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Private space: The setting for the work of artists and psychotherapists

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article compares the private space of artists with the clinical setting of therapists. The Jungian prism of visionary creativity is used to elucidate the kind of dream state that is enabled from within such a private space. Presenting a psychological perspective on the artist’s intuitive approach to the development and protection of the creative process, this discussion offers the therapist a glimpse into the artistic sensibility of many clinicians, such as Freud, Bion and Ogden, who are engaged in the cultivation of a quiet state of mind.

Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy

DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102366

Author: David Lester

Institution: Bar-Ilan University

Language: English

Topic: Art Therapy and Mental Health

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500

OpenAlex ID: W4414957691

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