Art 713 - Pearl Art Feb 7th - April 7th , 2016 | Page 2

THE IDEAL IN ART
1- The purpose of art must
be to transcend.
2- We must see dominion,
technique, talent, and the
work must have high levels
of mastery.

The Jung Center
THE JUNG CENTER NAMES
MICHAEL ESCAMILLA, MD,
FIRST McMILLAN
INSTITUTE SCHOLAR
The Jung Center is pleased to announce
the appointment of Michael Escamilla,
MD, as its first Frank N. McMillan Jr.
Institute for Jungian Studies Scholar. Dr.
Escamilla, who currently resides in El
Paso, will assume this new role in January.
Founded at The Jung Center in May of
2015, The Frank N. McMillan Jr. Institute
for Jungian Studies hosts lectures, classes,
workshops, and special events, led by
renowned scholars and psychotherapists,
relating the psychology of C.G. Jung to
contemporary psychological and social
concerns. The Institute’s work is made
possible through the generosity of the
family of the late Frank N. McMillan, Jr.,
of Corpus Christi, Texas.
“The McMillan Institute is the culmination of my father’s vision that individuals
of every age, ethnicity, gender and
spiritual tradition may discover an
intellectually enriching space that
nurtures their own inner explorations and
personal journeys,” said Frank N.
McMillan, III.
The signature event of the McMillan
Institute is The Fay Lectures, which will
bring internationally-renowned scholars
to Houston to present lectures that form
the basis of a book manuscript. The Fay
Lectures series books are published by the
Texas A&M University Press and include
titles by such esteemed analytical
psychologists as Ann Ulanov, Beverly
Zabriskie, James Hollis, and Luigi Zoja.
In his new role, Dr. Escamilla will
coordinate The Fay Lectures and edit the
book series. He will also curate and create
content for The Jung Page
(cgjungpage.org), an extensive collection
of resources for students, scholars, and all
others with an interest in depth psychology.
“Amid a truly stunning field of candidates
from the United Kingdom, Canada,
Poland, and across the United States,
Michael’s eminent credentials, rich

experience, and warmth and humility set
him apart. We are thrilled with his
decision and excited for the energy and
intellectual leadership he will bring to our
community,” said Sean Fitzpatrick,
executive director of The Jung Center.
Dr. Escamilla is professor of psychiatry at
Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center in El Paso and will retain this post
after he assumes his new responsibilities
with the McMillan Institute. A graduate
of Harvard University, he earned his
medical degree from the UT Southwestern
Medical School in Dallas, where he
received the Sandoz Award for Outstanding Psychiatry Student. In 2013, he
received his diploma in analytical psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute in
Zurich, Switzerland. With more than 20
years of experience as a clinician and an
educator, Dr. Escamilla is passionate
about how Jung’s ideas concerning the
psyche can be integrated with contemporary neuroscience, and how the two
perspectives can be mutually enriching.
Dr. Escamilla has published scores of
journal articles in peer-reviewed journals
on topics including neuroscience and the
genetic roots of psychopathology, and he
leads his own research laboratory at
TTUHSC. His book on the relationship
between C.G. Jung and his mentor, Eugen
Bleuler, will be published later this year by
Daimon Verlag.
The Jung Center is a non-profit organization providing continuing education for
the human spirit in the heart of Houston’s
Museum District. With more than 200
lectures, workshops, conferences, art
exhibits, and special events each year, The
Center serves more than 20,000 patrons
from Houston and around the world. To
learn more, visit our website at
http://junghouston.org/.

- Dominion and technique =
It refers to the well use of
art materials and the techniques (Craftsmanship).
- Talent = It is that thing
that someone does quickly,
easily, that they can "go
with the flow" and enjoy it,
in this case through drawing
and painting.
- Mastery = Through the
practice and repetition with
creativity through the work
of art.
3- If the art does not move
you, does not touch you, and
does not force you to have a
connection then it fails.
4- The purpose of art is to
amplify our concept of our
reality, to give a new meaning to life, and to understand life better.
5- Art must give visibility
and presence to ideas, emotions, and situations.
6- Good art invents a language which is able to transcend the moment that it was
created, and does not brake
that eternal line where art
must live.
7- Fine arts are generally
always looking for harmony
and beauty. It gives us a
new dimension where intelligent minds with sensibility
are illuminated.