Low is a Minnesota indie-rock band composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker. Their music often delves into darker themes of regret, guilt, and self-destruction,…
Like many, when faced with tribulations and life’s numerous problems, Patrick Roche resorts to a creative means of self-expression. He explores healing through a creative…
Vincent Van Gogh painted “Wheat Field with Crows” in Auvers-sur-Oise, on July 1890. It evokes a feeling of loneliness and tumultuous emotions, which is likely…
Theodore Roethke was a celebrated poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his book The Waking. Roethke was a heavy drinker and experienced…
Frida Kahlo is a renowned Mexican painter, known especially for her striking self-portraits. Kahlo’s paintings defined conventions of beauty and style, making her a voice…
Anne Sexton suffered from bipolar depression, and was treated using techniques that would, by today’s standards, be unsound. Her treatment ranged from the use of sodium…
In a 1976 interview, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys reflected on his drug abuse, which was accompanied by a struggle with depression. Through the years,…
William Blake saw ‘visions’ since a young age – experiences which we might today explain as some type of psychosis. Blake managed to transform these experiences into poetry and…
Francesca Woodman is best known for her controversial photography, much of which was published in her book Some Disordered Interior Geometries. Her black and white…
Glenn Gould became known for his varying ‘eccentricities’ both in his music and personal life. He suffered severe physical trauma from a spinal injury, and…
