Drawings made by schizophrenic artist

[Nowhere]

"before":

http://www.lilitu.com/catland/gallery.shtml

...and "after"

http://www.cerebromente.org.br/gallery/gall_leonardo/fig1-a.htm

Quite intruguing

[Dr Mordrid]

Yup. Schizophrenia screws with your perceptions & this is a perfect example.

[KRSESQ]

Sadly, I definitely prefer the 'psychotic' paintings. They're reminicent of the psychedelic art of the late sixties.

Although it lends support to the theory that you have to be a little nuts to create or enjoy psychedelic art.

Kevin

[Jon P. Inghram]

If you read up on him, the paintings that are claimed to show his deteriorating mind aren't dated so the sequence is merely people guessing.

Oh, and if you like psychedelic art, and have plenty of bandwidth, try the Electric Sheep screensaver.

[Nowhere]

Intriguing also how art influenced by such disorders or by drugs are similar to certain fractals (Electric Sheep for example). Together with the thing that practically all, I believe, people like fractals, this can have some implications on models in neuroscience...

PS. Found two more...

http://www.sane.org.uk/public_html/About_SANE/Art_Charnley.shtm

http://www.schizophreniaandart.com/gallery/ fascinating (perhaps not preciselly the right word) how the art is influenced by different medications

edit: http://www.cowboybooks.com.au/html/acidtrip1.html
drawings made in few stages after LSD; #7 is incredible IMHO (and a bit funny "Patient makes the last half-a-dozen strokes of the drawing while running back and forth across the room.")

[Brian Ellis]

Shades of van Gogh!

[az]

His psychedelic cats give me the creeps. Good morning BTW (almost 2pm here...)