Entering the Subconscious

I do find the subconscious rather fascinating. I'm actually insanely jelous of artists who have reached a point in their making where they can enter the subconscious. One day I'll get there, it would be interesting to see what my subconscious comes up with. For me the subconscious is this mysterious and insanely personal world of an artist. Today in the lesson we learnt about different elements of psychology including Jung and Freudism.

Jung is quite an interesting topic. The term Jung was coined by Carl Jung who was most noted for his contributions of the psychological archetype, his theory of synchronicity and the collective unconscious. I never knew the human brain was so complex, its quite scary that we only use like 10% of our brains or was it 90%, the internet isnt actually giving me a proper answer, but what is interesting is that the rest is all this hidden stuff that we have inherited or they are memories that we wish to forget and supress. Jung is psyche through dreams, art, mythology, world religion and philosophy. Jung emphasised the importance of balance and harmony.

An interesting artist who looked at the psychology behind the people in her work is Christine Webster, who did the work Black Carnival. Her photography is based on fiction rather than documentary, she is intrigued by the human condition and is interested in working with others to explore the human psyche – people’s different personae, fantasy, identity, gender stereotypes and sexuality. Black carnival constists of larger than life prints of people with masks and props, these are very intimitating works they are almost alive.

Another interesting and rather intimidating crazy artist we looked at was Louise Bourgeois. She suffered from insomnia and her night drawings were often rhythmic. Predominantly a 3d artists, Louise Bourgeois believes that everything has a presise meaning and is symbolic of something, which often related to herself, the only thing she can trust is her unconscious.