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[Image: Four pieces of art by the artist Louis Wain. All feature very bright, stylized cats that appear to become more abstract, geometric and sinister]
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The Stages of Schizophrenia
A 20th-century artist, Louis Wain, who was fascinated by cats, painted these pictures over a period of time in which he developed schizophrenia. The pictures mark progressive stages in the illness and exemplify what it does to the victim’s perception
JESUS CHRIST
In my highschool health textbook these paintings were given as examples of the negative mental effects of LSD.
Either way, I thought they were pretty rad.
TIME TO BE PENDATIC:
Louis Wain’s asylum art is always shown as how the mind “deteriorates” during schizophrenia, but this is absolutely not the case. The thing is, these pictures were all drawn AROUND THE SAME TIME. While he was doing more geometric cats, he also drew his normal cats. In fact, when asked about his geometric drawings, he said that he mostly just liked drawing wallpaper patterns he saw around him. As someone who has been around a billion schizophrenic artists, I always find the mischaracterization of “schizophrenic” art abelist as hell and obnoxiously outdated.
Louis Wain was an amazing man who singlehandedly popularized cat ownership in the UK who was constantly taken advantage of and exploited, even in death. He was one of the founders of the Anti-Vivisection League and a pioneer in the fields of art and animal welfare.Roberta Gregory’s Real Cat Toons has a good essay on Louis Wain’s life, too.
not pedantic at all! really interesting.
Reblogged for bolded part especially.
Reblogging for the bolded part, but also for the two examples of how these images have been appropriated and labelled according to what suited the publishing authorities at the time. Have a think about that.
Reblogging for the awesome art, as well as for the explanations in the comments.
Bless this commentary.
…Also can we not refer to people with schizophrenia as victims?
All of this.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luoteq2kmS1qco5g4o1_500.jpg)
[Image: Four pieces of art by the artist Louis Wain. All feature very bright, stylized cats that appear to become more abstract, geometric and sinister]
The Stages of Schizophrenia
A 20th-century artist, Louis Wain, who was fascinated by cats, painted these pictures over a period of time in which he developed schizophrenia. The pictures mark progressive stages in the illness and exemplify what it does to the victim’s perception
JESUS CHRIST
In my highschool health textbook these paintings were given as examples of the negative mental effects of LSD.
Either way, I thought they were pretty rad.
TIME TO BE PENDATIC:
Louis Wain’s asylum art is always shown as how the mind “deteriorates” during schizophrenia, but this is absolutely not the case. The thing is, these pictures were all drawn AROUND THE SAME TIME. While he was doing more geometric cats, he also drew his normal cats. In fact, when asked about his geometric drawings, he said that he mostly just liked drawing wallpaper patterns he saw around him. As someone who has been around a billion schizophrenic artists, I always find the mischaracterization of “schizophrenic” art abelist as hell and obnoxiously outdated.
Louis Wain was an amazing man who singlehandedly popularized cat ownership in the UK who was constantly taken advantage of and exploited, even in death. He was one of the founders of the Anti-Vivisection League and a pioneer in the fields of art and animal welfare.Roberta Gregory’s Real Cat Toons has a good essay on Louis Wain’s life, too.
not pedantic at all! really interesting.
Reblogged for bolded part especially.Reblogging for the bolded part, but also for the two examples of how these images have been appropriated and labelled according to what suited the publishing authorities at the time. Have a think about that.
Reblogging for the awesome art, as well as for the explanations in the comments.
Bless this commentary.
…Also can we not refer to people with schizophrenia as victims?
All of this.
(Source: psychadeli-sandwitch)
