Volume 213 - Issue 5 - November 2018
Oswald Tschirtner with his unique artistic language, gets directly to the heart of various phenomena of life. The artist abstracts and simplifies human figures, nature and biblical stories in a remarkable manner. Using drawing-feather and ink on paper Tschirtner makes human beings appear only consist of heads, mostly shown in profile with overlong extremities. The drawer’s stroke is delicate and the figures seem fragile and weightless. The majority of the artist's œuvre is created in clear contrasts of black and white. Sometimes one or two colours are added sensitively. On other sheets a line of handwriting provides insight into the drawn topic and the date of origin. The artist was born in 1920 in Austria and raised in a strongly Catholic family environment. The realization of his wish to study theology was made impossible by the World Wars, during which he had to serve as a soldier. From 1947 onwards, Tschirtner was living in mental institutions. As member of the artists community living and working at the House of Artists, nowadays part of the Art Brut Centre Gugging in Maria Gugging, Austria, Tschirtner became internationally well known for his unique manner of drawing and artistic style. Soon the artist's name became indispensable within in the circle of “Art Brut” and furthermore, across the borders of art history genres. In 1990 he received together with the group of Gugging Artists the “Oskar-Kokoschka Prize”. Today his artworks are part of renowned collections and frequently shown in international exhibitions. Oswald Tschirtner passed away in 2007. For further information please visit: www.gugging.com/www.gugging.org.
Creditline: Oswald Tschirtner, 1980, Human figures. Marker on paper and wood, 260 × 170 cm © Privatstiftung – Künstler aus Gugging.
Thanks to Drew Walker for co-ordinating this series of images and for obtaining permission to use them.
We are always looking for interesting and visually appealing images for the cover of the Journal and would welcome suggestions or pictures, which should be sent to Dr Allan Beveridge, British Journal of Psychiatry, 21 Prescot Street London E1 8BB, UK or [email protected].
Highlights of this issue
Highlights of this issue
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Editorial
Are rating scales for bipolar disorders fit for purpose?
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- 19 October 2018, pp. 627-629
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Montgomery and shared decision-making: implications for good psychiatric practice
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- 19 October 2018, pp. 630-632
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In Debate
It is ethical to diagnose a public figure one has not personally examined
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- 21 September 2018, pp. 633-637
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Papers
Persistent depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in older adults
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- 22 August 2018, pp. 638-644
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Childhood maltreatment and adult medical morbidity in mood disorders: comparison of unipolar depression with bipolar disorder
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- 20 September 2018, pp. 645-653
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Review article
Anxiety as a risk factor of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia
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- 28 September 2018, pp. 654-660
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Short reports
Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period
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- 20 July 2018, pp. 661-663
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Timing of onset of lithium relapse prevention in bipolar disorder: evidence from randomised trials
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- 24 September 2018, pp. 664-666
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Correspondence
A request for clarifications and additional data
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Difficulties of diagnosing and managing dementia in people with Down syndrome
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Author's reply to: Difficulties of diagnosing and managing dementia in people with Down syndrome
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An alternative perspective on Cooper et al's finding of a high incidence of mania in individuals with intellectual disabilities
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- 19 October 2018, pp. 669-670
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Book Reviews
Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment By Rob Poole and Robert Higgo, Cambridge University Press. 2017. £40.49 (pb). 240 pp. ISBN 9781316614037
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- 19 October 2018, p. 671
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The Art and Science of Brief Psychotherapies: A Practitioner's Guide (3rd edn) (Core Competencies in Psychotherapy) Edited by Mantosh J. Dewan, Brett N. Steenbarger & Roger P. Greenberg. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2018. £68.50 (pb). 432 pp. ISBN 9781615370795
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A New Era for Mental Health Law and Policy: Supported Decision-Making and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities By Piers Gooding. Cambridge University Press. 2017. £85.00 (hb). 294 pp. ISBN 9781107140745
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Recovery, Mental Health and Inequality: Chinese Ethnic Minorities as Mental Health Service Users By Lynn Tang. Routledge. 2017. £105 (hb). 194 pp. ISBN 978-1138849976
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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
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