Psychology of art: art Frida Khalo’s in the formation of the mind from the cultural-historical perspective of Vygotsky

Abstract

The study presents as object the understanding of art in the formation of the psychism under the cultural-historical perspective of Vygotsky (1991, 1999, 2004). For that, it was opted for the accomplishment of a documental bibliographical research, in order to raise bigger data and dialogues about the thematic inside the vigotskian work. It was used, for this, the book "Psychology of Art" as a starting point for such discussions following a dialectical method for the construction of new debates with the other authors presented here. Through art, the human being expresses the unconscious contents, according to a cultural-historical perspective, becoming capable of transforming himself and others through his affections. As an example, the autobiographical work of the painter Frida Kahlo stands out, bringing some of her paintings and the importance of this in her process of dealing with reality. Affectivity is presented as a fundamental element in the formation of personality, participating in the choice of the contents to be meant. Finally, it is discussed how art and affectivity act in human formation, the suppression of emotions in the current capitalist society and the need to rescue this sensibility for humanity.