Sigmund Freud argued that sublimation is a defense mechanism, where we take emotionally unacceptable impulses and transform them into socially conventional and constructive activities. He gives an ...
Jasper Johns, "An Allegory of Painting, 1955-1965," Jan. 28-Apr. 29, 2007, at the National Gallery of Art, National Mall, Washington, D.C. Why is it that the work of a visual artist can continue to ...
The ego defense of sublimation is an important one, and is considered by many to be the most successful of all the ego defenses. If a person feels angry with his boss, he may go home and kick the ...