- Agriculture
- Architecture & Design
- Arts & Photography
- Biography
- Business
- Calendars and Diaries
- Childrens (All)
- Childrens (Illustrated)
- Childrens (Picture flats)
- Childrens (Te Reo)
- Classics
- Cooking, Food & Drink
- Craft & Hobbies
- Design (Art / Graphics)
- Design (Interiors)
- Education
- Fashion
- Fiction & Literature
- Fiction - Young Adult
- Gift Ideas
- Health & Wellbeing
- History
- Home & Garden
- Humour & Gift
- Instead of a Card Poems
- Military
- Music
- New Zealand
- NZ (History)
- NZ (Landscapes)
- NZ (Pictorial)
- Poetry
- Reference
- Religion & Faith
- Science & Nature
- Sport & Recreation
- Stationery
- Taschen : 40th Anniversary Edition
- Taschen : BA Basic Art
- Taschen : BU Bibliotheca Universalis
- Te Reo Māori
- Transport
- Travel
Kathryn Vercillo (1)
The Artists Mind : The Creative Lives and Mental Health of Famous Artists
ISBN: 9780764363849 Author: Kathryn Vercillo Publisher: Schiffer Books The Healing Power of Art. Why is there a misconception that artists are a little bit "crazy"? Does having an artistic temperament mean that creative people oper... The Healing Power of Art. Why is there a misconception that artists are a little bit "crazy"? Does having an artistic temperament mean that creative people operate in a mental state different from the "norm"? And why is art often used as therapy for mental illnesses? Anyone who enjoys looking at art, or who finds comfort in art making while living in our high-tech, high-stress era, will be intrigued by this look at historical and contemporary artists whose work reflects the mental-wellness issues that each one has lived with. Through biographies of individual artists, readers will explore existing research and theories about the relationship between mental health and creativity. The artists' lives prompt topics like why substance abuse is found at high rates among artists, how we can learn about the mental health of artists who were diagnosed with now-obsolete terms like "melancholia", and in cases where a formal diagnosis was lacking, how artists are posthumously "diagnosed" by modern-day professionals. The artists discussed reflect a wide range of mental health topics, including anxiety and depression, schizophrenia, bipolar conditions, body dysmorphia, disordered eating, and PTSD, among others. Bind: hardback Pages: 272 Dimensions: 152 x 228 mm Publication Date: 28-04-2023 |
$45.99 |