The Frenzied Dance of Art and Violence

by David Gussak

Some artists have an inclination towards violence, with art helping to mitigate or redirect their destructive energy. For others, their art helps them gain power over or make sense of violent environs. Finally, for some violent perpetrators, art simply mirrors and even perpetuates their psychopathic cycles. Through it all, The Frenzied Dance of Art and Violence explores - and seeks to understand - these interrelated paths of destruction and creation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190064498
• ISBN13: 9780190064495
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 8.8"