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My bad! I misspelled Jackson's name. It's Pollock.
LOL!!! I am an artist and I spell Pollock the same way you do all the time. (He was fishy afterall). I agree with you on the lack of sophistication in diagnosing and treating mental illness. I also think if he was not in such a structured society and family, he would've been so much happier. If he could have been given a stabilizing med.... Then, one has to wonder if without all the trauma and drama would he have been as great a painter.
I do not know if you've heard of Eric Maisel. He is a psychologist who writes on creativity and depression (among other things). He wrote The Van Gogh Blues, which is one of my favorites about this issue.
I'll definitely check out The Van Gogh blues! Thanks.
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Jan 26, 2012 10:24AM
My bad! I misspelled Jackson's name. It's Pollock.
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LOL!!! I am an artist and I spell Pollock the same way you do all the time. (He was fishy afterall). I agree with you on the lack of sophistication in diagnosing and treating mental illness. I also think if he was not in such a structured society and family, he would've been so much happier. If he could have been given a stabilizing med.... Then, one has to wonder if without all the trauma and drama would he have been as great a painter. I do not know if you've heard of Eric Maisel. He is a psychologist who writes on creativity and depression (among other things). He wrote The Van Gogh Blues, which is one of my favorites about this issue.
I'll definitely check out The Van Gogh blues! Thanks.
