July 14, 2025

The Intra-subjective Artistic Third and Symbolic Inner Witness: A Psychoanalytic Phenomenology of the Painters' Creative Process

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Qualitative study examines creativity dynamics in artists, highlighting the role of the unconscious and narrative structure.

MAIN FINDING: The study reveals that the unconscious is central to artists' creative processes and expressions.
KEY EVIDENCE: Five themes indicate that metaphor, time, and repetition shape the narrative of artistic creation.
APPROACH: Located in qualitative research, data were gathered from 25 painters and analyzed using interpretative methods.
SIGNIFICANCE: The findings introduce new constructs to understand the interplay between conscious thought and unconscious creativity.

Mesbah et al. (2025) studied this question.

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