Not only have I have been looking at photographers who are capturing the true essence of mental illness in a way which is so powerful and real it touches you. I have now moved on to look at artists who capture mental illness. The reason behind me looking at mental illness through an artists point of view is they would be able to draw/paint something which is much more raw than a photograph, in a painting or a drawing you have to use your imagination to capture and get a grasp of the picture.
An artist which I have found appealing and interesting is Clare Lieu, she looks at mental illness but in painting form. One piece of work which I was most drawn to is her paintings on 'Falling' she quoted while on this project "This project is a visualization of personal experience with depression and anxiety. The condition brought on frequent episodes where I felt emotionally and physically out of control. Unable to “release” myself from these episodes, I waited for the physical limitations of my body to end them. Recounting the affected years, I realize how accustomed I became to depression’s influence; many emotions and feelings belonged to it and not my own personality. After an extended, untreated struggle, a diagnosis brought relief, and the process of unearthing myself from the disease began." She is talking about her struggles with depression which I feel is really raw and real, she has opened up about it and created art work to help explain to others what she felt like on a day to day basis.
Here are some of her painting of 'Falling'
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