How often, reading on the Internet the stories of extraordinary disabled people who paint pictures with their feet, mouth or even a special mechanical prosthesis, do we remember that so many of the most famous creative people also suffered from various forms of physical and mental illnesses? Some doctors even believe that patients with some mental disorders (schizophrenia, for example) they feel beauty more keenly than ordinary people, and therefore create strong works. What diseases tormented famous artists and writers, and how did they affect their work?Belyaev: spinal injury The great science fiction writer Alexander Belyaev suffered from a childish prank that destroys many children. Carried away by the idea of inventing an airplane, he crashed when he jumped from the roof during a test of another aircraft. The consequences of the injury tormented him all his life. Later, he will be completely paralyzed. It was in this state that the idea of a head living separately from the body was born, which appears in the famous novel "Professor Dowell's Head".Levitan: severe Depressionisaak Ilyich Levitan from childhood lived in rather difficult conditions, in terrible poverty, which gave rise to endless melancholy. Sometimes trifling reasons, such as bad weather, caused him severe bouts of illness, from which the artist had to be literally rescued. As a result, most of the artist's landscapes are permeated with longing, he has much more sad landscapes with a cloudy sky than "major" scenes. He tried to commit suicide several times, but eventually died of heart disease.Gogol: Schizophrenia Many bright ideas in Gogol's works were the product of his illness. It is known that the writer was painfully religious. During the fast, he starved himself so much that he had to inject nutrients intravenously. Naturally, the images from the creepy story "Viy" are nothing but the product of the writer's insane fantasy.Dostoevsky: Epilepsiaprimes of this painful disease appeared in Dostoevsky in his youth. The suffering experienced during the attacks gave Dostoevsky's work a painfully tragic shade, for which his works are famous.Rousseau: mental retardation Primitive artists are also called "artists of the sacred heart", because they forever preserve the children's perception of the world in their work. In the case of the "Customs Officer" Henri Rousseau, children's perception of the world is a consequence of the disease. The artist has behaved like a child all his life. He was even afraid of his own paintings depicting predators, he was poorly oriented in space.Yayoi Kusama: Schizophrenia The prejudice of this Japanese artist was damaged due to domestic violence. Despite the difficulties and suffering, Yayoi managed to create her own recognizable manner. Polka dots are not a specially invented technique, but an image seen in your own hallucinations. During the heyday of the psychedelic style, she fit into the framework of post-war art in all respects.Using the example of famous artists, it can be understood that mental and physical ill health does not always make a creative person less valuable for art than artists who are one hundred percent healthy. And sometimes the medical history even becomes the visiting card of the master, as in the case of Van Gogh and Toulouse - Lautrec. But creativity is especially important for the sick people themselves, because art therapy is one of the effective means that can help an unhappy person suffering from his illness.… Самые дешёвые авиабилеты