Artistry of the Mentally Ill: A Contribution to the Psychology and Psychopathology of Configuration

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
The Metaphysical Meaning of Configuration....Pages 11-12
The Expressive Urge and the Schema of the Tendencies of Configuration....Pages 12-15
The Urge to Play (Active Urge)....Pages 15-20
The Ornamental Urge (Environment Enrichment)....Pages 20-21
The Ordering Tendency (Rhythm and Rule)....Pages 21-23
The Tendency to Imitate (Copying Urge)....Pages 23-26
The Need for Symbols (Significance)....Pages 26-28
Eidetic Image and Configuration....Pages 28-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Psychiatric Foreword....Pages 37-40
Unobjective, Unordered Scribbles....Pages 40-44
Playful Drawings with a Predominant Ordering Tendency (Ornamentation and Decoration)....Pages 44-51
Playful Drawings with a Predominant Copying Tendency....Pages 51-65
Visual Fantasy....Pages 65-83
Increased Significance — Symbolism....Pages 83-95
Ten Schizophrenic Artists....Pages 96-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Summary of the Observations Made in the Pictures Themselves....Pages 231-245
Areas of Comparison....Pages 245-262
The Nature of Schizophrenic Configuration....Pages 263-268
Schizophrenic Configuration and Art....Pages 268-270
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
The Schizophrenic Outlook and Our Age....Pages 270-272
Summary....Pages 273-274