Spencer Heath's
Series
Spencer Heath Archive
Item 590
Outline for a talk. Or an essay?
Gestalt — Composition — Creation — Work of Art
Acts upon human nature
Response — Variable or Uniform — Invariable
Uniform as regards what is common to all men
Variable as to what is variable among men
Must the Gestalt, then, act in two ways?
Gestalt must evoke emotional response or reaction
POLARITY — Major — Minor
Kind of reaction
Negative
Fear — Hate
Flight — Fight Minor
Animal reactions — compulsive
Constraint — Danger — Inimical to life — Insecurity
Positive
No flight — no fight — Security
No “problem.” Inspiration — Freedom
Creation —
Intuitive — Concrete — Particular Grandmother cooking
Rational — Abstract — General
Rational technology
Granddaughter — Laboratory
Fine Arts — Intuitive only?
Rational arts — Esthetic?
Metadata
Title | Subject - 590 |
Collection Name | Spencer Heath Archive |
Series | Subject |
Box number | 5:467-640 |
Document number | 590 |
Date / Year | |
Authors / Creators / Correspondents | |
Description | Outline for a talk. Or an essay? |
Keywords | Gestalt Creation Art Psychology |