I chose this topic because
of I have suffered from mental illness this year, it is very helpful that I can
use this project to learn more about the illness and try to find help from it.
I have done different research by looking at the website and reading books and
magazines, most importantly talking to my GP and people at mental health
service. It is less stress and helpless when I understand the problem. I have also
talked to someone who also has the depression problem, try t capture how they
feel when it happens and then I decided to draw it down in my sketchbook, I
want to show that kind of sadness through my drawings. I not only hand-draw but
also try collage and other mix media in my sketchbook. I only produce my work
when I am feeling low and depress to express my feeling better, turning that
despairing, hopeless message into art. It was a bit painful at the beginning,
but it is a good way to release the stress as well. Do not want to communicate
with others is also a symptom of depression. Therefore it is better to use a
pen to write it down or draw how I feel. After some treatment I was feeling
better and lighter, but also I started to see my drawing is less dark and
moody. It is a whole different experiment to draw some dark, depressing
drawings. My emotion is different. I am not quite sure that the depression
helped me in my art work or destroyed it. But I am glad I have this experience.
