Bipolar Symptoms

"People with bipolar disorder experience unusually intense emotional states that occur in distinct periods called "mood episodes." An overly joyful or overexcited state is called a manic episode, and an extremely sad or hopeless state is called a depressive episode. Sometimes, a mood episode includes symptoms of both mania and depression. This is called a mixed state. People with bipolar disorder also may be explosive and irritable during a mood episode."...

-http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-index.shtml

Life of Picasso

I've been researching Picasso's life to get background information on his childhood and the different experiences that he has gone through to become a successful artist. I found a lot of good information which could explain the different emotions that Picasso was feeling throughout his life and what caused him to change his art style more than once.

-http://www.artquotes.net/masters/picasso_biography.htm
-http://www.artelino.com/articles/pablo_picasso.asp
-http://www.abcgallery.com/P/picasso/picassobio.html

Bipolar Disorder

Today I researched specific information on bipolar disorder. I looked up the history behind the disorder to see how the time period that Picasso lived in and the time period that the disorder came up collide. I know Wikipedia isn't really a good source of information but it had some interesting things. These are a couple articles on the disorder and other information that apply:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bipolar_disorder

• http://www.fofweb.com/Health/Default.asp?SID=3&iPin=ende071&iEntryType=Article&InputText=bipolar+disorder&SearchStyle=Keyword

• http://www.fofweb.com/Health/Default.asp?SID=1&iPin=ENMH0045&HealthType=Conditions+and+Diseases%0BMental+Health&InputText=bipolar+disorder&SearchStyle=Keyword&HealthLimit=0&HealthSub=Mood+Disorders

• http://www.fofweb.com/Health/Default.asp?SID=1&iPin=ENMH0407&HealthType=Mental+Health&InputText=bipolar+disorder&SearchStyle=Keyword&HealthLimit=0&HealthSub=Depression

First Day of Research

Today, I researched Picasso's life and also the many pieces that he has done in the different stages of his art. Pablo Picasso's art has went through many different forms suggesting a possible personality disorder.

The Blue Period



The Rose Period

The African Influenced Period



Cubism




Classicism and Surrealism