The Artist's Mind: The Creative Lives and Mental Health of Famous Artists
Description
Explore a new side of artists whose work you know by considering their mental health state and the ways it may have shaped their works. Anyone who considers themselves creative, who enjoys looking at art, or who finds comfort in art while living in our high-tech, high-stress era, will be intrigued by the mental-wellness issues that each artist has lived with.
--What's behind the idea that "madness" is linked to creativity?
--Does having an artistic temperament mean that creative people operate in a mental state different from the "norm"? --And why is art often used as therapy for mental illnesses?
The artists discussed in the main chapters and sidebars reflect a wide range of mental health topics, including anxiety and depression, substance abuse, bipolar conditions, body dysmorphia, disordered eating, institutional racism, and PTSD, among others.
Includes:
Albrecht Durer
Vincent van Gogh
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Francisco Goya
--Sidebar: Disability & Illness
Edvard Munch
--Sidebar: Influence on Contemporary Artists: Tracey Emin
Georgia O'Keeffe
Joan Miro
Alice Neel
--Sidebar: Artists and Suicide
Mark Rothko
Jacob Lawrence
Diane Arbus
Gustave Doré
Frida Kahlo
Leonora Carrington
--Sidebar: Body Image and Art
Yayoi Kusama
--Sidebar: Institutional Racism & Trauma
Jean-Michel Basquiat
--Sidebar: Gender Identity and Dysphoria
Richard Dadd
Louis Wain
Aloise Corbaz
Agnes Martin
Product Details
Price
$24.99
$23.24
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Publish Date
May 28, 2023
Pages
216
Dimensions
6.4 X 8.7 X 1.4 inches | 1.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780764363849
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Kathryn Vercillo is a professional writer with more than a decade of online and print writing experience. She has a master's degree in psychological studies.
Kathryn Vercillo is a full-time writer with a master's degree in psychological studies. She is the owner of Create Me Free, a small business that researches the link between art and mental health. She is the author of eight books, including Crochet Saved My Life, which is about the health benefits of handcrafting. She lives in San Francisco.
Sartle.com is a project devoted to democratizing art history by focusing on the stories that textbooks often ignore. Sartle mixes serious art history with hilarious, strange, and shocking facts about artworks and artists, making art more relatable and fun. www.sartle.com