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New Sweden , ME
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Title
The Bipolar Mind
Artist
Sam Persons
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media
Description
I have several friends who have Bipolar. This drawing is for anyone who endures the effects of this disease and the stigma attached with it and other mental illnesses.
It is depicting the various states of bipolar-mania on the left with its highly increased activity, the feeling that the world is moving slowly around them, irritability, sleeplessness, and increased urges towards risky and self-harmful behaviors. Depression is on the right, with it’s teeth turned inwards, cutting away at the person with feelings of despair, hopelessness, inner darkness, slowed reaction time, and a struggle to make basic decisions that may seem simple to others. Baseline is in the middle, yet some of its relative peace, calm, and joy are part of the other two states..all are intertwined with each other.
A person is not just manic or just depression. There is so much more to a person than there mental illness. I have heard people say about some of my friends “well, they ARE Bipolar”. People are not Bipolar, it is simply a part of them. We would never say that a person “Is” cancer. An illness is an illness. Try to get to know the whole person, not just their illness.
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March 29th, 2011
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Viewed 426 Times - Last Visitor from Parsippany, NJ on 04/06/2024 at 4:58 AM
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Ft Myers, FL - United States
Exudes confusion, energy coupled with darkness...a bifurcated existence
Los Gatos, CA - United States
nicely done. Interesting story!
Sam Persons replied:
Thank you, Christina, for both your gracious comment and thoughts on the description as well
Tucson, Ar - United States
revisiting Sam. I very much appreciate the extended description now and it is so insightful into biploar. I have known some people who have it is well and am familiar with the stigma attached to it. And super interesting how we do to tend to say someone is "bipolar" but we wouldn't say they are "cancer." Insightful work
Sam Persons replied:
I’m very appreciative of your thoughtful comments, Chance, and thank you for reading the description as well
Corpus Christi, TX - United States
Creative and thought provoking artwork!
Sam Persons replied:
I’m glad you found this drawing thought provoking, Debra , and thank you for all your support
Harlingen, TX - United States
So now I know what a bipolar mind looks like! Congrats on your features of this unique drawing!
New Sweden , ME - United States
Thank you very much for the feature of this mixed media in the Your Story Of Art group, Julie
New Sweden , ME - United States
I’m very appreciative of the feature of this drawing in the Images That Excite You group
Tucson, Ar - United States
Revisit 2.0 - expanding on my last post I like the simplicity of this description - it says so much in so few words and leaves the artwork up to interpretation!
Sam Persons replied:
😀 I’m very appreciative of your visits and comments on this drawing, Chance, and maybe I shouldn’t add much more to the description
Tucson, Ar - United States
Revisiting - the description is so simple but compelling. The center resembles a face to me, trapped in pain between the two emotions..
Sam Persons replied:
Thank you very much Chance, I do need to write more on this description..sorry. I am grateful for you revisiting
Caribou, ME - United States
I’m very grateful and humbled by your featuring this drawing on the CFC group Aimee
Tucson, Ar - United States
vivid color selection!
Sam Persons replied:
Thank you Chance..I’ve always felt it’s hard to truly express strong emotions like these without vivid colors
Caribou, ME - United States
Thank you Norma for also favoriting this drawing in addition to your kind comment
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