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The mind of the artist : personality and the drive to create / William Todd Schultz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schultz, William Todd, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Artists--Psychology.
- Artists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book takes a deep, multi-angled, psychological approach to understanding the personality-based roots of creativity and the creative process. It draws on decades of scientific research focused on the central, mysterious trait of Openness, the true unifying glue behind everything creative.
- Contents:
- Traits, states, and stories
- Trait-based origins of creativity
- The unifying glue
- Chaos rainbows
- Two exemplary creators : Davie Bowie and Frida Kahlo
- The unhappiness muse
- The myth of the mentally ill artist
- Art and suicide.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-761111-7
- 0-19-761112-5
- 0-19-761110-9
- OCLC:
- 1285781438
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