A Letter to the Creators: Creativity and Mental Illness
c0decraft.substack.com
Picture the night in wavy brush strokes of yellow and blue over a European town. See the man grasping his face as he yells against the peaceful backdrop of a yellow-orange sky. Now, look at the clocks as they droop over an abstract landscape. Starry Night, The Scream and The Persistence of Memory β these are three of the most famous pieces of art in history, created by Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch, and Salvador Dali respectively. The connections between these works of art are twofold β these men are expert creatives, and they had a mental or personality disorder. There is a standing notion among the creators that creativity is increased by mental illness, by personality disorders and psychosis. As a lover of creativity, art and the study of mental illness myself, I feel the need to discuss the topic of mental illness and whether or not it leads to an increase in creativity in the mind.
A Letter to the Creators: Creativity and Mental Illness
A Letter to the Creators: Creativity andβ¦
A Letter to the Creators: Creativity and Mental Illness
Picture the night in wavy brush strokes of yellow and blue over a European town. See the man grasping his face as he yells against the peaceful backdrop of a yellow-orange sky. Now, look at the clocks as they droop over an abstract landscape. Starry Night, The Scream and The Persistence of Memory β these are three of the most famous pieces of art in history, created by Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch, and Salvador Dali respectively. The connections between these works of art are twofold β these men are expert creatives, and they had a mental or personality disorder. There is a standing notion among the creators that creativity is increased by mental illness, by personality disorders and psychosis. As a lover of creativity, art and the study of mental illness myself, I feel the need to discuss the topic of mental illness and whether or not it leads to an increase in creativity in the mind.