Love and Y(our
Creative Adventure Source Book: This
book provides the scripts of the videos
and comments for a seminar/...
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workshop exploring the relationship
between love and creative functioning
using five award-winning videos created
by John G. Young, M.D., a retired
psychiatrist and multimedia artist. This
class integrates the video presentation
with discussion and workshop experiences
related to the needs of the
participants. Day One we will examine
the creative person and
creative/innovative problem solving
approaches. Day Two we will focus on
creative expression especially as it
relates to love. This source book for
the seminar/workshop has the scripts for
the videos [Times Roman Bold],
commentary [Arial], asides, added
material and supplementary features
[Times Roman] to Love and Y(our Creative
Adventure so they can be reflected upon
between the classes.
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This book is a
supplement to a one-man multimedia show
that takes paintings that have been in
my videos in different roles...
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and re-contextualizing them for this art
show. Stills from the many videos I
created over the last 20 years become
the subject of this conceptual show. The
commentary on the paintings with the
stills is the art show. At times
paintings are backdrops for other
actors; at other time the paintings,
especially the portraits, are the main
actor. Thus this book is about an art
show that is art about art about art.
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LOVE , a book of
poems, written parallel to my 35 years
of practice in psychiatry, is a diverse
collection of works ranging...
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from serious poetry, light verse and
doggerel, to epigrams, graphics,
drawings, photographs, songs and
paintings. It ranges from experiences of
attraction, affection, passion,
tenderness, longing, leaving,
seriousness and humor, to raw sexuality,
perversion, merger, and raunchiness.
The section, Philosophical Inquiry into
the Nature of Love, I wrote nearly 50
years ago as a requirement for Honors in
Philosophy at the University of
Massachusetts. It explores the views of
the Jewish existential poet-philosopher,
Martin Buber as relates to the I and
Thou and his ontological and ethical
conception of love. It differentiates
two different forms of being, the I-Thou
and the I-It, and indicates how “love is
the responsibility of an I for a Thou.”
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To
become
original
creators,
artists
present
themselves
and
their
unique
points
of
view.
They
go
beyond
the
skill
level,...
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developing
themselves
as
much,
if
not
more
than,
their
techniques.
They
go
beyond
refining
approaches
learned
from
others
for
they
originate
something
new.
To
create
at
this
level
they
need
more
than
techniques
and
talent,
they
must
have
courage
and
imagination.
When
artists
have
the
courage
to
express
themselves,
their
understanding
of
the
world,
rather
than
repeat
the
formulas
of
the
past,
they
become
the
originators.
Will
and
Won’t
looks
at
the
issues
of
being
authentic
and
autonomous
as a
creator.
John
G.
Young,
M.D.
shows
you
how
to
over-come
perceptual,
conceptual,
cultural,
emotional
and
mental
block
to
creating.
He
examines
the
psychological
issues
of
fears
of
success,
tensions
in a
paradoxical
process,
the
double-edged
sword
of
creativity,
and
psychological
integration
and
style.
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The
Animal
Census
is a
playfully
illustrated
"children's
book
for
adults,"
full
of
double
entendres.
Written
at
Christmas...
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time,
it
takes
off
on
Luke’s
story—“when
it
came
to
pass
a
decree
from
Caesar
Augustus
that
a
census
should
be
taken
of
the
entire
Roman
world.”
But
it
also
asks
the
taxing
question,
“How
do
we
count
in
the
world?”
“And
when
are
we
going
to
come
to
our
senses?”
It
implies
we
act
like
animals,
but
that
might
not
be
fair
to
the
animals.
Finally
it
asks
the
psychological
question,
"What
kind
of
animal
are
you?"
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Parenting
the
Creatively
Gifted
identifies
those
who
are
gifted
in
creative
ways.
Dr.
Young
distinguishes
creative
abilities...
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from
high
intelligence.
He
examines
the
challenges
of
being
different,
being
the
“Ugly
Duckling,”
and
hoping
to
become
a
swan.
This
book
shows
how
parents
can
facilitate
those
with
high
sensitivities
to
grow,
treating
these
children
as
ends.
Finally
it
looks
at
creative
approaches,
creative
teaching
and
parenting,
and
how
to
nurture
these
gifted
individuals.
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S.E.L.E.C.T.:Creative/Innovative Approaches shows why creative and innovative approaches are important and how to attack a... More > problem or situation creatively. In this book, John G. Young, M.D., shows you hundreds of ways to become more creative. The word "S.E.L.E.C.T." is the memory word that reminds you of six important approaches to consider when attempting to find creative solutions: Stop what you are doing. Evaluate your assuptions. Look for alternatives. Engage your imagination. Consider metaphors and analogies. Try it out. < Less
This poetry book with illustrations by Dr. Young is a collection of
two notebooks, POEMS AT AN EXHIBITION and ACCIDENT
AT... More > RT 436 AND REDBUG ROAD. The first evolved out of a
collection of my paintings that led to a one-man art-show. Many
paintings were based on photographs I had taken over the years
focusing on the challenges we have faced as a family with multiple
sclerosis, deafness and blindness.
The second was written earlier at a time of great struggle when
my wife had a broken neck and ended up with quadriplegia. It
contains poetry of a more traditional kind found in poetry therapy
when self-expression is the important consideration, and it may
become creative expression. Sometimes emotions are so strong
they disrupt everything and poetry acts to contain the feelings.
The issue is not getting in touch with the feelings, but trying to
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