Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the father of psychoanalysis. He had a theory of art that focused around a central form of motivation to create. Basically he states that the artist's mind shapes the artwork. Our experiences, and repressed behaviors can be expressed in our work. I feel like this is stating the obvious, but in reality it probably was not obvious during his time, especially since traditional artworks were strictly based on reality and the artist's ability to render it perfectly. I'm impressed because I had no idea that Freud is responsible for a lot of the knowledge we have today, and there's more to him than just the "Freudian slip."