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2009-03-03T12:39:00.000+11:00

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Most serious collectors are only interested in the...

2008-10-28T09:20:00.000+11:00

Most serious collectors are only interested in the background stories because they allow the viewer to take a more educated look at the art. BTW Oliver Sacks book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" is a mesmerizing read told by a top professional. I have head him speak and he is a fascinating man who embraces art and has a real sensitivity for his clients.

Interesting and so very very sad. Only in death di...

2008-09-01T04:31:00.000+10:00

Interesting and so very very sad. Only in death did they become famous. I've noticed this in a lot of artist, not only painters but of different kinds of art. But for a painter to paint such feelings and darkness you have to wonder what is going on in their mind at the time. That is part of what makes their paintings worth so much in today's market.

Thanks again for the wonderful blog.
The post ...

2008-06-26T00:36:00.000+10:00

Thanks again for the wonderful blog.
The post ""Insane Art" - Artistic Genius or Insanity?" have caught me at a glimpse, so to say, out of the professional interest - my blog Modus Vivendi http://trustlight.blogspot.com/ is dedicated to the life of art therapy club that works in the hospital for the people with psychiatric disorders.
Your visit to us and your comments would make a day to many here.
Be well my dear friend

The celebrity factor attached to those outside the...

2008-06-24T20:36:00.000+10:00

The celebrity factor attached to those outside the norm is having a big impact on our current culture. We look at those creators with mental disorders with curiosity and try to see if we can understand them through their work. Sometimes I think it borders more on human interest than on the art for its own sake - but then the human element can be what makes art interesting...

hi again Amy..
that would have been fantastic!...

2008-06-23T14:50:00.000+10:00

hi again Amy..
that would have been fantastic!!!
the life and letters of Vincent Van Gogh !!
I think he would have had a lot of fans :)

thanks Boyd :)
and thanks for the digg and stum...

2008-06-23T10:15:00.000+10:00

thanks Boyd :)
and thanks for the digg and stumble too!!
have a great day :) :)

I couldn't agree more...Michelle !!
you're right about the bizarre element too..
it seems to me that people are always attracted to the unusual over the usual...
eccentricity and oddity are bound to be of interest..
a good example would be TV shows and of course the internet...where sensationalism is rampant...

thanks for dropping by MD

hi Mariuca..
thanks for your good wishes..
have a sunny day :)

lol Durano
Bush the doodler.. haha
hear hear
"not everyone in an asylum is necessarily insane - perhaps just tormented."
I recently watched a movie called Rendition....sums up your opinion perfectly...
you would enjoy it Durano !

how true Amy..
artists do 'see' differently and it would be wonderful if there was more empathy for those artists who are physically and mentally challenged...
we are ALL supposed to be individual and unique !!..
we should make an effort to support and celebrate that..

I was just thinking, wouldn't it have been interes...

2008-06-23T09:27:00.000+10:00

I was just thinking, wouldn't it have been interesting if Van Gogh had a blog???????

I think that artists really do see things much dif...

2008-06-23T05:32:00.000+10:00

I think that artists really do see things much differently than the rest of the world...and I think, from my own experience, we really do 'see things'...that said, mental illness, (Van Gogh being a prime example), and the treatment thereof still has a long way to go...had many of these extra -ordinary folks had some help, some support, things might have turned out differently...that was alot of work Miss Kim...fascinating and yes,as you said, very sad...

By the way...

Is there a category for dumb ...

2008-06-23T01:36:00.000+10:00

By the way...

Is there a category for dumb art? George Bush would certainly qualify. :-)

I hear he doodles quite a lot.:-) --Durano, done!

P.S.

Is it possible that most politicians a...

2008-06-23T01:31:00.000+10:00

P.S.

Is it possible that most politicians are artists - especially those from Burma - who belong to this category of painters? Most are not making sense and implement insane decisions! LOL!:-) --Durano, done!

Hello Kim,

What an sumptuous catalog of art...

2008-06-23T01:28:00.000+10:00

Hello Kim,

What an sumptuous catalog of artists under this category of creators. It gives fresh perspectives and new insights into the visions they have expressed, and the message they have tried to convey.

As I said in a previous comment, not everyone in an asylum is necessarily insane - perhaps just tormented. And, not everyone running around free is sane!

Excellent post! :-) --Durano, done!

Hi Kim, just dropping off my EC for the day, hope ...

2008-06-22T19:41:00.000+10:00

Hi Kim, just dropping off my EC for the day, hope u're having a good weekend! :)

Great post, it is very informative.

Thanks....

2008-06-22T03:32:00.000+10:00

Great post, it is very informative.

Thanks.

I should add... Of course that shouldn't be surpri...

2008-06-22T03:18:00.000+10:00

I should add... Of course that shouldn't be surprising as we become more and more detached from people in our technological society...

LOL! OK - I'm really done now... Your post really got me to thinking...!

Really interesting post...
My husband chatted w...

2008-06-22T03:15:00.000+10:00

Really interesting post...
My husband chatted with an international art broker once and he mentioned that, in this day and age, the story of the artist - and the more bizarre - the easier it is to market their work in big places... The celebrity factor attached to those outside the norm is having a big impact on our current culture. We look at those creators with mental disorders with curiosity and try to see if we can understand them through their work. Sometimes I think it borders more on human interest than on the art for its own sake - but then the human element can be what makes art interesting...

A very finely written article and quite interestin...

2008-06-21T23:56:00.000+10:00

A very finely written article and quite interesting.

thanks Deborah...and thanks for the submissions to...

2008-06-21T15:14:00.000+10:00

thanks Deborah...and thanks for the submissions too :)
yes Van Gogh was a tormented soul...thank goodness his brother was there for him...
there were quite a few tormented artists around that time...Modigliani...Letrec...
and then there was Schiele and Munch as well...
I think this may call for three parts eh...

Excellent post and research, Kim :-)

It def...

2008-06-21T14:33:00.000+10:00

Excellent post and research, Kim :-)

It definitely calls for part 2 in the series.

Vincent Van Gogh is one of my all-time favorite artists ... such a tragic life he led filled with sorrow.

The book of his letters to Theo, his brother, is very difficult to read through as it reveals so much of the darkness in his life, but it's also very enlightening to the struggles he battled. A very sad life that this amazing artist led.

haaaa Speedy Van Gogh...
I think you have more ...

2008-06-21T13:41:00.000+10:00

haaaa Speedy Van Gogh...
I think you have more chance of going insane hanging around chickens ..than drawing cats !!!
but for me to give a proper analysis I would need to see the actual drawings... :)
I think you and Miss MP may already be keyboard Savants!!!!

ps
I must get a copy of
Oliver Sacks's The ...

2008-06-21T13:32:00.000+10:00

ps
I must get a copy of
Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales...lol...
sounds really intriguing :0

I have Miss MP :)- art agent in the field ;)
an...

2008-06-21T13:04:00.000+10:00

I have Miss MP :)- art agent in the field ;)
and yes..some tragic stories...and many more too !!!
pehaps part 2 may be needed..
and...
your link to Nadia is fascinating...Art Savants!!!
wonderful :)
definitely a future post...thank you....

Moneypennie's Savant story was interesting as well...

2008-06-21T13:00:00.000+10:00

Moneypennie's Savant story was interesting as well.

Louis Wain's cats?? I draw cats too ... will I be ...

2008-06-21T12:58:00.000+10:00

Louis Wain's cats?? I draw cats too ... will I be crazy in a few years, or am I already? (don't answer that) :-)

I had a dream about cutting my ear off. J/K (hee hee)

Why Sherlock, Miss Kim Holmes has been investigat...

2008-06-21T12:51:00.000+10:00

Why Sherlock, Miss Kim Holmes has been investigating the inner sanctum of psychotic art...

Too bad they couldn't focus their talents on Art only.

Art Thou No Art Savants or Savant Artists?

Could be another fascinating field of research like the story of Nadia, a 3-year-old Savant Artist.

Comments on laketrees: "Insane Art" - Artistic Genius or Insanity?

Great info. I've added you to my RSS Reader. Check...

Most serious collectors are only interested in the...

Interesting and so very very sad. Only in death di...

Thanks again for the wonderful blog. The post ...

The celebrity factor attached to those outside the...

hi again Amy..that would have been fantastic!...

thanks Boyd :)and thanks for the digg and stum...