A Kinship of Psychology and Art: How Illustration Visualized Underlying Psychological Content in Late Gothic Fiction

Jia, Yiran

Savannah, Georgia: Savannah College of Art and Design

2020-05

Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Illustration

Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Illustration

Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-45)

"Throughout its long history, book illustration has been viewed as working in conjunction with text and book decoration to clarify the content of books. From manuscripts in the middle ages to modern book illustration in late nineteenth century, illustration's function has changed a lot. With the popularity of Gothic fiction in nineteenth century, which reflected a lot of psychological issues in modern people and the rise of important visual arts genres such as Symbolism and Expressionism, book illustration started to play a different role which depicted human's inner world and emotional sensations behind contents rather than just decoration as initials and borders or illustrated scenes to clarify the meaning of text. This thesis explores how book illustration in late Gothic fiction for the first-time functions as visual interpretation of psychological problems, both as it pertains to book illustration and to a deeper level relationship between formal art elements and the sensations these create in viewers. The visual component will be an illustration of iconic late Gothic fiction and illustration for a contemporary psychological thriller based on the study of illustrations in late Gothic fiction." --Abstract

*Keywords: book illustration, late gothic fiction, psychological thriller, psychological issues, visual perception, art form

CHAIR: Lieberman, Julie

Danawi, Mohamed

Bartone, Curtis

English

Illustration

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