idancedwiththejackals: benedictcumberbatch: itwalksonceilings: What Schizophrenia DoesA 20th-century artist, Louis Wain, who was fascinated by cats, painted these pictures over a period of time in which he developed schizophrenia. The pictures mark progressive stages in the illness and exemplify what it does to the victim’s perception. I really want prints of number 1 & 3, mostly 3, but I can’t find them. Not to ruin the party but there’s no evidence to prove he painted them in order, and many paintings from his later life are normal.

idancedwiththejackals:

benedictcumberbatch:

itwalksonceilings:

What Schizophrenia Does
A 20th-century artist, Louis Wain, who was fascinated by cats, painted these pictures over a period of time in which he developed schizophrenia. The pictures mark progressive stages in the illness and exemplify what it does to the victim’s perception.

I really want prints of number 1 & 3, mostly 3, but I can’t find them. Not to ruin the party but there’s no evidence to prove he painted them in order, and many paintings from his later life are normal.

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