SAM JACKSON HUGH MENDES GAVIN NOLAN The Id, the Ego and the Superego

10 Oct-17 Nov 2012

Overview

In his papers Beyond the Pleasure Principle and The Ego and the Id, Sigmund Freud outlined his theories on the structure of the human psyche, where personality exists in a state of constant conflict between three main components: the id, the ego and the superego. The three artists in this exhibition were brought together to illustrate a psychoanalytical reading of contemporary painting in response to Freud’s notions. Jackson, Mendes and Nolan choose to focus on the human form as subject matter, but in doing so treat the subject as a means to investigate the archaeology of the self, and often in order to reveal innermost psychological concerns.