Art and the power of identity

Published on 26 August 2024

Since childhood, local author Charles Tyler has been fascinated by psychology, spirituality, and the power of identity.

Now, with the publication of his second novel, Charles is headed to Portland Library for a Libraries After Dark event on Thursday, 26 September.

Charles started his career as a corporate trainer, before moving into management and leadership roles in Australia and overseas, and eventually took up writing novels.

In addition to writing, Charles consults, coaches, mentors, and provides advice on organisational strategy and service design.

In 2010, Charles founded an art gallery for aspiring and emerging artists and launched his #skyart initiative during Victoria's COVID lockdowns.

Also in 2020, he put pen to paper to write his first novel, The Opposite of a Psychopath.

That novel was about how a man, after the breakdown of a relationship, created his reality to be what he wanted it to be, what he needed it to be, and what he thought it ought to be; all by what he told himself.

It wasn’t a story about his actual reality, and it most certainly wasn't about the truth.

The Opposite of an Empath is part two of The Opposite of a Psychopath trilogy and was published on 1 July.

So what’s it about?

It's still a story about his storylines, and his storylines about his storylines.

It's a story about his relationships, and his relationship to relationships.

It's about his false beliefs and his false reality. He'd believed his feelings were his own, when perhaps they weren't.

This is a story about who he is and how he sees himself, but it still isn't about the truth.

Details

Portland Library Thursday, 26 September 6pm – 8pm FREE event, light refreshments provided

Bookings preferred. Let us know you’re coming by phoning 5522 2265, emailing library@glenelg.vic.gov.au, or by sending Glenelg Libraries a message on Facebook or Instagram.