Review The Art Of C. G. Jung Picturized By The Foundation Of The Works Of C.G. Jung Format Printed Matter

refused to consider himself an artist because his focus was on what the images he created could tell him about his psychological processes and he thought the term artist would relieve him of that responsibility.
But he was an artist, an incredibly talented and versatile one, This stunning book is, for me, more valuable than his celebrated Red Book, It includes, of course, a great many images from that work, but adds context through discussion and examples of the ideas and the artwork that led to Red Book images.
The many essays further contextualize the work, showing the important place of art in Jungs life, whether as a collector, a psychoanalyst or, quite definitely, an artist, I'm a huge fan of Jung and have dived a fair bit into his work, but in addition to his philosophy and psychology, I've always really enjoyed his art, it always struck me as incredibly expressive and authentic.
I have a very similar vibe from William Blake, despite their art is quite different, and Blake being more proficient,

I was delighted to know there was a book about Jung's art, This is actually quite recent, and Jung generally isn't thought of as an artist, This book was the first time of a big collection of his art and explaining Jung's artistic journey,

The book is bigger than I thought, in part because it deals with a lot of background information, For example, many of Jung's paintings of him as a child and teen survived, and those are displayed in the book and also aided by a short biography and how it relates to his art.


All the art is very well explained, and it rarely leaves you in the dark about a specific work, If anything, I found some painting's descriptions to be almost too indepth, If someone isn't super familiar with Jung, it would be very overwhelming and hard to decipher,

It explains the art both in the symbolic sense, obviously almost exclusively within Jung's system, but I was also surprised that it dived into a lot of technical details of painting itself.
As Jung was completely selftaught, it goes over the techniques he discovered, how they changed over time, the experiments he made, and so forth,

I really appreciate that the approach was quite a holist about art in general, and not just showing his best paintings, It even includes many passages and descriptions of his involvement with art in general, Such as comments on modern art, seminars, visits to museums, etc, Even details about the building of his house, which has always fascinated me, was provided,

It also has a big focus on his collection of art, I really liked this aspect which gave a very personal touch to the book, as if you got to know Jung in a more intimate way by seeing what he prized and what he collected.
It also had a good amount about the Red Book, not only in the images themselves, but also on the calligraphy and "background" illuminations which were really enjoyable to dive into, and it's easily missed.


It was delightful to go through the book and I'm glad I got it, If anything I think at times it seemed to be too broad, and perhaps it would be a better read if it was more condensed, Nevertheless, given that this is the only place where everything related to Jung's art was compiled, I understand the need to make this resource as comprehensive as possible, Otherwise, what would be left out would be for practical purposes lost and forgotten,

If you have been caught under Jung's artistic spell, it's very well worth getting, If you just like Jung in general, however, I wouldn't get the book in hopes of further insights, While I'm sure there are some, I think it's minimal and it's too specific to his artistic interests to be of value for most people, Бе абсолютно удоволствие да се чете това произведение на изкуството, позволяващо да надзърнем в един Юнг, който до момента не е бил осветен. Страхотна книга, поздравления за българския превод! Not for the casual reader, nor for someone who knows very little about Jung,

Reading this felt like jumping into an advanced university class, . . twothirds of the way through the semester, For a while, I tried reading word for word, but I quickly realized that I wasn't assimilating what I read, so I started skimming, Jung was widely read and had many interests I kept wondering if he were happy in his chosen career,

Here are a few quotes that I believe captured a key idea,

pSince antiquity, our general attitude to art has always been empathetic, and for this reason we designate as beautiful only those things we can empathize with.
If the artform is opposed to life, if it is inorganic or abstract, we cannot feel our own life in it, Jung

He did not like/understand modern art and thought it was a reflection of the modern world,

Jung believed that dreams and subconscious thoughts revealed our inner selves, My inner self is obviously quite different from his,

Thomas Fischer's chapter about Jung should have appeared much earlier in the book,

As for layout, . . the text lines are long two columns would have made for easier reading, Fascinating subject matter and some nice reproductions of Jung's art, but I felt that the text got bogged down in an excessive number of distracting end notes that made the reading experience more of a chore than it should have been.
Maravilhosa introdução ao lado artístico revelado postumamente do grande pensador C, G. Jung. A worldrenowned, founding figure in analytical psychology, and one of the twentieth centurys most vibrant thinkers, C, G. Jung imbued as much inspiration, passion, and precision in what he made as in what he wrote, Though it spanned his entire lifetime and included painting, drawing, and sculpture, Jungs practice of visual art was a talent that Jung himself consistently downplayed out of a stated desire never to claim the title “artist.
” But the longawaited and landmark publication, in, of C, G. Jungs The Red Book revealed an astonishing visual facet of a man so influential in the realm of thought and words, as it integrated stunning symbolic images with an exploration of “thinking in images” in therapeutic work and the development of the method of Active Imagination.
The remarkable depictions that burst forth from the pages of that calligraphic volume remained largely unrecognized and unexplored until publication,


The release of The Red Book generated enormous interest in Jungs visual works and allowed scholars to engage with the legacy of Jungs creativity, The essays collected here present previously unpublished artistic work and address a

remarkably broad spectrum of artistic accomplishment, both independently and within the context of The Red Book, itself widely represented.
Tracing the evolution of Jungs visual efforts from early childhood to adult life while illuminating the close relation of Jungs lived experience to his scientific and creative endeavors, The Art of C.
G. Jung offers a diverse exhibition of Jungs engagement with visual art as maker, collector, and analyst, .