In 1991, artist Bryan Charnley stopped taking his schizophrenia medication… and painted 17 self-portraits documenting his mind unraveling in real time.
First one: calm, realistic.
Last one: pure chaos — face melting, reality gone.
Art doesn’t get more real than this. 🖤
Biro Bela
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