^ 'Van Gogh: Painter 'suffered psychosis' in final 18 months'.

^ S4 E22: The Myth of the Tortured Artist | The Art Assignment,, retrieved.

^ a b 'Scientists: The 'Tortured Artist' Is a Real Thing'.

^ a b c d 'van Gogh and Romanticizing the Tortured Artist'.

According to Victoria Tischler of the University of West London, creative fields often have low wages and long working hours, leading to poor mental health. Multiple studies have found that rates of mental illness were several times greater than average in creative professions. However, research has found that famous artists' less renowned work was produced when their mental illness was the most acute. According to a study conducted at the University of Southampton, artwork is perceived to be superior if the observer is told that the artist is mentally ill. It has been suggested as contributing to the suicides of musicians such as Kurt Cobain. The trope has, however, been criticized for romanticizing mental illness, treating it as a necessary ingredient for creativity. Beethoven is in a forest writing his Missa Solemnis in D Major. Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler, painted in 1820, long after he began to lose his hearing and became reclusive. Towards the end of his life, Beethoven used conversation books to interact with his friends and acquaintances.

In the Heiligenstadt Testament, Beethoven confesses his loss of hearing to his brothers Nikolaus and Kaspar and tells them of his inability to converse regularly anymore as well as his contemplation of suicide. Īnother figure matching the description of the 'tortured artist' is Ludwig van Beethoven, who, after losing his hearing, became increasingly reclusive and apathetic towards society. One of the most known 'tortured artists' is Vincent van Gogh, who experts consider to have suffered from psychosis.

Some mental disorders, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, have been said to have helped popular artists with their works. Ĭreativity and mental illness have been connected over time.

The trope of the tortured artist is thought to have been started by Plato.

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