Buchanan Ian

Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Visual Art - Schizoanalytic Applications Buchanan Ian

Brief Description: "Schizoanalysis is Deleuze and Guattari's fusion of psychoanalytic-inspired theories of the self, the libido and desire with Marx-inspired theories of the economy, history and society. Schizoanalysis holds that art's function is both political and aesthetic - it changes perception. If one cannot change perception, then, one cannot change anything politically. This is why Deleuze and Guattari always insist that the artists operate at the level of the real (not the imaginary or the symbolic). Ultimately, they argue, there is no necessary distinction to be made between aesthetics and politics. One is simply the flipside of the other because both concern the formation and transformation of social and cultural norms. Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Visual Art explores how every artist, good or bad, contributes to the structure and nature of society because their work either reinforces social norms, or challenges them. On this view of things, we are all artists, we all have the potential to exercise what might be called a 'aesthetico-political function' and change the world around us; or, just as easily, we can dwell like assassins, and not only let the status quo endure but fight to preserve it as though it were freedom itself"--Marc Notes: Schizoanalysis is Deleuze and Guattari's fusion of psychoanalytic-inspired theories of the self, the libido and desire with Marx-inspired theories of the economy, history and society. Schizoanalysis holds that art's function is both political and aesthetic - it changes perception. If one cannot change perception, then, one cannot change anything politically. This is why Deleuze and Guattari always insist that the artists operate at the level of the real (not the imaginary or the symbolic). Ultimately, they argue, there is no necessary distinction to be made between aesthetics and politics. One is simply the flipside of the other because both concern the formation and transformation of social and cultural norms. Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Visual Art explores how every artist, good or bad, contributes to the structure and nature of society because their work either reinforces social norms, or challenges them. On this view of things, we are all artists, we all have the potential to exercise what might be called a 'aesthetico-political function' and change the world around us;or, just as easily, we can dwell like assassins, and not only let the status quo endure but fight to preserve it as though it were freedom itself--; Provided by publisher. Biographical Note: Ian Buchanan is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is the author of the "Oxford Dictionary of Critical Theory" (2010) and the editor of "Deleuze Studies."Lorna Collins is an artist, critic and arts educator based in Cambridge, where she completed her PhD as a Foundation Scholar in French Philosophy, at Jesus College. She is the founder and co-organiser/curator of the trans-disciplinary Making Sense colloquia and co-editor of the series of "Making Sense" books. Her provocative practice as an artist (in paint, film, installation and performance) drives the motor that lies behind all her existential and epistemological (philosophical) enquiries. Table of Contents: Notes on ContributorsList of IllustrationsIntroduction, "Ian Buchanan and Lorna Collins"Part I: Genealogy of Art and Schizoanalysis1. The Clutter Assemblage, "Ian Buchanan" (Director for the Institute for Social Transformation Research, University of Wollongong, Australia)2. Schizo-Revolutionary Art; Deleuze, Guattari and Communisation Theory, "Stephen Zepke" (author of Sublime Art) Part II: Raw Data for Schizoanalysis: Outsider Art3. Pragmatics of Raw Art (For the Post-Autonomy Paradigm), "Alexander Wilson" (media artist, musician, theatre director and theorist)4. Passional Bodies: The Interstitial Force of Artaud's Drawings, "Anna Powell" (Reader in Film and English at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)5. Art, Therapy and the Schizophrenic, "Lorna Collins" (artist, poet and critical theorist) Part III: Art as an Abstract Machine6. The Audience and the Art Machine: Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller's Opera for a Small Room, "Susan Ballard" (School of the Arts, English and Media, University of Wollongong)7. 1780 and 1945: An Avant-Garde Without Authority, Addressing the Anthropocene, "jan jagodzinski" (University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada)8. Strategies of Camouflage: Depersonalisation, Schizoanalysis and Contemporary Photography, "Ayelet Zohar" (transdisciplinary artist, curator and Lecturer, Tel Aviv University, Israel) Part IV: Mobilizing Schizoanalysis: Collaborative Art Practice 9. The Event of Painting, "Andrea Eckersley" (artist)10. In Response to the 'Indiscreet Questioner', "Jac Saorsa" (Cardiff University, Wales)11. The Sinthome/Z-point Relation or Art as Non-Schizoanalysis, "David Burrows and Simon O'Sullivan (Plastique Fantastique)" (Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, UK and Goldsmiths College, University of London)12. Art as Schizoanalysis: Creative Place-Making in South Asia, "Leon Tan" (Independent scholar) IndexPublisher Marketing: The concept of schizoanalysis is Deleuze and Guattari's fusion of psychoanalytic-inspired theories of the self, the libido and desire with Marx-inspired theories of the economy, history and society. Schizoanalysis holds that art's function is both political and aesthetic - it changes perception. If one cannot change perception, then, one cannot change anything politically. This is why Deleuze and Guattari always insist that artists operate at the level of the real (not the imaginary or the symbolic). Ultimately, they argue, there is no necessary distinction to be made between aesthetics and politics. They are simply two sides of the same coin, both concerned with the formation and transformation of social and cultural norms. "Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Visual Art" explores how every artist, good or bad, contributes to the structure and nature of society because their work either reinforces social norms, or challenges them. From this point of view we are all artists, we all have the potential to exercise what might be called a 'aesthetico-political function' and change the world around us; or, conversely, we can not only let the status quo endure, but fight to preserve it as though it were freedom itself. Edited by one of the world's leading scholars in Deleuze Studies and an accomplished artist, curator and critic, this impressive collection of writings by both academics and practicing artists is an exciting imaginative tool for a upper level students and academics researching and studying visual arts, critical theory, continental philosophy, and media.

Contributor Bio:  Buchanan, Ian Ian Buchanan is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is the author of the "Oxford Dictionary of Critical Theory" (2010) and the editor of "Deleuze Studies". Contributor Bio:  Collins, Lorna Lorna Lund and Larry Collins were raised in Alhambra, California, where they attended grammar school and high school together. Larry went to California Polytechnic College in Pomona, and Lorna was an English major at California State College at Los Angeles. They have been married for nearly fifty years and have one daughter, Kimberly. Larry worked as an engineer and spent many years involved in various projects throughout the United States and around the world. Lorna was employed in Document Control, Data Management, IT Change Management, Editing, and Technical Writing. They both worked in Osaka on the Universal Studios Japan theme park. Larry was a Project Engineer, responsible for the Jurassic Park, JAWS, and WaterWorld attractions. Lorna was the Document Control Supervisor in the Osaka field office. Their memoir of that experience, 31 Months in Japan: The Building of a Theme Park was a 2006 EPPIE finalist, named as one of Rebeccas Reads Best Nonfiction books of 2005, and is available in ebook, paperback, and hardbound formats. Their mysteries, Murder... They Wrote and Murder in Paradise, finalist for the 2012 EPIC eBook award, were published by Whiskey Creek Press in ebook and paperback formats. They plan several more in this series. Lorna has also written a series of romance anthologies, set in the mythical town of Aspen Grove, Colorado, with friends Sherry Derr-Wille, Christie Shary, and Luanna Rugh, all published by Whiskey Creek Press. Snowflake Secrets, published in 2008, was a finalist for the Dream Realm and Eric Hoffner awards. Seasons of Love was published on Valentine's Day 2009. Directions of Love won the 2011 EPIC eBook Award for best romance anthology. An Aspen Grove Christmas was released just in time for Christmas of 2010 with the debut of new author, Cheryl Gardarian. Lorna, Sherry, Cheryl, and Luanna teamed up again for 2013's The Art of Love. All are available in ebook and paperback. The group is currently writing several more anthologies. Lorna's fantasy/mystery/romance called Ghost Writer was published in June 2012 by Oak Tree Press. Larry's collection of short stories entitled Lakeview Park was published in December 2011. All their books are available from the publishers, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, their website (www.lornalarry.com) and other online book outlets. Follow Lorna's blog at http: //lornacollins-author.blogspot.com.