Jung, Picasso, Chagall and The Genius Archetype- with Olga Turcotte, MIM
Date – November 23, 2024
Time – 1 pm – 3 pm
Cost – $60
On Zoom
Join us to look at and discuss some of Pablo Picasso’s and Marc Chagall’s works from a Jungian point of view; no prior knowledge of their art is necessary!
Pablo Picasso: Child with a Dove, 1901 Marc Chagall, I and the Village, 1911
Jung (1875-1961) and Picasso (1881-1973) were contemporaries, two geniuses in their respective fields who had the ability to delve into the collective unconscious and bring out its contents in a meaningful and relatable form. Their ideas and works deeply reflected the Zeitgeist. Everything Pablo Picasso (!881-1973) created can be labelled as a masterpiece, but in the interest of our limited time, we will focus on those richest in symbolism and archetypal imagery (Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, 1907, and Guernica, 1937, amongst a few others).
Mark Chagall (1887-1985), an almost-contemporary of Jung, is considered one of the greatest image-makers of the 20th century. He was a lonesome visionary, a citizen of the world, a stranger lost in his inner and also sometimes outer world. Chagall’s use of the canvas to express the inner so as to make sense of the outer, using simple-looking yet symbol-loaded images, is a prime example of how the unconscious works to help us find a balance, and hopefully some meaning, between the two worlds.
Olga E. Turcotte is a lecturer based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the current Public Programs Director at the Institute. She has lived and studied in seven countries and has worked in the fields of corporate finance, non-profit management, consulting and education. Her areas of focus are literature, religion and symbolism.
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 23, 2024
1 pm – 3 pm, (EST) via Zoom
Cost: $60
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