What does a person gain for their existence from the act of creating art? The authors of the book explore this question from various perspectives. The impulse to create a form from amorphous materials such as paint, stone, clay, paper, and canvas, as well as light and other substances, must be associated with the prospect of achieving satisfaction – otherwise, one would not engage in it. A painting is said to contain what has no place in ordinary life and cannot be captured by a thousand words. Works of art are among the foundations of culture, and being creative is one of humanity's fundamental needs. Renowned art scholars, artists, psychoanalysts, and art and psychotherapists attempt to provide answers as to why this is the case: Gottfried Boehm, Michael Buchholz, Karin Dannecker, Esther Dreifuss-Kattan, Uwe Herrmann, Ag.