Psychoanalysts as Artists: Jon Meyer

Psychoanalysts are known for their sensitivity to the suffering, conflicts, and inhibitions of their patients. What is less well known is that many are also sensitive and talented artists. To provide a forum for that expression and an opportunity for sharing those visions and talents with others, there was an exhibit entitled “The artistry of Psychoanalysts” which was held at the winter meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association in New York at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The show was open to Members, Affiliates, and Associates of the American and Members of the IPA and IPSO and included photographs, paintings, watercolors, and collages. I am very grateful for the opportunity to give each of the artists more exposure on the International Psychoanalysis.net. One piece from the show will be shown each week and, as you will see, we have a lot of talent among us. –Jon Meyer

Stone and sky:  Stonehenge by Jon Meyer

Blues, Trauma, Finitude

Click Here to Read:  Blues, Trauma, Finitude by Robert D. Stolorow on the Huffington Post blog on April 27, 2010.  This blog was coauthored withDr. Stolorow’s son, Ben Stolorow, who is a working jazz pianist performing in the San Francisco Bay Area, both as a solo artist and together with his sister Stephanie under the name Stoli Rose.

Ben and Robert Stolorow

The Life & Work of Louise Nevelson with Laurie Wilson at NYPSI

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Friday, April 30, 2010 at 7:30 pm

The Life & Work of Louise Nevelson
Laurie Wilson, Ph.D.

Louise Nevelson spoke often about the lights, shadows and reflections in her work. She was referring both to the formal appearance of her abstract sculpture as well as to some metaphysical concepts used by many twentieth century artists. This presentation will address some psychological ways of understanding the artist’s conceptualization of her work. Applying Christopher Bollas’s concept of the “Unthought Known” to a reconstruction of Nevelson’s early biography and family history will illuminate the ways the artist described her work and the various relationships she had with the art dealers who represented her. Continue reading The Life & Work of Louise Nevelson with Laurie Wilson at NYPSI