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Marbles : Mania Depression Michelangelo And Me
Paperback Edition: 1
Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Suffering from (but enjoying) extreme mania, and terrified that medication would cause her to lose creativity, she began a long struggle over many years to find mental stability while retaining her creativity. Searching to
make sense of the popular idea of the crazy artist, she finds inspiration from the lives and work of other artists and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia OKeeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath. She also researches the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder, including the strengths and limitations of various treatments and medications, and what studies tell us about the conundrum of attempting to cure an otherwise brilliant mind. Darkly funny and intensely personal, Forneys memoir provides a humorous but authentic glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on an artists work, as she shares her own story through black-and-white graphic images and prose.
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Featured in the November 2013 Creative Enterprises Newsletter.
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Pages : 248
Publisher : Constable & Robinson
Publication date : 2013-11-01
Subjects: Fiction, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-fiction, Psychology