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Title: Beyond Reason: Art and Psychosis Works From the Prinzhorn Collection by Laurent Busine, Inge Jadi, Bettina Brand-Claussen, Caroline Douglas ISBN: 0-520-21740-3 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: machinic desire
Comment: An excellect selection of schizz-flows and machinic couplings, looking at this book is like watching a film by the Brother's Quay (and I believe the Brother's have made a new film based on one of the artists in this book, "In Absentia"). A beautiful and fetishistic stroll through the "Outside" of those who were locked up "inside". Take flight!
Rating: 5
Summary: Art as a provocative view into the human mind
Comment: I first discovered the Prinzhorn Collection in late 1996 when selected paintings and drawings were put on display at the Hayward Gallery in London. The experience was extremely memorable.
More than just an art exhibit, "Beyond Reason" represented a provocative view into the inner workings on the human mind. (This is especially meaningful if you accept the argument that an understanding of the ailing mind can elucidate the functions of the healthy one.)
As you view the entire collection, patterns begin to emerge. "Circular" thinking, fear of being "trapped" in one's mind, and the desire to "escape" mental illness are common motifs. The cover of the book shows a great example. Painted by a schizophrenic, he successfully depicts his irrational fear of weightlessness; here, he must wear a blindfold and use hand-stilts to prevent himself from floating away.
Needless to say, I purchased a copy of the "Beyond Reason" book. Nearly 200 (mostly color) high-quality reproductions are presented, and the commentary is wonderful. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Art and expression "beyond reason" ...
Comment: I am a senior student of fine arts at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, and I purchased "Beyond Reason" with hopes of injecting new influences into my own art. I cannot explain what this book showed me -- I did not anticipate being so taken by the works I discovered. On virtually every page, profound works of art are shown by men and women not seeing themselves as artists, but merely as human beings desperately needing to express their inner emotions. I was humbled, to the point that I am second guessing my own artistic ambitions. I was very, very moved by the works -- their frenzied grasps at order apparent with every stroke and line. Whether you are an art student, art historian, or student of the psychology, I highly recommend this edition. Beautifully reproduced and presented with respect for their creators ... "Beyond Reason" is among the finest art books in my personal library.
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Title: The Art of Adolf Wolfli : St. Adolf-Giant-Creation by Elka Spoerri, Daniel Baumann, Edward M. Gomez ISBN: 0691114986 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 06 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Outsider Art: Spontaneous Alternatives (World of Art) by Colin Rhodes ISBN: 0500203342 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Discovery of the Art of the Insane by John M. MacGregor ISBN: 0691000360 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 17 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal by John M. MacGregor ISBN: 0929445155 Publisher: Delano Greenidge Editions Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $85.00 |
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Title: Art Brut : The Origins of Outsider Art by Lucienne Peiry, James Frank ISBN: 2080105841 Publisher: Flammarion Pub. Date: 14 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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