As part of my degree I have decided to compare and contrast the effect of mental illness of a small number of well known artists. Do you know of any artists which have produced work which has been heavily influenced by their state of mind, and why. Thankyou in advance for your time.
2006-07-24 23:27:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
The truth is that most famous artist seem to have a mental illness.
Picasso
Michelangelo
Dali
Pollack
If you really want to do some first hand research for your paper, there is a museum in an Asylum in Queens, NY. I forget the name of the place, but the art work there is from the inmates. I have to tell you that it is some amazing pieces of work.
2006-07-25 00:42:28 · answer #1 · answered by Artistic Prof. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a misconception that any signficant percentage of artists who achieved fame tend to suffer from condtions regarded as mental illnesses. One of the finest scholars on the subject is Rudolf Arnheim, a Harvard Psychologist specializing in studies of art. Arnheim studied the artwork of the mentally ill. He systematically displays and analyzes the work of such artisans and elaborates on the significant peculiarities that characterize the artwork of such patients.
It is important to differentiate between one who suffers from insanity and creates art, in contrast with the artisan who produces viable artwork, and, reveals an unstable temperment and /or difficult personality, that seems to accompany the creative mind.
2006-07-25 02:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by kuntzart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to find and read a book called "Born under Saturn" I forget who the authors were but it is a great read.Hope this helped.
To name a few--Ahlziemer(German painter) Pontormo(Florentine painter,),Mesershmitt(German sculptor),and of course Van Gogh-----the book will tell you of many more.Please do consider though many well known artists were not effected by any mental illnesses.
2006-07-24 23:45:45 · answer #3 · answered by ken s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was talk that Van Gogh either suffered from bipolar, or he had some sort of inner ear problem, which literally drove him crazy. I think it would be interesting to find out what inspired Munch to paint "The Scream"; what a great explore you have ahead of you! Good luck
2006-07-25 14:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by amuse4you 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michelangelo, had Bipolar disorder. With this disorder people go through manic cycles where they require very little to no sleep, have grandiose ideas, think fast, talk fast, and usually need some sort of "project" to occupy this period. Now, tell me he wasn't manic when he painted the Sistine Chapel?
2006-07-24 23:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by frogaholic23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Axel Rose of Guns and Roses. He is bipolar. For a modern artist.
2006-07-24 23:37:22 · answer #6 · answered by sickcured? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Syd Barrett,
2006-07-24 23:34:33 · answer #7 · answered by david I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
van gogh: http://thothweb.com/article3464.html
you may want to check out the poems by opiate lovers, such as colleridge (check out "kubla kahn") and baudelaire and rimbaud.
2006-07-24 23:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-24 23:31:26 · answer #9 · answered by angrysandwichguy2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋