British artist Bryan Charnley took a radical and dangerous path to show the world the reality of schizophrenia. He decided to stop taking his medication to capture the raw, unfiltered progression of his mental state through a series of daily self-portraits. In this video, you can see his transition from clear, realistic depictions to chaotic, symbolic, and fragmented imagery as his sense of self began to vanish. These paintings serve as a haunting visual diary of a mind spiraling out of control. Tragically, Bryan ended his life shortly after completing his final abstract portrait. Witness the powerful and heartbreaking intersection of art and mental illness. #BryanCharnley #ArtHistory #Schizophrenia #MentalHealthAwareness #FineArt #SelfPortrait #Psychology #Documentary #ArtistStory #MentalIllnessInArt #TragicGenius #ArtAndMind
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Not schizophrenic but I am bipolar with visual and auditory hallucinations in mania, it drove me up the wall the first time; seeing weird seethrewish things from the corner of my eye, hearing people scream randomly, it was horrid.
saw this and immediately looked this guy up😭that’s so insane dude
People only care about tragedy when its pretty.
My cousin suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. He took his life a few years back after a severe psychotic episode, mostly brought on from coming off his meds when he shouldn’t have done. This hits a bit close to home for me.
And this is why you don't just stop taking your meds before consulting a doctor
i have seen my future and it is bleak.
Bro schizophrenia is actually such a scary thing. Like imagine being paranoid someone or something will kill you, or you’re being followed or people are laughing/talking about you. Like people actually really hear these things and believe it…🫣
I have a mouth and i cant scream
I know someone who’s schizophrenic and bipolar and it’s so scary to think about
realizing how surreal and creepy some of my art pieces have gotten over time i'm afraid i need meds 😭 i act happy usually in comparison
HIS PAINTINGS.. SAY SO MUCH...SO MUCH TALENT...SIR..😢😢😢😢WHAT DID YOU SAY HIS NAME IS..THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME ABOUT HIM.. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤
Yea, he painted how he felt when he took drugs everyday. He drew a painting of how he felt in his mind or smth like that when he took any drugs.
Looking like tadc for a second there.... wait! I GET IT!
He turned into a balatro card
All are masterpieces
RIP
I feel like the pictures are accurate in a way, not just to him but to most people today. If someone asked you who you believed you were, what would your answer be ? I personally wouldn't be able to answer
The Weird And Wonderfully Artistic Circus!
Its fascinating to see what the main part of the images is. A mouth in the middle of his head. You can only imagine what he went through.
I've made so much art out of my mental illness, I'm in a psych ward rn and I gave my doctor my colouring book and he says he needs to "analyse it extensively with the psychology team" and said he"really doesn't want to give it back" but it's important to me idk I find it kind of funny am I cooked I draw a lot of nice stuff now tho on antipsychotics