Water, Horizons, and the Painter

Abstract

In a conversation between Jungian analyst Katherine Olivetti and artist Louise LeBourgeois they touch on the impact of Jung's Memories, Dreams, Reflections; the artist's connection to water and her muse Lake Michigan; and early memories of swimming with her father. They explore the theme of the horizon and the paradox of water and discuss the physicality of painting.

Keywords::

• horizon
• Lake Michigan
• Louise LeBourgeois
• Memories, Dreams, Reflections
• painting, swimming
• water

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Katherine Olivetti

KATHERINE OLIVETTI, MA, MSSW, is a Jungian analyst who practices in Woodside, California, and is a member of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and the New York Association for Analytical Psychology. She is a graduate of Columbia University; the C. G. Jung Institute of New York, where she taught, supervised, and served as president; and the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, where she was certified as a family therapist. She also served as a clinical instructor on the faculty of the Child Study Center at Yale University. She is Editor of JUNG JOURNAL: Culture & Psyche. Correspondence:[email protected]. Website: www.katherineolivetti.com.