The Neurobiology of Painting

by Bradley; Harris; Jenner; Rose

• ISBN13: 9780123668752
• ISBN10: 0123668751
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-03
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

This volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series presents a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, and a discussion of art from multiple facets. The book explores several aspects of the neurobiology of painting, including evolutionary neurobiology, sensation vs. perception, the visual brain and how the mind works. The book also delves into brain disorders affecting artists, such as fainting, migraine, epilepsy, synaesthesia, and the effects of more permanent conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and stroke on the different parts of the brain concerned with creativity. There is also an overall view on inherited disorders and how these may affect the work of artists. Chapters on the spinal cord injury that profoundly affected the painting of Frida Kahlo and the mysterious deafness that afflicted Francisco de Goya should be of interest to neurologists and art enthusiasts alike. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xiii
Preface	xv
Evolutionary Neurobiology and Art
C. U. M. Smith
Introduction	1	(1)
Definitions	2	(1)
Play	3	(1)
``Shock of the New''	4	(1)
Neurophysiology	4	(2)
Landscape	6	(2)
Mate Selection	8	(2)
Parts and Wholes	10	(2)
Imagination	12	(5)
References	13	(4)
SECTION I VISUAL ASPECTS
Perceptual Portraits
Nicholas Wade
Introduction	17	(2)
Medical Societies in London	19	(2)
Anatomists of the Brain	21	(3)
Microscopists	24	(4)
Functions of the Brain	28	(5)
Dysfunctions of Behavior	33	(3)
Conclusions	36	(3)
References	36	(3)
The Neuropsychology of Visual Art: Conferring Capacity
Anjan Chatterjee
Introduction	39	(1)
Disposition to Produce Art	40	(1)
Visual Vocabulary	41	(1)
Descriptive Accuracy	42	(2)
Enhanced Expressivity	44	(2)
Conclusions	46	(5)
References	47	(4)
Vision, Illusions, and Reality
Christopher Kennard
Introduction	51	(1)
Functional Specialization in the Visual Brain	52	(1)
Face and Object Recognition	53	(1)
Recommended Reading	54	(1)
Localization in the Visual Brain
George K. York
Introduction	55	(1)
A Note on Localization	56	(2)
The Painter at the Bedside	58	(2)
The Neurologist in the Picture Gallery	60	(2)
Commentary: The Three Cultures	62	(7)
References	64	(5)
SECTION II EPISODIC DISORDERS
Neurology, Synaesthesia, and Painting
Amy Ione
Introduction	69	(2)
Case of the Color-Blind Artist	71	(1)
Normals and Synaesthesia	72	(3)
Metaphor and Synaesthesia	75	(4)
References	77	(2)
Fainting in Classical Art
Philip Smith
Introduction	79	(1)
Blackouts in Paintings	80	(1)
Crucifixion Fainting	80	(1)
Historical Fainting	81	(2)
Genre Fainting	83	(1)
Swooning	84	(1)
Men Fainting	85	(2)
Conclusions	87	(2)
References	87	(2)
Migraine Art in the Internet: A Study of 450 Contemporary Artists
Klaus Podoll
Introduction	89	(1)
Methods	90	(1)
Results	91	(13)
Discussion	104	(5)
References	106	(3)
Sarah Raphael's Migraine with Aura as Inspiration for the Foray of Her Work into Abstraction
Klaus Podoll
Debbie Ayles
Introduction	109	(1)
Art Critics' Notions on Sarah Raphael's Migraine with Aura	110	(1)
History of Illness	110	(3)
Impact of Sarah Raphael's Migraine with Aura on Her Art	113	(3)
Conclusions	116	(3)
References	117	(2)
The Visual Art of Contemporary Artists with Epilepsy
Steven C. Schachter
Introduction	119	(1)
Background to the Collection	120	(1)
Artistic Themes in the Works of Contemporary Artists with Epilepsy	120	(10)
Conclusions	130	(5)
References	130	(5)
SECTION III BRAIN DAMAGE
Creativity in Painting and Style in Brain-Damaged Artists
Julien Bogousslavsky
Introduction	135	(4)
Change in Creativity and Style in Artists after Brain Lesion	139	(2)
Change of Style in Artists	141	(6)
References	146	(1)
Artistic Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
Sebastian J. Crutch
Martin N. Rossor
Introduction	147	(3)
Willem de Kooning (1904--1997) and Other Artists with Alzheimer's Disease	150	(2)
William Utermohlen (b. 1933)	152	(4)
Positive and Negative Cognitive Phenomena	156	(4)
Conclusions	160	(5)
References	160	(5)
SECTION IV CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
Stroke in Painters
H. Bazner
M. Hennerici
Introduction	165	(1)
Case Studies of Painters with Right Hemisphere Stroke	166	(14)
Case Studies of Painters with Left Hemisphere Stroke	180	(6)
Other Cases	186	(1)
Conclusions	187	(6)
References	189	(4)
Visuospatial Neglect in Lovis Corinth's Self-Portraits
Olaf Blanke
Introduction	193	(3)
Mature Style--Late Style?	196	(3)
Hospitalization	199	(1)
Rehabilitation	199	(2)
Self-Portraiture	201	(1)
Drawings	201	(3)
Paintings	204	(5)
Discussions	209	(6)
References	212	(3)
Art, Constructional Apraxia, and the Brain
Louis Caplan
Introduction	215	(1)
Constructional Apraxia	215	(1)
What Attributes are Customarily Needed to Make a Painting or Sculpture?	216	(1)
The Frontal Lobes and Their Projections	217	(5)
The Parietal Lobes and Their Projections	222	(13)
References	232	(3)
SECTION V GENETIC DISEASES
Neurogenetics in Art
Alan E. H. Emery
Introduction	235	(1)
How Neurogenetic Disease Affected the Artist's Work?	235	(2)
Neurogenetic Disease Depicted in Art	237	(2)
Conclusions	239	(2)
References	239	(2)
A Naive Artist of St Ives
F. Clifford Rose
Introduction	241	(1)
Bryan Pearce	241	(2)
His Painting	243	(3)
His Sister	246	(3)
Phenylketonuria	249	(2)
Another Famous Case	251	(2)
References	252	(1)
Van Gogh's Madness
F. Clifford Rose
Introduction	253	(1)
His Art	254	(1)
His Illness	255	(1)
Ear Amputation	256	(2)
His Attacks	258	(3)
What Disorder Did van Gogh Have?	261	(10)
References	268	(3)
Absinthe, The Nervous System and Painting
Tiina Rekand
Introduction	271	(1)
Art as a Reflection of Life	272	(1)
Medical Effects of the Absinthe	273	(1)
Effect of Absinthe on Artistic Expression	274	(2)
Conclusions	276	(5)
References	278	(3)
SECTION VI NEUROLOGISTS AS ARTISTS
Sir Charles Bell, KGH, FRS, FRSE (1774--1842)
Christopher Gardner-Thorpe
Introduction	281	(1)
Charles Bell's Early Years	282	(1)
David Allan (1774--1796)	282	(1)
Raphael Cartoons Studied by Bell	283	(1)
Corunna Oils in 1809	284	(1)
After Corunna in 1809 and Marriage in 1811	284	(1)
Waterloo in 1815 and the Watercolors of 1836	284	(1)
After Waterloo	285	(2)
Italian Tour in 1840	287	(1)
Death at Hallow Park in Worcestershire	287	(1)
After Bell	287	(6)
References	288	(5)
SECTION VII MISCELLANEOUS
Peg Leg Frieda
Espen Dietrichs
Introduction	293	(1)
Background	293	(1)
Poliomyelitis	294	(1)
School	294	(1)
Accident and Artist Debut	295	(1)
Diego Rivera	295	(1)
Suffering and Painting	296	(2)
Disease and Creativity	298	(3)
The Deafness of Goya (1746--1828)
F. Clifford Rose
Introduction	301	(5)
The Duchess of Alba	306	(1)
What was Goya's Illness?	307	(1)
Differential Diagnosis	308	(1)
Vogt-Koyanagi Syndrome	308	(4)
Black Paintings	312	(5)
References	315	(2)
Index	317	(6)
Contents of Recent Volumes	323