Thursday, August 12, 2010

Creativity and Madness

Back to the main topic of this subject, creativity. I would like to share some examples of how madness or insanity can foster creativity. I will give an example of 3 mad geniuses:


1. John Nash: He came up with the award winning film "A Beautiful Mind". This film is about an eclectic "madman" who was terribly good with number. Nash himself suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and the film describes his life somewhat. He was however a genius with Mathematics.



2. Vincent Van Gogh: One of the world's most renown artists, Van gogh was a manic depressed man who even cut off his own ear, drunk turpentine and tried to drink paint. He eventually ended his life. However in his lunatic ramps, Van Gogh managed to create amazing works of art which have made him popular till today.




3. Sir Isaac Newton: He was a renown physicist and mechanic who came up with the theory of gravity among other inventions. He however suffered from psychotic tendencies, mood swings and bipolar disorders.

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