The picture speaks to me
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Book Introduction
Korea's leading trauma art therapy expert,
Professor Kim Seon-hyeon, who heals the mind through pictures and words
For every moment when you need understanding of love, a picture of comfort is given to you.
“Is there a painting that catches your eye?
“It’s a sign that your heart needs an inspection.”
A warm picture story, 『Pictures Speak to Me』, has been published for me who has just started loving and for you who still finds love difficult.
Professor Kim Seon-hyeon, Korea's leading art therapy expert who has spread the message of the transformative power of art through numerous books, including the best-selling "The Power of Painting" and "Reconciliation," is now seeking to comfort "hearts struggling with the awkwardness and burden of love" through art.
This book, which was published in 2019 as a revised edition of 『Drawing Prescription』, is a psychological therapy that focuses on my wandering mind in the relationship between my lover and me.
In particular, the 55 paintings introduced in this book are paintings that have been shown to have a therapeutic effect in healing emotional wounds in art therapy settings. They help even I, who feel helpless, to face and realize my own frustrated feelings and lead to healing.
As you follow the author's storytelling, grounded in psychological theories that address trauma, and the captivating illustrations, you will discover the powerful comfort and calming power of images.
“Drawing therapy starts from the infinite power of drawing.
“I hope to look into the state of mind of those who read this book through the pictures that particularly catch my eye, and to heal their aching hearts based on the experiences I have accumulated over the years.” _From the prologue
Professor Kim Seon-hyeon, who heals the mind through pictures and words
For every moment when you need understanding of love, a picture of comfort is given to you.
“Is there a painting that catches your eye?
“It’s a sign that your heart needs an inspection.”
A warm picture story, 『Pictures Speak to Me』, has been published for me who has just started loving and for you who still finds love difficult.
Professor Kim Seon-hyeon, Korea's leading art therapy expert who has spread the message of the transformative power of art through numerous books, including the best-selling "The Power of Painting" and "Reconciliation," is now seeking to comfort "hearts struggling with the awkwardness and burden of love" through art.
This book, which was published in 2019 as a revised edition of 『Drawing Prescription』, is a psychological therapy that focuses on my wandering mind in the relationship between my lover and me.
In particular, the 55 paintings introduced in this book are paintings that have been shown to have a therapeutic effect in healing emotional wounds in art therapy settings. They help even I, who feel helpless, to face and realize my own frustrated feelings and lead to healing.
As you follow the author's storytelling, grounded in psychological theories that address trauma, and the captivating illustrations, you will discover the powerful comfort and calming power of images.
“Drawing therapy starts from the infinite power of drawing.
“I hope to look into the state of mind of those who read this book through the pictures that particularly catch my eye, and to heal their aching hearts based on the experiences I have accumulated over the years.” _From the prologue
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index
prolog
PART1.
To love me more
Where Does Love Come From? - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, "Divan Japonés"
How to Become a Subject in Love - Moon Seon-mi, "Shh! - Happy Time"
Have you ever seen the look on my face when I'm in love? - Frederick Carl Frisk, "Woman with a Mirror"
Ideal Love in Ordinary Life - Marc Chagall, "Birthday"
Opening the Doors of Your Heart - Eugene de Blas, Sharing the News
Fear of being discovered for who I really am - Edvard Munch, Puberty
How to Match the Pace of Emotions - Richard Berg, "A Nordic Summer Evening"
A Sanctuary in Everyday Life - Henry Siddons Mowbray, Lunch in the Studio
The Heart of Giving is Better Than the Heart of Receiving - Lawrence Alma-Tadema, "Shame"
Bad Love, Nevertheless - Harold Harvey, The Minstrel of the Streets
If Love Had Shape and Color - Georgia O'Keeffe, "Music - Pink and Blue No. 2"
* Picture therapy to boost self-esteem
01 When I lack confidence in myself - Max Kurzweil, "The Woman in the Yellow Dress"
02 When You Should Fall in Love with Me - Auguste Tolmouch, "Vanity"
03 To Recover Low Self-Esteem - Joaquin Sorolla, "A Walk on the Beach"
04 When you want to look at relationships objectively - Georges de La Tour, "The Penitent Mary Magdalene"
05 Who Am I? - Guy Rose, The Green Mirror
PART 2.
I can't help but feel my heart sink
Waiting for Someone - Arthur Hacker, "Caged Spring"
As if saying goodbye - Wilhelm Hammershøi, "Room with Sunlight on the Strangade"
A moment when only two people exist - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Kiss
If anything else catches your eye - Charles Webster Hawthorne, Young Men and Women
The Direction of Love - Albert Edelfelt, "Piano Performance"
What Was I to You? - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jane Avril Leaving the Moulin Rouge
The words that finally came out - Émile Friant, "The Effect of Shadows"
Why Love Can Make You Lonely - Edvard Munch, "Two People"
After Love's Curtain - Edvard Munch, "Madonna"
* Picture therapy to relieve anxiety
01 If you want to open a closed mind - Henri Matisse, "Dance I"
02 If you need comfort in your heavy heart - Hans Christian Andersen, Brendekilde, "Autumn Tree-lined Path"
03 To Live a Self-Reliant Life - Suzanne Valadon, "Nude"
04 People Who Give Me Strength - Egon Schiele, "Friendship"
05. Freedom - Alphonse Mucha, "Art: Dance"
PART3.
Letting go of sadness well
When Longing Raises Its Head - Edvard Munch, "Nude of a Seated Woman with Her Back to the Wall"
The Right to Grieve - Walter Langley, "Grief Has No End"
The Power of Parting and Sadness - Ramón Casas y Carbo, "Nude"
Losing a Part of Me - Edvard Munch, The Parting
Even if there is no place to lean on - Edvard Munch, "The Next Day"
How to Forget Pain - Edvard Munch, "Woman Washing"
Memories of Our Love - Edvard Munch, The Kiss
To move on - John Atkinson Grimshaw, Stapleton Park, near Pontefract
* Picture therapy to fill the void
01 To escape the sorrow that is pressing in - Émile Friant, "Sorrow"
02 The First Step to Healing a Broken Heart - George Clozen, "The Weeping Young Man"
03 When Concentration Is Needed - Johannes Vermeer, "The Lacemaker"
04 How to Immerse Yourself in Complete Grief - Alexandre Sun, The Lament of Orpheus
05 If you need peace of mind - Gustav Klimt, "The Park"
PART4.
Even if I am no longer loved
The practice of clearing and emptying the mind - Edvard Munch, "Moonlight"
May you smile even when you are alone - John White Alexander, "A Time of Leisure"
Practicing Standing Alone Through My Own Time - Edvard Munch, "Woman on the Veranda"
Be generous and look further ahead - Edvard Munch, "Summer Night: Inge on the Beach"
Now is the time to bloom - Georgia O'Keeffe, "Datum / White Flower No. 1"
My Daily Life, Filled with My Favorite Things - Victor Gabriel Gilbert, "At the Flower Market"
Opening the Door of the Heart and a New Beginning - William MacGregor Paxton, "Leaving the Studio"
* Picture therapy to cure apathy
01 The True Power of Art - Gustav Klimt, "The Kiss"
02 If You're Clinging to the Past - Joseph Mallord William Turner, "The Blue Ridge: Sunrise"
03 Time to gaze at the shadow of love - Georges Seurat, "Seated Woman with a Parasol"
04 If you want to enjoy the present - Gustav Klimt, "Dancer"
05 Placing 'Me' at the Center of the Heart - Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress
PART1.
To love me more
Where Does Love Come From? - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, "Divan Japonés"
How to Become a Subject in Love - Moon Seon-mi, "Shh! - Happy Time"
Have you ever seen the look on my face when I'm in love? - Frederick Carl Frisk, "Woman with a Mirror"
Ideal Love in Ordinary Life - Marc Chagall, "Birthday"
Opening the Doors of Your Heart - Eugene de Blas, Sharing the News
Fear of being discovered for who I really am - Edvard Munch, Puberty
How to Match the Pace of Emotions - Richard Berg, "A Nordic Summer Evening"
A Sanctuary in Everyday Life - Henry Siddons Mowbray, Lunch in the Studio
The Heart of Giving is Better Than the Heart of Receiving - Lawrence Alma-Tadema, "Shame"
Bad Love, Nevertheless - Harold Harvey, The Minstrel of the Streets
If Love Had Shape and Color - Georgia O'Keeffe, "Music - Pink and Blue No. 2"
* Picture therapy to boost self-esteem
01 When I lack confidence in myself - Max Kurzweil, "The Woman in the Yellow Dress"
02 When You Should Fall in Love with Me - Auguste Tolmouch, "Vanity"
03 To Recover Low Self-Esteem - Joaquin Sorolla, "A Walk on the Beach"
04 When you want to look at relationships objectively - Georges de La Tour, "The Penitent Mary Magdalene"
05 Who Am I? - Guy Rose, The Green Mirror
PART 2.
I can't help but feel my heart sink
Waiting for Someone - Arthur Hacker, "Caged Spring"
As if saying goodbye - Wilhelm Hammershøi, "Room with Sunlight on the Strangade"
A moment when only two people exist - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Kiss
If anything else catches your eye - Charles Webster Hawthorne, Young Men and Women
The Direction of Love - Albert Edelfelt, "Piano Performance"
What Was I to You? - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jane Avril Leaving the Moulin Rouge
The words that finally came out - Émile Friant, "The Effect of Shadows"
Why Love Can Make You Lonely - Edvard Munch, "Two People"
After Love's Curtain - Edvard Munch, "Madonna"
* Picture therapy to relieve anxiety
01 If you want to open a closed mind - Henri Matisse, "Dance I"
02 If you need comfort in your heavy heart - Hans Christian Andersen, Brendekilde, "Autumn Tree-lined Path"
03 To Live a Self-Reliant Life - Suzanne Valadon, "Nude"
04 People Who Give Me Strength - Egon Schiele, "Friendship"
05. Freedom - Alphonse Mucha, "Art: Dance"
PART3.
Letting go of sadness well
When Longing Raises Its Head - Edvard Munch, "Nude of a Seated Woman with Her Back to the Wall"
The Right to Grieve - Walter Langley, "Grief Has No End"
The Power of Parting and Sadness - Ramón Casas y Carbo, "Nude"
Losing a Part of Me - Edvard Munch, The Parting
Even if there is no place to lean on - Edvard Munch, "The Next Day"
How to Forget Pain - Edvard Munch, "Woman Washing"
Memories of Our Love - Edvard Munch, The Kiss
To move on - John Atkinson Grimshaw, Stapleton Park, near Pontefract
* Picture therapy to fill the void
01 To escape the sorrow that is pressing in - Émile Friant, "Sorrow"
02 The First Step to Healing a Broken Heart - George Clozen, "The Weeping Young Man"
03 When Concentration Is Needed - Johannes Vermeer, "The Lacemaker"
04 How to Immerse Yourself in Complete Grief - Alexandre Sun, The Lament of Orpheus
05 If you need peace of mind - Gustav Klimt, "The Park"
PART4.
Even if I am no longer loved
The practice of clearing and emptying the mind - Edvard Munch, "Moonlight"
May you smile even when you are alone - John White Alexander, "A Time of Leisure"
Practicing Standing Alone Through My Own Time - Edvard Munch, "Woman on the Veranda"
Be generous and look further ahead - Edvard Munch, "Summer Night: Inge on the Beach"
Now is the time to bloom - Georgia O'Keeffe, "Datum / White Flower No. 1"
My Daily Life, Filled with My Favorite Things - Victor Gabriel Gilbert, "At the Flower Market"
Opening the Door of the Heart and a New Beginning - William MacGregor Paxton, "Leaving the Studio"
* Picture therapy to cure apathy
01 The True Power of Art - Gustav Klimt, "The Kiss"
02 If You're Clinging to the Past - Joseph Mallord William Turner, "The Blue Ridge: Sunrise"
03 Time to gaze at the shadow of love - Georges Seurat, "Seated Woman with a Parasol"
04 If you want to enjoy the present - Gustav Klimt, "Dancer"
05 Placing 'Me' at the Center of the Heart - Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress
Detailed image
Into the book
If this picture has caught your eye, you may need to reflect on whether you are trying to hide some negative emotions inside you.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection in a lake.
So, a picture of a person standing in front of a mirror and looking at his or her own face has usually been evaluated as a picture symbolizing 'narcissism'.
However, there is research showing that narcissists, or people with strong self-love, actually feel more stressed when they look at their own face.
The narcissism that is displayed outwardly is actually a manifestation of negative feelings about oneself that one experiences internally.
If you've been drawn to this painting, you need to reflect on whether you're hiding your negative emotions and turning away from it.
---From "Have you ever seen the look on my face when I'm in love?"
The woman in the picture looks very pleased with herself.
It looks like you're falling in love with yourself.
“You are truly beautiful just the way you are.
Doesn't it seem like he's saying, "You're the best"?
This painting sends a message to those who feel inadequate to find their own beauty.
No matter how beautiful a person is, if you don't look at yourself properly, you won't know whether you are beautiful or not.
If you've looked at the picture long enough, now face yourself in the mirror.
Go beyond passively waiting for the affection and attention of others and love yourself and discover your own beauty.
---From "Therapy to Boost Self-Esteem 02_ When You Need to Fall in Love with Yourself"
If your eyes have stopped in front of this picture, you may be so exhausted from your current relationship that you want to run away.
When you're in a relationship with someone, there will inevitably come a moment when you want to run away.
If you feel like you want to distance yourself from all the relationships that surround you, then it is time for 'Querencia'.
Querencia is a Spanish term used in the bullring, meaning refuge, shelter, and homing instinct.
It is said that when a bull becomes tired from fighting a matador or senses that death is approaching, it moves to its own kerencia to catch its breath.
In other words, Kerencia is a place to soothe your tired body and mind.
---From "A Being Who Provides a Sanctuary in Daily Life"
Is there anyone who can remain indifferent to a breakup? No matter how many times you break up, you never get used to it.
There is no way out of a breakup.
You just need enough time to grieve.
Look at this picture.
In the dark and cold, a naked woman in white crouches and cries.
How much heartache must one have to endure to do this?
Even though there is no special device in the painting, her sadness seems to be completely conveyed.
When you're sad, cry your heart out in front of this painting.
Don't worry about what others think, and let your tears and snot flow freely.
Crying is the first step toward healing the soul and a way to mourn a loss.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection in a lake.
So, a picture of a person standing in front of a mirror and looking at his or her own face has usually been evaluated as a picture symbolizing 'narcissism'.
However, there is research showing that narcissists, or people with strong self-love, actually feel more stressed when they look at their own face.
The narcissism that is displayed outwardly is actually a manifestation of negative feelings about oneself that one experiences internally.
If you've been drawn to this painting, you need to reflect on whether you're hiding your negative emotions and turning away from it.
---From "Have you ever seen the look on my face when I'm in love?"
The woman in the picture looks very pleased with herself.
It looks like you're falling in love with yourself.
“You are truly beautiful just the way you are.
Doesn't it seem like he's saying, "You're the best"?
This painting sends a message to those who feel inadequate to find their own beauty.
No matter how beautiful a person is, if you don't look at yourself properly, you won't know whether you are beautiful or not.
If you've looked at the picture long enough, now face yourself in the mirror.
Go beyond passively waiting for the affection and attention of others and love yourself and discover your own beauty.
---From "Therapy to Boost Self-Esteem 02_ When You Need to Fall in Love with Yourself"
If your eyes have stopped in front of this picture, you may be so exhausted from your current relationship that you want to run away.
When you're in a relationship with someone, there will inevitably come a moment when you want to run away.
If you feel like you want to distance yourself from all the relationships that surround you, then it is time for 'Querencia'.
Querencia is a Spanish term used in the bullring, meaning refuge, shelter, and homing instinct.
It is said that when a bull becomes tired from fighting a matador or senses that death is approaching, it moves to its own kerencia to catch its breath.
In other words, Kerencia is a place to soothe your tired body and mind.
---From "A Being Who Provides a Sanctuary in Daily Life"
Is there anyone who can remain indifferent to a breakup? No matter how many times you break up, you never get used to it.
There is no way out of a breakup.
You just need enough time to grieve.
Look at this picture.
In the dark and cold, a naked woman in white crouches and cries.
How much heartache must one have to endure to do this?
Even though there is no special device in the painting, her sadness seems to be completely conveyed.
When you're sad, cry your heart out in front of this painting.
Don't worry about what others think, and let your tears and snot flow freely.
Crying is the first step toward healing the soul and a way to mourn a loss.
---From "Drawing Therapy to Fill the Void 02_ The First Step to Recovering a Broken Heart"
Publisher's Review
★★★ Books recommended by actress Shin Se-kyung ★★★
Healing the heart with pictures and words
Professor Kim Seon-hyeon's warm picture story
Every moment of love, my heart understood through pictures
As we navigate the pandemic, we find ourselves pondering our relationships more deeply.
Where can I find someone who truly loves me and understands my heart completely?
Maybe I'm not worthy of love...
"Pictures Speak to Me" is a book filled with stories of comfort and healing for the heart, telling you how to untangle the tangled problems in your heart and give you the courage to start loving again, for those who feel small when faced with love and for those who cannot easily escape a painful love.
The author of this book is Professor Kim Seon-hyeon, a leading authority on trauma art therapy in Korea, who has constantly been at the forefront of national trauma, including the Sewol Ferry Disaster, the Sichuan Earthquake in China, the Great East Japan Earthquake, and psychological quarantine to overcome stress from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The author, who has been spreading the healing power of art through academic conferences, numerous books, and various media, focuses on the healing of the hearts of those who are clumsy in love and those who find love difficult because they don't even know how to love.
To me who started love, to you who finds love difficult
Embracing yesterday's painful love,
A book that will give you courage for tomorrow's love
"Pictures Speak to Me" is a revised edition of "Picture Prescription," published in 2019, and is a psychological therapy book for those tired of repetitive, painful love.
The core of art therapy, which is also the subject of this book, is to 'help me look at my current problems objectively.'
The beginning of healing is simple.
Answer honestly to the question, 'What painting catches your eye?'
As I flip through the book, I come across a picture that catches my eye without me realizing it.
Pictures that catch my eye with a question mark: Is it because I'm seeing them for the first time? Or because they're familiar?
Sometimes my heart feels heavy, and sometimes my mind feels refreshed.
The author says that this is the moment when “the painting speaks to me” and “the moment when I can look into my mind through the painting,” and he teaches us how to look into our own mind, which we did not even know about, by applying psychological theories that are suitable for each painting in an easy-to-understand way.
The illustrations included in this book are those that have been effective in relieving anxiety and helplessness and providing comfort, courage, and stability in clinical settings over the past 25 years.
In particular, this revised edition reconstructs 55 paintings by 39 modern and contemporary artists with a diverse spectrum, including Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, and Georgia O'Keeffe. It aims to present a fascinating journey through paintings by adding immortal works that we are familiar with as well as beautiful works that we have never encountered before.
The moment when understanding of love is needed,
55 paintings that relieve anxiety and helplessness and provide comfort, courage, and stability.
“Pictures Speak to Me” consists of four parts.
Part 1 tells those who tend to lower themselves in relationships and try to please only the other person that the beginning of a happy relationship is to put their heart first, and to focus more deeply on their inner voice.
Part 2 makes me reflect on myself to realize what direction my current love should take.
In Part 3, we talk about how to fully face and healthily let go of loneliness and sadness, and the freedom of mind that comes when we do so, for those who try to deny their pain and sadness.
Part 4 will teach you how to face a breakup with a calm mind and the positive attitude that comes when that happens.
In particular, each part contains pictures that will help you understand and heal your psychology, suitable for your mental situation and problems, through pages such as 'Picture Therapy to Boost Self-Esteem', 'Picture Therapy to Relieve Anxiety', 'Picture Therapy to Fill Emptiness', and 'Picture Therapy to Heal Apathy'.
If you are tired of repeated breakups, I recommend this book to readers who want to love without fear.
In those moments when you need to understand love, you will find words in the picture that will firmly protect you from being lost.
Healing the heart with pictures and words
Professor Kim Seon-hyeon's warm picture story
Every moment of love, my heart understood through pictures
As we navigate the pandemic, we find ourselves pondering our relationships more deeply.
Where can I find someone who truly loves me and understands my heart completely?
Maybe I'm not worthy of love...
"Pictures Speak to Me" is a book filled with stories of comfort and healing for the heart, telling you how to untangle the tangled problems in your heart and give you the courage to start loving again, for those who feel small when faced with love and for those who cannot easily escape a painful love.
The author of this book is Professor Kim Seon-hyeon, a leading authority on trauma art therapy in Korea, who has constantly been at the forefront of national trauma, including the Sewol Ferry Disaster, the Sichuan Earthquake in China, the Great East Japan Earthquake, and psychological quarantine to overcome stress from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The author, who has been spreading the healing power of art through academic conferences, numerous books, and various media, focuses on the healing of the hearts of those who are clumsy in love and those who find love difficult because they don't even know how to love.
To me who started love, to you who finds love difficult
Embracing yesterday's painful love,
A book that will give you courage for tomorrow's love
"Pictures Speak to Me" is a revised edition of "Picture Prescription," published in 2019, and is a psychological therapy book for those tired of repetitive, painful love.
The core of art therapy, which is also the subject of this book, is to 'help me look at my current problems objectively.'
The beginning of healing is simple.
Answer honestly to the question, 'What painting catches your eye?'
As I flip through the book, I come across a picture that catches my eye without me realizing it.
Pictures that catch my eye with a question mark: Is it because I'm seeing them for the first time? Or because they're familiar?
Sometimes my heart feels heavy, and sometimes my mind feels refreshed.
The author says that this is the moment when “the painting speaks to me” and “the moment when I can look into my mind through the painting,” and he teaches us how to look into our own mind, which we did not even know about, by applying psychological theories that are suitable for each painting in an easy-to-understand way.
The illustrations included in this book are those that have been effective in relieving anxiety and helplessness and providing comfort, courage, and stability in clinical settings over the past 25 years.
In particular, this revised edition reconstructs 55 paintings by 39 modern and contemporary artists with a diverse spectrum, including Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, and Georgia O'Keeffe. It aims to present a fascinating journey through paintings by adding immortal works that we are familiar with as well as beautiful works that we have never encountered before.
The moment when understanding of love is needed,
55 paintings that relieve anxiety and helplessness and provide comfort, courage, and stability.
“Pictures Speak to Me” consists of four parts.
Part 1 tells those who tend to lower themselves in relationships and try to please only the other person that the beginning of a happy relationship is to put their heart first, and to focus more deeply on their inner voice.
Part 2 makes me reflect on myself to realize what direction my current love should take.
In Part 3, we talk about how to fully face and healthily let go of loneliness and sadness, and the freedom of mind that comes when we do so, for those who try to deny their pain and sadness.
Part 4 will teach you how to face a breakup with a calm mind and the positive attitude that comes when that happens.
In particular, each part contains pictures that will help you understand and heal your psychology, suitable for your mental situation and problems, through pages such as 'Picture Therapy to Boost Self-Esteem', 'Picture Therapy to Relieve Anxiety', 'Picture Therapy to Fill Emptiness', and 'Picture Therapy to Heal Apathy'.
If you are tired of repeated breakups, I recommend this book to readers who want to love without fear.
In those moments when you need to understand love, you will find words in the picture that will firmly protect you from being lost.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: January 26, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 272 pages | 434g | 140*205*16mm
- ISBN13: 9788968334153
- ISBN10: 8968334153
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