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DISSERTATIONS - 2014
EXPERIENCING VISIONARY ART: A JUNGIAN UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT’S INTERACTION WITH ALEX GREY’S WORK
Fernando Rocha Beserra
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Liliana Liviano Wahba
Key words: visionary art, analytical psychology, Alex Grey, aesthetics of reception, art and culture.
Abstract: The present dissertation aimed to understand the subjective responses of students, catalyzed by a set of works by visionary artist Alex Grey. Was realized the exposure of some selected works of the artist in a Data Show device to fifteen students, between 18 and 29 years of PUC-SP. After exposure of the works, was asked to research participants to tell a story about the works presented and a semi-structured interview was conducted. The data were organized by the Collective Subject Speech (DSC) and interpreted using the approaches of Jung's complex psychology and aesthetics of reception. It was observed that the works have the potential to profoundly stimulate the unconscious. Subjective responses were marked by intense emotional experiences, whether welfare or malaise, mobilizing projections and psychodynamic contents of the participants. Some themes became salient in the experience of the participants who interacted with the works, such as dualities, death, finitude, the strange, religion and spirituality, the body and the relationship between everyday life and unconventional experiences. The dissertation has enabled an understanding of the subjective responses of students, encouraged by selected works of artist Alex Grey.
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