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Pollock in particular borrowed the surrealists' "automatist" technique of letting the unconscious direct the brush. The single room in which 15 of the museum's Pollocks are displayed is easily the highlight of the far-ranging exhibition.
"Most modern painters," Pollock once said, "work from within. The unconscious is a very important side of modern art." No other artist has ever utilized the unconscious as brilliantly as he. Full Fathom Five is not the largest or most significant Pollock at the current exhibition, but it has a...
Like some sunken Atlantis, a Middle West lurks in the collective unconscious of many Americans. In that Middle West the year is still 1930-something, the lawns are broad and sleek, locusts whine in the elms on summer afternoons. There are vacant lots suitable for baseball. Prosperous businessmen eat lunch...
Subtle traces of this vivid posturing are still evident years later in adulthood. Like the angered child, grownups often turn an open palm toward those who happen to pose a verbal threat, although the gesture may be quite inconspicuous and unconscious. Women, for example, tend to make a rapid hand...
Analytical Tool. The most immediate practical application of ethological research is in the area of mental health. When ordinary verbal communication is partially impaired or breaks down entirely, as in the case of autistic children and schizophrenic adults, knowledge of man's nonverbal language can be an extremely useful...