Lost_in_necropolis
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Recently I have been feeling a pull inside to create visual art as a way of representing what I am going through lately - the unremitting sense of alienation and isolation brought on by living in a world gone mad with chronic pain. I used to create my identity by literally breaking my body down and reshaping it in the gym with weights. Now that I can no longer do that due to back pain, I need to find some new methodology for expressing myself. I like the idea of art because it allows me to integrate so many diverse strands of influence - nature, music, literature, and life itself. Thinking about undertaking this approach, however, is very intimidating. I have no technical skill. Moreover, the physical act of making art is probably not the easiest thing for someone to deal with who has chronic low back pain.
Is there anyone out there who uses art as a way of trying to keep the depression, alienation and suicidal ideation at bay? Any success stories? I can't imagine things remaining the way they are right now, something has to change and this might be just the thing for me.
Is there anyone out there who uses art as a way of trying to keep the depression, alienation and suicidal ideation at bay? Any success stories? I can't imagine things remaining the way they are right now, something has to change and this might be just the thing for me.