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Orange Face
“My portrait is my visual interpretation of how my anxiety feels. I feel like I am putting on a face, sucking it up and faking it though without anyone knowing how I truly feel. My anxiety controls me at times and keeps me a prisoner from who I want to be.”
Anxiety doesn’t have to define who we are. There is hope.
About the PiecesThe initial works of art were created as self portraits by clients who attend the Expressive Art Program, created and facilitated by Stacy Spinazze.
Two of the portraits are recognizable faces, Abe Lincoln and Vincent Van Gogh. They both experienced mental illness in their lifetime. The goal with this combination of these portraits is to have you, the viewer ask, “what do these faces have in common? Why are Lincoln and Van Gogh with these other faces? ”
By exploring this question, it is our hope that you, the viewer will discover the connection and message that anyone can be affected by mental illness.
Thank You
David C and Lara M Lovell FoundationThe Toledo Public Library Technology DepartmentThe Toledo Street Newspaper
Two of the portraits are recognizable faces, Abe Lincoln and Vincent Van Gogh. They both experienced mental illness in their lifetime. The goal with this combination of these portraits is to have you, the viewer ask, “what do these faces have in common? Why are Lincoln and Van Gogh with these other faces? ”
By exploring this question, it is our hope that you, the viewer will discover the connection and message that anyone can be affected by mental illness.
Thank You
David C and Lara M Lovell FoundationThe Toledo Public Library Technology DepartmentThe Toledo Street Newspaper