As a groundbreaking thinker, Sigmund Freud’s studies and applications of psychotherapy and psychoanalyzing gave artists introspect into the idea that the mind is infinitely faceted – and the perspectives that one could view the world from were as well. Post-Modern greats like Jackson Pollack utilized Freud’s studies on the human brain, in taking advantage of the idea that no one perspective is appropriate to view anything. For example, Pollock’s famous drip paintings, characterized by wild bursts of color and paint, were made title-less because he wanted to put a stop to the viewer’s endless search for any set types of representational symbols or elements in his works, so they could simply feel the piece of art and interpret it freely. Freud also expressed in his studies that artists had a profound ability to effectively express and release their emotions into art, making it therapeutic. A critic once said that Pollock’s pieces of art were simply “mere unorganized explosions of random energy.” However, this actually conveys his unconscious effort to express some sort of pent up personal anger or frustration through his millions of paint drips, symbolizing the complexities of the human mind. On a different note, some of Andy Warhol’s most controversial forms of art – his films – were inspired by Freud’s theories on human sexuality. Warhol’s films like Blue Movie, My Hustler, and Lonesome Cowboys, all played around with human repression and then expression of sexual urges with those of the opposite and same sex – pushing the limits on what was accepted by society. Warhol embraced Freud’s exploration of the depths of the unconscious desires of the human minds, and wanted to show his audiences.
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