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Vincent at Saint-Rémy mental asylum - Coggle Diagram
Vincent at Saint-Rémy mental asylum
The hospital
Spent about a year there
Originally meant to go to a large institution in Marseille
Positive effect on him, he looked healthy
He called his fellow patients his "companions in misfortune"
Admitted May 8th, 1889
He would suffer from manic episodes when he was unable to paint
Produced optimistic landscape
colors
Worked extremely quickly
Finished at least 150 paintings
Painted the starry night (June 18, 1889)
His paintings often seen as a descent into madness
Created art despite his illness
Communicated with color
Once attempted suicide by swallowing paint and turpentine
Symbolically killing himself with color
Japanese print influence
Expressive and intense color pallette
What lead to his hospitalization
Hallucinations and hearing voices
He cut off his own ear
Suffered an episode of acute mania while living with Paul Gauguin
His illness
Manic episodes and auditory hallucinations
Likely suffered from Bipolar disorder and syphilis