Description
Introducing an innovative exploration of mental health and creativity, this unique book, penned by the talented artist Mannix, showcases a remarkable collection of insights drawn from a three-year journey into the creation of hand-written artist books. Delve into the intricate documentation of experiences surrounding schizophrenia and the fascinating interplay of madness and creativity. This brand new publication, ISBN 9781925780284, published by Puncher and Wattmann in 2019, invites readers to navigate through an eccentric landscape filled with humor, poetry, and heartfelt emotion.
Mannix's narrative style is captivating, oscillating between anthropological cataloguing and a raw emotional reflection of his unconscious worlds. Throughout, the work reveals the inherent value of madness and how it can inspire innovative and artistic expression. The writing is not just a reflection but an enlightening experience, presenting a visionary and philosophical lens on the complexities of the human mind.
Ideal for those intrigued by psychology, art, and the boundaries of creativity, this compelling book provides a fresh perspective on mental health, illuminating the often overlooked beauty in chaos and obsession. Experience Mannix's daring exploration of the mind, crafted through rich texts and evocative imagery that provoke thought and inspire creativity in every reader.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925780284
Year: 2019
Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann
Description:
Material is drawn from his 3-year practice of creating hand-written artist books and is the first time it has been widely available to the public. Mannix's work centres on the documentation and investigation of his experiences of schizophrenia and, what is for him, madness' implicit creativity and value.
Mannix's texts range widely in approach, employing humour and poetry, diaristic reflection, images, heart-felt emotion, anthropological cataloguing, description and explanation. By turns visionary, philosophical, experimental and erotic, Mannix's writing, in all its varied manifestions is any unconscious worlds. He is, as he suggests, an anthropologist of the unconscious.
'[His work] opened, with some surprise, the eyes and minds of all those who visited to a very different world—one of madness and obsessive creativity, shocking and yet very exciting.' — Carolynne Skinner, Oz Arts Magazine
Mannix's narrative style is captivating, oscillating between anthropological cataloguing and a raw emotional reflection of his unconscious worlds. Throughout, the work reveals the inherent value of madness and how it can inspire innovative and artistic expression. The writing is not just a reflection but an enlightening experience, presenting a visionary and philosophical lens on the complexities of the human mind.
Ideal for those intrigued by psychology, art, and the boundaries of creativity, this compelling book provides a fresh perspective on mental health, illuminating the often overlooked beauty in chaos and obsession. Experience Mannix's daring exploration of the mind, crafted through rich texts and evocative imagery that provoke thought and inspire creativity in every reader.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925780284
Year: 2019
Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann
Description:
Material is drawn from his 3-year practice of creating hand-written artist books and is the first time it has been widely available to the public. Mannix's work centres on the documentation and investigation of his experiences of schizophrenia and, what is for him, madness' implicit creativity and value.
Mannix's texts range widely in approach, employing humour and poetry, diaristic reflection, images, heart-felt emotion, anthropological cataloguing, description and explanation. By turns visionary, philosophical, experimental and erotic, Mannix's writing, in all its varied manifestions is any unconscious worlds. He is, as he suggests, an anthropologist of the unconscious.
'[His work] opened, with some surprise, the eyes and minds of all those who visited to a very different world—one of madness and obsessive creativity, shocking and yet very exciting.' — Carolynne Skinner, Oz Arts Magazine