The Psychiatry Biography Of Xuwei

Xu Wei was an outstanding painter, calligrapher, dramatist, poet and scholar in the mid and late Ming Dynasty.He was gifted, extraordinary talented beyond his years,And he made extraordinary achievements in almost all areas he has involved,left us a large number of precious cultural wealth. But his life was stricken rough, he has experienced numerous setbacks and sufferings. Though full of military strategy, but powerless lifetime;though he has extraordinary intelligence, but ended up murdering his wife, jailed, sick and died miserable. His suicided several times and even murdered his wife in the non-mad state like mad,and also created a number of excellent works in this state, attracting countless scholars to study on him.This article investigated the whole life of Xu Wei in the form of psychiatry biography.From the beginning of his life until death, discussed the influence on his family.the attempted to a winner,the kill of his life and the state of his mind.individually analyzed and summarized the experiences and events which influenced him importantly in each stage of his growth process,and attempt to analysis the relationship between his miserable experience and his mental state as well as his extraordinary creations.Nature of intelligence,temperament of aloof,experience of life,mental distress and amazing creation,all this is like the flash in the pan that all focused on the master of art. The extraordinary creativity and life stress he suffered,the almost frantic state of his mind as well as his endowment talent are closely related and complementary.The intelligence nature provides the possibility to his great creation,the temperament of aloof and the pressure of life caused his depression.Poetry painting and opera,and many other achievements is the best exports to vent emotions.His works contain his intense emotional sustenance,and the works of every stage are rendered on the color of his emotions at that stage.Creation is the way of Xu We to escape pain,and also the way he disorganized his emotions and thoughts.He vented his emotion through the creation,became numb to the pain,and farther away the distance from the source of despair.Conversely, creation,the defense mechanism of sublimation,is the way he used to transfer the anxiety and pain caused by the pressure of life.His work not only saved his own soul, but also saved his sanity.By writing this article,looking forward to do its modest,and approached one step closer to the legendary master,interpretation his miserable life and the essence of creation.At the same time,looking forward the research of pathography can blossom in China.