Comments on: Obsession + Art

By: Poppy Blake

Poppy Blake — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:39:16 +0000

Does any body know of any other artists that use OCD as the focus of their work??

By: Emily Bleak

Emily Bleak — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:53:35 +0000

I was reminded of this post this past weekend – I was visiting some friends-of-friends in their rental condo in Salem MA (tres historic) and was knocked dead by the very obsessively-detailed, exposed brick and antiqued brass and witchy candle clusters look of the place. I asked the woman who lived there if she did interiors or what, because it was just beautiful – her answer was “I have OCD and like to drink.”

No wonder it was so perfect.

(BTW, thank you Sister for inspiring me to bite the bullet and ask someone at the MAC counter to hook me up with a good red lip that won’t look like a big orangey slash on my face. Looks like Dare You is my red.)

By: death_sexxx

death_sexxx — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:05:23 +0000

my god this is awesome

By: Nadia

Nadia — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:59:53 +0000

So glad you posted this! So inspiring! Love all of it, and desperately want a crochet gimp suit haha!

By: Joy D.

Joy D. — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:20:33 +0000

Thanks for sharing as I am not very knowledgeable of most artists whose work is interesting. The other photos are kick ass.

By: kellie

kellie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:37:42 +0000

that is super fun!!!
everything is soft!!!

By: Hammie

Hammie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:45:26 +0000

I heart crochet xx

By: Hortense

Hortense — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:39:22 +0000

This book ‘Monomania: the flight from everyday life in literature and art,’ by Marina Van Zuylen (French lit, less caps) while perhaps not the pinnacle of fine academia, had me so obsessed that I read it all in one sitting. It’s impossible to get, but the google reader version has lots of mania-inducing clips that put the issue in perspective. It even had me impressed with Mondrian.

I’ve been obsessed with writing the perfect undone sonnet, with learning Russian, and with many crushes. They all turned out okay. Right now I’m unleashing my bipolar mania on learning painting. Good times.

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:26:16 +0000

I was so with you…until I saw the bathroom.

By: Cricket9

Cricket9 — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:06:56 +0000

I’m definitely getting dyslexic. I meant “dose”. Patni, thanks for the warning (that’s sad news indeed), will try to make a trip to Baltimore.