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| Art therapy originates with the idea that any art creation would generate tremendous remedies which ensures a better life and effective communication skills. Art therapy allows human beings release their stress and anxiety in support of providing the opportunity to realize ones` existence with a chance of recovery through free spiritual expression. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is one of the well known abstract painters that recognizes the powerful and effective therapeutic way through art. Although he was suffered from alcoholism, depression, mental disorganization ,and homosexual tendencies, he cured himself gradually by performing action painting in his exclusive way. Jung (Carl Gustave Jung 1875-1961)`s analytic psychology influences on abstract painters back in times including Jackson Pollock. Jung believes that paintings is the most effective measurement among other various methods to analyze and treat complex psychological trauma for the clients. For instance ,Jackson Pollock alleviates his illness by accomodating Jung`s analytic art therapy for a short period of time. As they live during the same period, Jackson Pollock adopts Jung`s analytical psychology into his art work very intensively. He follows Jung`s footsteps that leads him to be known as Jung in the field of arts today ;Hence the purpose of this paper is to explore the primary factors of Jackson Pollock`s art therapy in Jung`s analytic psychological perspectives. |
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| 미술치료, 잭슨폴록, 융, 분석심리학, Art therapy, Jackson Pollock, Jung, analytic psychology |
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