Absence, Ambiguity, and The Representation of Creativity in Vermeer’s the Art of Painting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9232185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Baudry (New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 583-608 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Psychoanalytic Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2828 • E-ISSN: 2167-4086 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.2167-4086.2007.tb00268.x |
| PMID | 17503628 |
| OpenAlex | W2031298056 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper examines The Art of Painting, by Johannes Vermeer, to demonstrate how a great artist portrays the realm of imagination and creativity. The crucial points of entry for psychoanalysis reside in two sets of details in the painting that have generally been neglected by art historians: first, the contrast between the realistic rendering of certain parts of the work and the fuzzy, ambiguous nature of other elements; and second, the pervasiveness of the theme of absence in the manifest content. The author refers to some of Winnicott's and Lacan's concepts, particularly the connection between absence and desire as a spur to creativity
Aesthetics · Ambiguity · Art · Creativity · Linguistics · Painting · Psychoanalysis · Realm · Rendering (computer graphics) · Representation (politics) · Theme (computing) · Visual arts · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Art History and Market Analysis · Computer Science · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2016 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |