Schizophrenic art

[Sensei]

Schizophrenics are actually overrepresented in creative professions and perhaps most so among artists. One schizophrenic artist I really like is Ralph Albert Blakelock; I find his paintings outright mesmerizing. At first glance, I reckoned that he was yet another Romanticist obsesessed with moonlight, albeit extremely skilled, but since I learned that he developed schizophrenic symptoms and was institutionalized, it colours my impression of his paintings and they become dreamy and otherwordly. Anyways, I really like his paintings and maybe others here do too.

 

[Lilacmoon]

pretty. thank you. sorry i dont have much to add.

 

[NeverEndingProblem]

Amazing Talent. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Toybox]

Really pretty, they give me a nostalgic feeling

 

[Deleted member 1465]

A lovely understated use of colour; it allows emphasis/de-emphasis more easily. The composition and visual texture is very appealing.

 

[MichaelNomad123]

Beautiful.

 

[Myforevercharlie]

Wow...thanks@Sensei .

 

[waived]

@Sensei

The psychedelic madness of Louis Wain’s cats

Though I prefer dogs, I cannot help but love Louis Wain's cats--those beautiful playful paintings of wide-eyed felines that slowly evolve (disintegrate?) into psychedelic creatures of the electric night. Wain's strange and wonderful paintings have led to considerable speculation over their...

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[Sensei]

@Sensei

The psychedelic madness of Louis Wain’s cats

Though I prefer dogs, I cannot help but love Louis Wain's cats--those beautiful playful paintings of wide-eyed felines that slowly evolve (disintegrate?) into psychedelic creatures of the electric night. Wain's strange and wonderful paintings have led to considerable speculation over their...

dangerousminds.net

Richard Dadd is also worth checking out.

 

[esse_est_percipi]

They seem to come straight out of some Lovecraftian universe.

 

[Sensei]

They seem to come straight out of some Lovecraftian universe.

They do! Never thought about that.

 

[Sensei]

They seem to come straight out of some Lovecraftian universe.

I just had to do it.

 

[woxihuanni]

They seem to come straight out of some Lovecraftian universe.

Well, if it is a gibbious moon...

 

[esse_est_percipi]

I just had to do it.

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brilliant

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

 

[Deleted member 1465]

I just had to do it.

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Brilliant, well done!

 

[Sensei]

Brilliant, well done!

That was so fun that I simply had to do one more. :)

 

[Despairing]

Richard Daad was a great schizophrenic artist you should look him up.

 

[Silvermorning]

Richard Daad was a great schizophrenic artist you should look him up.

A nineteen century Bosch on DMT:

 

[Disappointered]

Apparently Dadd killed his dad.

 

[woxihuanni]

A nineteen century Bosch on DMT:

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This one was an inspiration for Terry Pratchett.