At the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens, New York, Dr. Janos Martin helps treat patients with severe mental illness by encouraging them to express themselves through art, whether in paint, sculpture, or collage. In vivid imagery, brilliant close-ups, and delicate conversations, director Jessica Yu presents the intricate, often visionary, work of these nontraditional artists, allowing the patients to describe their approaches and processes in their own, sometimes tangled, words. With patience and calm resilience, Dr. Martin offers feedback and ideas for best methods to the individual artists, who sometimes scream or are in tears, as he helps them displace their frustrations, and demons, onto canvas. Seen as a collective, these works illustrate the fine line between creativity and distress and illuminate the healing power of expression.
Your War (I'm One of You): 20 Years of Joan of Arc
Pop Goes the Easel
Downside Up
Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images
Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film
A Test of Violence
Basquiat, Une Vie
Hermitage: The Power of Art
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Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
