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Many years ago, I worked in a couple of psychiatric hospitals (for adults and children) as a male nurse. It was very interesting, but also pretty scary... because of the people who worked there. The doctors and the female nurses were way more disturbed than the patients, and these places felt unhealthy for everybody. I'll spare you the details, but let's say that I have a very low opinion on the psychiatric hospitals in my country. (since then, the government reduced the budget allowed to the mental health care, and now the situation is even worse). Anyway, Art therapy is really a great thing. According to my experience, it is more effective (and safer) than the drugs. Even I felt some benefit on my own mind while I was helping the therapist.

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3 жыл бұрын

Wow, Rolant, I'm sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing your insight and experience on the state of psychiatric hospitals in your area. It does make me feel a little better knowing that Art Therapy was beneficial to the patients.

Hey, I just wanted to thank you for how respectfully you treated the mentally ill. On my current job, I had to battle a lot of selfish people who wanted to bully kids on the margins. This is making me some enemies at my current job who don't appreciate my different approach. (ie: No bullying and adults should know better than to allow bias to prevent them from accidentally hurting others. Some regular people have a problem with that.) But hearing how you describe it makes me feel a bit better. I love the artwork as well. Your drawing's fangs are quite different than mine. But, I'm sure they're just as sharp. :) Best, Eric

this is awesome. thank you

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4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching AkiraBeard! FYI, I drew Akira here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6t_3JaAh9KblZs.html

I really enjoyed this and your creation. Thx

Even though you’re “just a dumdum on the internet who doesn’t know squat from squat”, I find your work powerful in a way I don’t know how to describe.

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Ай бұрын

That's a helluva compliment, thanks!

Learning about these styles while watching your pieces unfold is really amazing and truly inspiring!!!

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3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mephisto! I learned a lot just doing the small amount of research for this one. 👍

I have to admit the awesomw art distracted me throughout the whole video. Love how it turned out. And I am always up for treating people right. :)

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3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, WD! It was a good exercise to just let the pencil go and see what happened.

Brilliant. 💗. @ Thank You. 🤩💕💕💕💕💕🎼👉👉🤩🍀💕💕

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9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Hassan!

My mother was in Bethlem Royal Hospital in London. Otherwise known as Bedlam. She is an amazing artist.

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3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Kim, I appreciate it. 👍

Great video and great piece Harper!

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3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching, GOZ! 👍

Thank you so much for this great vid. I have huge respect for outsider art. I find it is often very deep and meaningful. It stirs my soul far more than representational art. Just my opinion.

@SketchbookTimeMachine

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Magpie, I appreciate it! I've made two Outsider Art videos and have learned a lot about this way of making art- it has expanded my way of thinking about creativity.

Another great video Harper, and another awesome example of outsider art.

@SketchbookTimeMachine

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Matthew. The Outsider Art classification is a wide range of fascinating work!

I was obsessed with the iron maiden album covers… I used to draw them, and I really wanted to become a comic book artist back then :-)

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Ай бұрын

I'm still obsessed with Eddie and Maiden! Derek Riggs makes some rad art!

Wow this was so awesome to hear about art history during this! And your art piece turned out so awesome!!! Seriously so cool

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3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Frosty, this old man appreciates it. I had no idea about the Adamson Collection or William Kurelek before making this vid- I learned a lot. 👍

The art is good. But it doesn't give me that primal fight or flight response that most of the mentally disturbed art gives me. Even art that looks pleasant from those people gives off an aura of pain. Truly haunting

@SketchbookTimeMachine

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree with you, Benjamin, it's hard to fake that haunting / haunted feeling. Art made by people with a mental illness is in a world of its own. Thanks for watching!

@benjaminwatson9778

3 жыл бұрын

@@SketchbookTimeMachine thank you for making the video. It was very pleasant to watch. Im very excited to see what you will create in the future

Love this😍

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3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Morgan!

i love you haha!

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3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michelle & Mitsi- I appreciate you watching!

That image could easily be your conflicting thoughts.

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3 жыл бұрын

Wow, Julie, I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're totally right! Could be my subconscious desperately trying to tell me something- it would make sense! Thank you for watching. 👍

Ryan leaf 😸

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3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ryan! 👍

Read the title, instant hears Sanitarium by Metallica.

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3 жыл бұрын

Cut your strings from the Master of Puppets and free your mind. 🤘

Daniel Johnston,

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2 жыл бұрын

He's quite a force of nature... he even published a comic book in 2012! Thanks for the heads up on this interesting artist!

@aaronspoor6425

2 жыл бұрын

@@SketchbookTimeMachine Sadly, Rip Sept 11 2019

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2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronspoor6425 Sorry to hear that... the work lives on.

@aaronspoor6425

2 жыл бұрын

@@SketchbookTimeMachine kzread.info/dash/bejne/qX6OscdvZcinZLw.html Documentary made a while ago, Daniel had recorded 1000's of cassete tapes with his thoughts art and expresion, It was life changing to see this film, it actually kinda sparked a mental breakdown in me, cause i saw SO MUCH of myself in him, hospital visits, trying my art, etc etc, but i was able to come back from the edge of maddness with my luck of being born in 1990 with the internet to be able to explain alot of the supernatrual stuff and not feel SO alone and isolated like i imagine SO MANY great artists in the past felt without the internet to connect with other people, or just have knowledge about alot of world and life lessons to be learnt instead of having to learn first hand and the damage and trauama that can sometimes go along with it,

isn't all art just plain 'ol art of the mentally ill?

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3 жыл бұрын

Heh, heh... I guess you've got a point there. 😀

I am sorry to say this is the 1st Outsider Art video I don't like.