SheWalksSoftly

I cannot look away from this painting. Though seemingly simple, I find it entrancing. The artist’s story is rather interesting…

The creative process of the Swiss artist Peter Birkhäuser (1911-1976) took a striking turn when he entered midlife. A successful and influential graphic artist, Birkhäuser entered a deep depression and sought answers in the ideas of C.G. Jung. He entered analysis with Marie-Louise von Franz and developed a friendship with Jung himself.

As it became more difficult for Birkhäuser to finish his creative assignments, he began to illustrate images from his dreams. Over the course of 35 years, he kept notes on over 3400 of his dreams, and his work increasingly focused on the images emerging from his unconscious. His new work was not well-received by the art community of the time, but, viewed today, his vivid paintings bear striking testament to the disruptive and transformative reality of the individuation process.

I love how each painting at the source has a mini analysis pop up when you hover over it with the cursor.

See more here.

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With a quick glance at my archives, I realized that something about the illustrious Edgar Allen Poe lends itself to artistic caricature. I’ve somehow gathered a vast collection of artistic representations, most of which lean toward the grotesque.

Here are just a few (apologies for not being able to include source links…far too ill…).

Hm. I did not intend to randomly select *13* Poe images. Guess goth happens sometimes.

Why do you think so many people choose to depict warped and wonderful Edgar?

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