![]() However they all share the common bond of finding their only solace by creating art. ![]() Not understanding the delusions and seemingly constant bombardment of negative voices in their heads, they turned to drugs and alcohol in an attempt to find inner peace through self destructive behavior and suicide attempts.Įach of them has taken a different path to get to where they are today. Their normal childhoods were soon shattered with the onset of schizophrenia. The film follows their lifelong struggle with mental illness and examines their search for identity, acceptance and recovery through their unique and thought provoking art. ‘Crazy Art’ tells the story of three schizophrenic artists from Santa Barbara, California. ![]() The “identity journey” - from madman to Artist- forms a focus in seeing how recovery can be constructed bit by bit. The role of art as a form of distraction or meditation to tame the savagery of mental illness is discussed by the three featured artists. It also explores how, in the history of art, as with van Gogh, creativity can reach brilliant heights when psychiatric symptoms are peaking, and how that same creativity, when intensified, can itself increase madness. The documentary, Crazy Art, explores how art can be used by someone experiencing psychotic, depressive and manic symptoms to reduce and manage those symptoms. Below are some videos, including the trailer, an interview, a synopsis, and the original press release. While I haven’t seen the movie yet, it looks very interesting. While the three artists have been plagued by schizophrenia from a young age and have experienced life from unique perspectives, all of them find comfort through creating art. The film follows three people with schizophrenia and their struggle with mental illness. Prejudice by Trinaty Lopez-Wakefield from ‘Crazy Art’Ī reader emailed us information about a new documentary titled “Crazy Art” that was recently featured at the 2010 Santa Barbara Film Festival.
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