6. The Impact of Jung, Alchemy, and Tales of Transformation on Pereira's Abstract Symbolism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgment xi
5. Introduction xv
6. 1. Background, Training, and Early Philosophical Readings 1
7. 2. Exploring the Relationship between Artist and Society 28
8. 3. The Design Laboratory and Pereira's Introduction 62 to Bauhaus Theories 62
9. 4. The "Glass Age" and Pereira's First Paintings on Glass 95
10. 5. Pereira's Study of Perception: Hildebrand, Worringer, 119 Hinton, and Giedion 119
11. 6. The Impact of Jung, Alchemy, and Tales of Transformation on Pereira's Abstract Symbolism 138
12. 7. Reconciling the Inner-Outer Duality: Pereira's Philosophy of Space, Time, and Light 178
13. 8. Pereira versus Abstract Expression 215
14. Conclusion 229
15. Appendix 1: Chronology 233
16. Appendix 2: Exhibitions 240
17. Notes 251
18. Selected Bibliography 301
19. Index 317