Louis Wain - Cat Artist

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Louis Wain - Cat Artist

Desc:	Wain suffered from schizophrenia. The progress of his illness is reflected in his art.
Category:	Educational, Horror
Tags:	cats, schizophrenia, artist, Louis Wain
Submitted:	Daniel Striped Tiger
Date:	08/31/08
Views:	3898
Rating: View Ratings	Register to vote for this video Favorited 2 Times
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Comment count is 12

bopeton

Somehow this all terrifies me deeply.

takewithfood

Man, you are not alone.

Camonk

Yeah, thanks video for adding late onset schizophrenia to all the ways my body can betray and terrify me. I'm gonna sleep well tonight!

TeflonDoc

It's a great story, it just might not be a true one. http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2007/09/the_false_progressio.html

Syd Midnight

During his late phases, he was still able to make coherent paintings. His sisters forced him to, to earn money. There's still something frightening about them though.. usually the cat's eyes.

I was introduced to Wain via a Zippy the Pinhead strip, in which Griffy explains that creeping insanity is the only way to make a cute cat artist interesting. Jim Davis for example remains so annoyingly sane that the public has gone ahead and simulated madness for him.

SpookyElectric

I don't buy into this "schizophrenia progression is visible in his art" theory either

kennydra

So, his art got way better. Not surprising. Looks kinda like the effect of LSD more than schizophrenia to me, though. That wasn't around though, maybe psychedelic mushrooms? According to TeflonDoc's link, seems like our artist friend may have been just experimenting. Really neat video anyway.

baleen

LSD causes people to act in a schizophrenic manner, not the other way around.

Rudy

The rare example of an artist's work that got progressively LESS creepy as he lost his mind.

fluffy

Great subject matter, terrible video.

CharlesSmith
It's true, the crazier you are the better an artist you are.

j lzrd / swift idiot

Creepy creepy creepy.

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