I have decided to explore established artists with mental health issues to further trigger ideas for development.
Kim Noble
Kim Noble was identified with Dissociative Identity Disorder and holds within her, 20 differing personalities, 14 of these are known for their artwork. I feel intrigued by her collection of works as they explore an interesting perspective and lens for the mind, I feel this research will provide my work with raw outsider expressive inspiration.
Georgia O’Keefe
I feel inspired by O’Keefe’s work as expresses herself through a range of painting processes, I feel we can almost analyse her sense of place as she varies her forms though remains close to nature. O’Keefe has suffered a mental breakdown and experienced depression and anxiety, I feel close to the nature of these works as I have dealt with similar mental health issues, I feel utilising these feelings as abstract visuals could stimulate in depth artist response work.
Proudfoot Brothers
I feel drawn to the Proudfoot brothers as I feel their work carries heavy emotion through obscure colourful outsider form, I feel they are able to speak from a deeper, darker state as they have experienced time in foster care, prison and psychiatric care, I feel this source for inspiration will provide a darker take on the romanticised outlook on art and mental health.
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama explores a unique perspective within the arts, harnessing herself and psychological issues as subjects for visual inhalation. I am interested in Kasuama hallucinations as she is able to call the forms into light through her artwork. I am fascinated by her ability to translate mental processes authentically as an artistic medium, I intend on responding to this by exploring patterns and textures, allowing my mind and hand to outline images and locate form.
Edvard Munch
I am looking at Edvard’s work as I feel his paintings mirror mindful states of expressive reflections, I feel his experience with mental conditions such as agoraphobia, depression and audio/visual hallucinations read into his works through colour and imaginative expressionism. I feel it is important to replicate this natural approach through focusing on producing outsider art through form and colour of the mind.
FAYE TIKIC 