Centre of Applied Jungian Studies — ART OF INDIVIDUATIO

Art of Individuation / by Stephen Anthony Farah, MA

Art of Individuation – Art is the most important expression of The psyche, and its desire for existence. Through art, the artist explores the question. of Meaning, expression, and being. Art represents and, through symbolization, the unconscious opens up to reveal what was hidden. Art is creative and generative. It creates something new and refining the psyche in constant search of more congruent expression. Individuation emerges out of The subject may feel a similar creative impulse. Individuation refers to the subject’s ongoing search for more harmonious, refined, and reified symbolic expressions. of her unconscious psyche. Through her art, she brings being into the world and into existence. Through her existence in the world, the individuating subject expresses herself artistically. Both are modes and vehicles. of By using the creative imagination, you can express the unconscious psyche, and thus facilitate the realization of The Jungian “Self” or Blake’s “Regenerated Man”.

Art as a way to progress of Inner schooling is the influence of Rudolf Steiner, his artistic impulse in early Modernism and Rudolf Steiner Cyril Coetzee

The spiritual crisis of western culture caused by scientific progressivism, analytical reductionism, and early modernist art. The search for a new base on which to spiritualise Modern Art. The birth of Abstract Art and the search for the ‘Fourth dimension’. The influence of the masses of Theosophy of Kandinsky and other pioneers of Abstract painting such as MünTher, Malevich, Mondrian, Kupka and Klint. Kandinsky’s key ideas, including that of the ‘epoch of the great spiritual’ These were obtained in the ‘Rosicrucian alchemical’ Theosophy (later Anthroposophy). of Rudolf Steiner, apparent both in Kandinsky’s writings and in his notion of Four progressive steps that lead to total spiritual abstraction. These steps echo Steiner’s interpretation of The principle four alchemical principles ‘stages of higher knowledge’. Goethe’s alchemical studies, his ‘Fairy tale of the green snake…’ And ‘Theory of colours’ were primary sources for Steiner’s art impulse, as manifest in his two ‘Goetheanum buildings, intended to be modern ‘Mystery Temples’ The related ideal of the ‘total art
work’( Gesamptkunstwerk) in the context of Steiner’s Theosophical conception of The 7 ‘bodies’ Constitutive of the complete human being as presented in Steiner’s lecture series: ‘Art in the light of Mystery Wisdom’ And ‘‘The arts and their mission’. Steiner’s little known painting pupils: Werefkin, Linde, Geck and Rosencrantz and their pioneering initiative to meditatively deepen painting as a ‘path of inner schooling’. The many characteristics of This new impulse in painting was intended to bring consciousness across the pond. ‘threshold of the spiritual world’. Steiner gives us practical painting exercises that we can use and how to do them.

The Artist and Their Objects By Peter Merritt Dobey

Art making for an authentic artist is inseparable from their life, and though it can be taken away, it probably shouldn’t be. It is more than an activity. of The authentic artist is the only way to express your life. of Puzzle solving and problem solving are two examples of art. But, it is also important to recognize that an internalized object can become externalized. It is more than a matter of expression. of Reprezentation or of “getting it out” but an act that literally allows you to exist. Through examples from my clinical practice with artists, and taking a look at Lacan’s treatment of The art-making process of James Joyce and Lacanian concepts of “Le Sinthome”I will also argue for its importance of leaving an artist’s symptoms intact, but allowing them to be utilized. I will also explore historical considerations. of If such phenomena are to be considered art, they should be considered symptomatic. “treated”This article will show you how to think about symptomatic artmaking through clinical vignettes. of It is a good model to use by everyone of, and not remedy, one’s symptoms.

My Fifty Year Journey with Work of Blake and Jung By Prof. Joseph Phillip Natoli

In this article, I will discuss Carl Jung and William Blake in four contexts. Both saw a path to fulfilment, Jung’s individuation leading to The Self and Blake’s Regenerated Man, through a never ending dynamic or dialectic of Contrasts, or what Blake called the Marriage of Contraries between Heaven and Hell
Let me start again: Blakean’s idea that our reality was first imagined prompted my interest in phenomenological psychotherapy, which acknowledges the differing existences created by those who are in therapy and those who report those differences to the analyst.
A third context is the hyper-hyped consciousness of In the postmodern world, hyper- refers primarily to the self-reflexivity of Consciousness, the ability to jump back on our reality making ways. Hyped- refers only to the impact of Spin, spectacle and the commodification or consciousness.
Blake and Jung are the Post-truth Context of A post-truth world is a new kind of world. of debasement of Postmodern views are a Fall into a chaotic cyberspace chaos in the lens of Perception is that of A selfie. A selfie is a look inward.
The last time we speak: Our wife died on December 5, 2020. This is the most important context of All my thinking is now. The idea that archetypes may contain traces of their origins intrigues me. of Every life lived, a unique of Platonic metempsychosis where all souls are reborn in each new soul born.

The Portable Metaphysic of Art: Eros and Feminine in the Transdisciplinary Search for Meaning and Being Susan Rowland (PhD)

Building on Stephen Farah’s framework and focusing on the hyper-modern pst 1995 era, my talk will explore the emergence of What could be called an Eros, or feminine metaphysic, is a transformation from Jung and transdisciplinarity into a multi-religious, diverse, sacred, and multicultural practice. Referring to my book, Jungian The Nuclear Enchantment and Arts-Based Research of New Mexico. This material will directly address your role of Dissolution of nuclear weapons of Metaphysical logocentrism

A very, very short history of Western Art / Hugo Virgil Fry

This is the third part of this trilogy of Videos, I will give a concise overview of The whole of Western art with pointsers, winks and quotes to help explain the rich and diverse explosion of The arts today. I will cover authors, philosophers and artists. The goal of The series provides a brief overview. of The evolution of Use quotes, references and pointers to bring form and content up to the present. The amazing Art story will lead us to the present situation. of The arts and their reflections on the current state of the world as it unfolds of These are the challenges that lie ahead. These include ecology, equality, freedom. Can we allow the advent? of Launching Humanity 2.0: Bitcoin and new Ego-Gods.

Expressionism in Contemporary Art Prof. John Rapko

In this lecture we’ll consider some aspects of There are many difficulties when discussing expression in contemporary art. We’ll start with a consideration of The standard conception of artistic expression around 1960 as given in Harold Rosenberg’s book The Tradition of The New. Then we’ll consider the work of Two artists were prominent at the foundation of Contemporary art and whose work seems either to challenge or to reject of this conception: the video and performance by Nam June Paik and Frank Bowling, Anglo- Guyanese painters. Bowling repeatedly expressed his gratitude for the work, which is quite interesting. of the philosopher Richard Wollheim on expression, and so we’ll consider Wollheim’s account, one that is intended to be broadly consistent with psychoanalytic thought. Finally we’ll briefly consider the character of expression in modern art with a viewing of One of These are the short studies of Carol Trindade, a Brazilian theatre and dancer, uses facial expressions.

Mummy, where do we start and finish? Jane McAdam Freud

My focus is on Art & Identity, or more precisely understanding identity through creating art.
Let me tell you how it worked out for me. I will share what I learned for your benefit. However, I should stress that I am not referring to art therapy. This may have the exact same outcome, but it is a completely different journey with more to do catharsis than the job. of Making art. The true intention is something else.
We artists identify our preference. We choose our preference of materials and processes, the scale, titles, etc. Recognizing and further research into these choices can reveal hidden truths regarding our fundamental formative relationships.
I will share primary and personal experiences about the first mother/child bond and first love affair, with all its ambivalence.
Showing images of works I made for ‘Mother Mould’ My solo show was exhibited in 2015. I invite the audience’s input to make it even better. ‘for them’ Through association; and any appropriate questions that might arise.

International movements, local art, and personal agency: Art is in the Formation of Identity/ Sinazo Chiya

This discussion will observe how the principles underlying mainstream art movements established in the Europe and North America such as Post Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism – with their political and aesthetic complexities – are applied, subverted and transcended by South African artists Moshekwa Langa, Mawande Ka Zenzile and Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi. These artists are able to create new forms through their interactions with these ideas. of Believe, Individualized Forms of Reconfiguring and knowledge production of Narratives of victimhood in the black African experience. This discussion, which is framed through a personal lens examines how art and this symbol material have had an inspiring, motivating, and galvanizing influence on the construction. of My identity. Visual harmony offers us the opportunity to see the potential for analytical thinking and visual harmony as a metonym. of Images centring of I am a fan of indigenous practices and see how art has been an important tool in my personal development of a critical, post-colonial subjectivity.

World Worlding By Mark Rautenbach

Artist Mark Rautenbach resides and works in Cape Town, South Africa. For him, art is a means of communicating with the Shadow. He defines the Shadow as the-me-he-cannot-see. In an alchemical sense, art-making is The Work. This refers to the life work, development, purification, and integration. of The various aspects of The Self. Rautenbach uses art to divinity the Shadow. Art-making makes the Shadow visible. Engaging with material (art making) allows us to see the matter literally and figuratively. Symbols, narratives, and meanings of Material are as tangible to him as the actual material they are made of. He loves material that is either problematic or discarded. Material such as encyclopedias and compact discs, along with collected papers that hold sentimental or nostalgic attachments (greeting card, love letters, certificates), material which cannot be recycled, composted, and education documents. The often labor intensive craft type techniques (which he calls menditations) facilitate meditative sitting-with the matter, as in what’s-the-matter?; witnessing. The result is quite calming, meditative, and uplifting.

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Stephen Anthony Farah, MA Is the co-founder, and also serves as head of The Learning and Research Center Centre For Applied Jungian Studies South Africa. He is the current chair. of International Association of Jungian Studies. Stephen is a graduate of the University with an honours degree. of the Witwatersrand and a master’s degree in Jungian Post Jungian Studies The University of Essex. Stephen’s areas of Psychoanalysis, film and philosophy are all areas of interest of Language, consciousness, individuation and futurism. His paper ‘True detective and Jung’Here are four steps of transformation’ was published in The Routledge International Handbook of Jungian Film Studies. He is currently compiling anthologies and editing them with Marybeth Carter, his co-editor. of papers for ‘The Spectre of the Other: crises and opportunity ‘.

Cyril Coetzee Portrait artist. He has done both informal portraits and commission portraits throughout his life, including the portrait. of Nelson Mandela, which was used for the international stamp commemorating Mandela’s 90th birthday. He was a professor of Fine Art at Port Elizabeth Technikon as well as an Art History lecturer for University. of He has also been invited to speak at various universities in South Africa, England and Switzerland on Art History. His works are in many private and public collections around the world, including the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Johannesburg Art Gallery, and the Standard Bank in London. of Oriental and African Studies London. He was appointed by the University in 1996 of The Witwatersrand will paint a 28-square-meter canvas for William Cullen Library. This internationally renowned archive is being celebrated in celebrations of the 75th anniversary. of Judge Goldstone revealed the University in 1999. The Helgaard Steyn Award 2003 and the Vita Art Award 1993 were among the awards won. Coetzee has had solo retrospective exhibitions at the University and has exhibited internationally. of South Africa Gallery, Pretoria and the Getrude Posel Gallery of the University of The Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, 1993.

Peter Merritt Dobey A psychoanalytic psychotherapist was trained in Ireland. He then conducted his own analysis in France and Ireland, following the tradition. of Jacques Lacan is a French philosopher and psychoanalyst. His background lies in contemporary art as well as art criticism. He continues to practice as an artist, and also writes about art. He has had the great fortune to have the opportunity to travel and live all over the world. of He has traveled the globe and can confirm that these experiences and his love for life have been a part of his lifelong passion of The arts have given him the best tools to think. Peter went to art school and has been mentored by the artist Christian Boltanski, who early on showed him that talking about one’s intimate life is as important to their art as talking about art. The same works in reverse: talking about one’s art is to explore one’s life and unconscious desires. http://analysisforartists.com/

Professor Joseph Phillip Natoli American academic. He is an American academic who has published on Blake, postmodernism and literary theory. From 1991 to 2009, he was editor. of The State University published the Postmodern Culture series of New York Press. He is a member of Henry Giroux started the Truthout Public Intellectual Project. He is part of the editorial staff. of Bad Subjects. CounterPunch contributing writer since 2014. https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Natoli

Susan Rowland PhD She is currently Core Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute in California, where she co-chairs the MA Engaged humanities and the Creative Life. She was previously Professor of English Jungian Studies The University of Greenwich, UK: She has published extensively in the areas of Jung, literary theory (gender), literature, and detective fiction. Jung: A Feminist Revival (2002), Jung as a Writer (2006), The Ecocritical Psychology (2012), Remembering Dionysus(2017). Jungian Literary Criticism: The Essential Handbook (2019). Her new book, is Jungian The Nuclear Enchantment and Arts-Based Research of New Mexico (2020), as well as her Jungian Arts-based research includes writing detective novels. Founding chair of The International Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS), Susan lives in California, with Joel Weishaus, a digital literary artist. Email: [email protected]

Hugo Virgil Fry, after having obtained a master’s degree in history of Hugo moved into the whirling realm after completing art at Trinity College, Dublin. of Futures trading in London of the 80’s. He started his own film company, doing corporate briefings, when the internet was available and the arts became more accessible. He has returned to his first passion. of He produced art documentaries about the arts and mainly focused on the contemporary Belgian scene. He will give a brief overview of the topic in this talk. of The whole of As a guide, western art is mixed with quotes, winks or pointers to explain the very rich and varied explosion. of The arts are alive today.

Prof. John Rapko Is a philosopher of Berkeley, California art critic. His work covers many areas of the arts, but he focuses on philosophical issues in contemporary visual artists. He was a former professor. of Critical studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. He also teaches philosophy, art theory and art history at the University. of California at Berkeley. Stanford University. California College of The Arts and Other. He is the author of Two books on philosophy of contemporary art: Logro, Fracaso, Aspiracíon: Tres Intentos de Entender el Arte Contemporáneo [Success, Failure, Aspiraton: Three Attempts to Understand Contemporary Art] (2014). Return to Darkness (forthcoming from the Universidad de los Andes Press in 2021). His academic writings have appeared in the Journal of British Journal: Aesthetics, Art Criticism of His art criticism in Artweek and artcritical.com, as well as his aesthetics and Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews are some of his publications. He is currently working on a philosophical account. of The visual arts are generally combined with a series. of Studies on experimental poetry in literature

Jane McAdam Freud Her works are represented in major public collections abroad and at home, including the British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum. Her 60 solo exhibits include a retrospective at London’s Freud Museum in 2007 and a Wooyang Contemporary Arts Museum in South Korea 2016 which featured her work. She has also published many papers about her work. ‘origins’ Both in a personal as well as universal sense. Jane is currently working on an exhibition installation for Freud’s Birth House, in Pribor, Moravia CZ.

Sinazo Chiya Stevenson’s associate director and author. of 9 More Weeks, a book of Interviews with artists. She is one of the 2019 writing fellows at The Institute. of University, Creative Arts of Cape Town. She was the editor of Uhambo luyazilawula, a monograph of Mawande Ka Zenzile’s work and her writing features in an upcoming publication by Penny Siopis, looking at the essay film. Recently, she was co-curated My whole body changed into another, an exhibition in Stevenson Cape Town and Johannesburg that focuses on ideas around transformation and existence.

Mark Rautenbach In 1964, he was born in Pietermaritzburg. He obtained a BAFA in Sculpture and was then freed from the army. of diamanté jewellery and 23 pent up years from growing up in a small town. He worked at Hillbrow Records in Johannesburg, just as CDs were becoming popular. He started a hand-painted t-shirt and fabric business, Jellyhead with Julie Blakeman his wife. They took it to Durban. After coming out gay in the mid 90’s he washed up in Cape Town from a suicide attempt, with a froth of Psychedelics and astrological charts, tarot readings, and arcane new age voodoo.
He was always creating post-industrial, minimal art pieces out of it all. of Material taken from the recycle bin. In the early 2000’s he was invited to teach Design, in Jewellery Design, at the then Cape Technikon, later CPUT. After completing his recovery from multiple addictions in 2009, his life took a dramatic turn. Recently, he celebrated 11 years clean. He began to practice meditation and yoga and taught Art and Design at high school. He died in the end. of 2012 saw him leave teaching and begin to make a living by art making. He presented his greatest achievement, The Educators New Clothes in 2013. This was a year-long public performance of knitting that sparked conversations across the country about the state. of Education in South Africa
He has worked in the Rand Refinery Gallery and The National Gallery. He did a remote residency in the United States last year as part of COVID.[ntelling]S[tories] in Tranås, Sweden. The residency explores identity as something which separates people from one another rather than brings people closer. Beginning of He had his solo exhibition World Worlding in the same year. He has shown at Everard Read, Cape Town and David Krut Projects.