). According to Rustin infant observation allows to 'explore the emotional events between infant and mother' and 'the aim is to describe the development of the relationship between infant and others (...) and try to understand the unconscious aspects of behaviour and patterns of communication' (Rustin in Miller, 1989, 7). Early infant observation plays a vital role in the psychodynamic training and it gives a thesis of how early emotional development is being influenced by subconscious family dynamics.

Throughout Shakespeare’s career, the unbelievably successful author had published a multitude of plays with unique variations in theme, tone, and overall story. Nevertheless, all of the works are sorted into one of two contrasting categories: a tragedy, or a comedy. Taming of the Shrew is commonly known as one of his greatest comedies, due to comedic effects that are put into play through the mocking of men and women, involving crossdressing and basic gender stereotypes. It begins with a lord performing a play consisting of the Taming of the Shrew, making it a frame story. The story is about men wanting to marry a perfect woman, Bianca, but none can marry her until her “shrewish” sister Katherina has been wed. A man named Petruchio hears about this and takes advantage of Katherina for the money and position of power, and eventually “tames” her. Through the entirety of this play, it is very clear that women are viewed as lesser through the parody that the Lord and his men are putting on. This can be seen through the portrayals of the female characters and how they are treated. Bianca is an ideal, perfect female to everyone that knows her, but Katherina is just a bit different, which automatically gives her the label of a “shrew”. The constant comparison to her sister has given her a sharp, twisted view of the world, overall leading to a bad effect on her personality. This is expanded upon when Katherina’s suitor Petruchio tries to woo her and she is not fond of him, but then her father allows him to marry her. He creates a very toxic relationship filled with abuse and mistreatment, all justified as taming.

At the age of 40 in 1896, Sigmund Freud introduced the world to a new term- psychoanalysis (Gay 1). Psychoanalysis is a method of treating patients with different nervous problems by involving them in dialogues which provide the physician with insight into the individual’s psyche. These dialogues provided the basis for Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, which “attempts to explain personality, motivation, and psychological disorders by focusing on the influence of early childhood experiences, on unconscious motives and conflicts, and on the methods people use to cope with their sexual and aggressive urges” (Weiten 363). Part of this theory involves the structure of the mind. This is a concept that touches

The analysis of children 's drawings is often assessed by Psychologists, particularly within clinical contexts, to interpret children 's emotional states. Drawing is often used as a form of therapy to assess psychological functioning, often in terms of relationships, traumas and anxieties. Crawford, Gross, Patterson & Hayne (2012) have in this paper decided to investigate the use of colour in drawings, as a means of reflecting emotion. They assessed the use of preferred and non-preferred colours for positively associated drawings and negatively associated drawings, alongside the conduction of interviews. Whilst the study was reliable, with the majority of the results replicating Burkitt et al (2003) experiment, weaknesses in the methodology and lack of control of selecting participants causes the internal validity of the results and hence experiment to be questioned.

In this essay I am looking at where Psychology as a discipline has come from and what affects these early ideas have had on psychology today, Psychology as a whole has stemmed from a number of different areas of study from Physics to Biology,