Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker" dominates our collective
imagination as the purest representation of human inquiry--the
lone, stoic thinker. But while the Western belief in individualism
romanticizes this perception of the solitary creative process, the
reality is that scientific and artistic forms emerge from the joint
thinking, passionate conversations, emotional connections and
shared struggles common in meaningful relationships. In Creative
Collaboration, Vera John-Steiner offers rare and fascinating
glimpses into the dynamic alliances from which some of our most
important scholarly ideas, scientific theories and art forms are
born. Within these pages we witness the creative process unfolding
in the intimate relationships of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de
Beauvoir, Henry Miller and Anais Nin, Marie and Pierre Curie,
Martha Graham and Erick Hawkins, and Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred
Stieglitz; the productive partnerships of Pablo Picasso and Georges
Braque, Albert Einstein and Marcel Grossmann, Aaron Copland and
Leonard Bernstein, and Freeman Dyson and Richard Feynman; the
familial collaborations of Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Hubert and
Stuart Dreyfus, and Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson and Mary
Catherine Bateson; and the larger ensembles of The Guarneri String
Quartet, Lee Strasburg, Harold Clurman and The Group Theater, and
such feminist groups as The Stone Center and the authors of Women's
Ways of Knowing. Many of these collaborators complemented each
other, meshing different backgrounds and forms into fresh styles,
while others completely transformed their fields. Here is a unique
cultural and historical perspective on the creative process.
Indeed, by delving into these complexcollaborations, John-Steiner
illustrates that the mind--rather than thriving on solitude--is
clearly dependent upon the reflection, renewal and trust inherent
in sustained human relationships. Here is a unique cultural and
historical perspective on the creative process, and a compelling
depiction of the associations that nurtured our most talented
artists and thinkers. By delving into these complex, intimate
collaborations, John-Steiner illustrates that the mind--rather than
thriving on solitude--is clearly dependent upon the dialogue,
renewal, and trust inherent in sustained human relationships.
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