Artists That Have Self Desructed In Time

            Thesis: The most successful or famous artists in history are not always as happy as they portray themselves; in fact, their depression may foster creativity.
             Vincent Van Gogh .
             His depression and reasons for it.
             Schizophrenia.
             Self-loathing.
             He failed to harm Paul Gaugin.
             His famous paintings and drawings.
             The Bedroom at Arles.
             Self Portrait.
             Vase with 12 Sunflowers.
             Starry Night.
             Salvador Dali .
             Depression and reasons for it.
             Paranoid hallucinations .
             His way of representing neuroses in an ultra realistic .
             Style.
             His famous paintings.
             Accommodations .
             Last Supper.
             Self Portrait.
             Edgar A. Poe.
             His depression and reasons for it.
             Loss of women in his life.
             Addictions .
             His books and poems.
             The Bells.
             The Raven .
             Poems.
             Virginia Woolf.
             Her depression and reasons for it.
             World War II.
             Mental illness.
             Her works.
             The Voyage Out .
             The Common Reader.
             A Letter to a Young Poet.
             Kurt Cobain.
             His depression and reasons for it.
             Rough childhood.
             Drug addictions.
             His works.
             Bleach.
             Nevermind.
             In Utero.
             Jim Morrison.
             Depression and reasons for it.
             Pressures of being a rock star.
             Alcoholism .
             His works.
             The Doors.
             Strange Days.
             Waiting for the Sun.
             The Soft Parade.
             All of these artists suffered from many things but at the same time produced great music, books, and artwork. Their depression or insanity fostered their creativity. Perhaps every artist has some sort of depression.
             Thesis: The most successful or famous artists in history are not always as happy as they portray themselves; in fact, their depression may foster creativity.
             Vincent van Gogh's depression caused him to do many disturbing things to his friend Paul Gaugin. Once he chased after Paul with a razor blade. When Paul turned around Vincent ran home. The next morning Paul found Vincent bleeding profusely from where he had almost cut his whole ear off. Vincent gave the piece of the ear to his friend Rachel, telling her to guard it carefully (Moore 944-947).