| Art is a communication of a special mode which occurs between artists and art lovers by using a vision to see the form. The author reads through the developmental history of art psychoanalysis in Korea, and defines its origin as [Psychoanalytic Investigation of Joong Sup Lee, a Korean artist] which Suk Jin Yoo presented back in 1955.
Secondly, the author introduces the theory of iconology interpreting the meaning of Western paintings at conscious level, and provided the interpretation of Rubens paintings as an example. In addition, the author summarized a new psychological interpretation of East-Asian paintings which have developed over past 20 years.
Finally, the author explains the development of a discipline of applied psychoanalyses, i.e., art psychoanalysis, with detailed discussion on Freud's uncovering the psychology of Mona Lisa (Da Vinci)s mysterious smile and more recent analysis of some Picassos paintings by several psychoanalysts. |
