Book, 9 lessons on art and psychoanalysis[LS]

The particular perspective of the renowned Argentine psychoanalyst in analyzes of painting, music and dance In the words of psychoanalyst and psychiatrist J.-D. Nasio, the conception of a work of art "is a unique and impenetrable process. It is impossible to surprise the secret of the act of creating, which will always remain a mystery. The only thing we can do is mentally reconstruct, a posteriori, the creative moment, and even that is only possible to a certain extent. Since it is forbidden for us to share with the artist his act of creating, we can only try to relive it in our imagination, to feel it." Based on this premise, Nasio investigates the issue of creation in various areas of art. In music, it explores the singularity of the experience of Maria Callas, for many the ultimate diva of operatic singing. In the field of painting, he investigates the relationship between the works of Francis Bacon and Velázquez; analyzes the impact that a Picasso painting had on a patient; and focuses on the expressive paintings of Félix Vallotton, in a profound assessment of the painter's personal experiences and their influence on his vast production. And he doesn't leave aside dance, as a sublime expression of the unconscious. At play throughout the book are art and sublimation - concepts that Nasio relates in an original way and at the same time deeply linked to psychoanalytic thought.