The Art of Morandi at the Interface of Analysis and Art Criticism

The Art of Morandi at the Interface of Analysis and Art Criticism

This study of Giorgio Morandi, the renowned 20th century Italian painter, begins with traditional applied analysis, relating his art to his life experience and his psychology. While this approach suggests that creating art was Morandi’s only significant outlet for personal feelings and fantasies, it...

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Main Author: J. David Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2010-12-01
Series:PsicoArt
Online Access:http://psicoart.unibo.it/article/view/2134
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spelling doaj-04cedf91ffb24f7fb120afc71302531b2020-11-24T21:12:42ZengUniversity of BolognaPsicoArt2038-61842010-12-011110.6092/issn.2038-6184/21342020The Art of Morandi at the Interface of Analysis and Art CriticismJ. David Miller0George Washington UniversityThis study of Giorgio Morandi, the renowned 20th century Italian painter, begins with traditional applied analysis, relating his art to his life experience and his psychology. While this approach suggests that creating art was Morandi’s only significant outlet for personal feelings and fantasies, it is limited by a lack of biographical data. Consequently, I have adopted a second approach, as well, considering Morandi’s art as the visual equivalent of words from an analyst’s couch: I have noted my subjective responses and associations, comparing them with those of a consensus of art critics. From this perspective, I believe Morandi’s art demonstrates basic concepts of analytic process in a vivid and memorable wayhttp://psicoart.unibo.it/article/view/2134
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