Parker, D. and Evans, M. (2010) Art and otherness: an enquiry into the experience of the 'other' in painting. Conversations in the Field. 1(3), pp. 1-9.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | The first part of this paper discusses the raw art of the naïve and primitive ‘Outsider’ in relation to the development of early modernist art. The intention is to elucidate the significance of this art on the development of modernist aesthetics and to offer some insights as to why this art held such a fascination for the modernist avant garde. Following this we trace later modernist developments; leading to the current post modern cultural position. Throughout this enquiry, the intention is to present a case for the importance and preservation of a sense of ‘otherness’ within the arts – where ‘otherness’ is seen as a container for depth experience touching on the numinous and the spiritual |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Painting, Jung, Psyche, Cultural Studies, Outsider Art, Spirituality, |
| Subjects: |
N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) > N7432.5 Outsider art N Fine Arts > ND Painting > ND1158.P64 Psychological aspects N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) > N61 Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts |
| Creators: | Parker, David and Evans, Michael |
| Publisher: | Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: | University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 1-9 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Conversations in the Field |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Language: | English |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/3585 |
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