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A Vicious Circle of Passive Acceptance, A Passive Acceptance Of A Vicious Circle

from Metaphysics of Autonomous Shadows by Thomas Bey William Bailey

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Initially a song lyric by Nick Blinko. By means of introduction:

“Hospitalized and diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, Blinko (born 1961) is best known as the former lyricist and lead singer for the legendary British anarcho-punk band Rudimentary Peni. The band’s albums and Blinko’s three illustrated books feature his pen-and-ink drawings, and his artwork has been exhibited internationally after it was shown at the National Schizophrenia Fellowship in 1994. Blinko’s intensely detailed images arise from acute psychic anguish and are created when he is not on medication, consisting of tortured
faces, skulls, tiny monsters, broken dolls, mushroom creatures, fetuses, phalluses, and haunted homunculi interconnected and woven together in intricate configurations. Although taking therapeutic drugs eases his suffering, Blinko says that when he is on medication he becomes frustrated and loses concentration; his vision is fuzzy, his hands shake, and his eye, hand, and brain do not function properly to make the art he desires (Thorne, 1996: 42). Without drugs he is more productive artistically, but then he risks full exposure to emotional pain and
delusional states. “When I got ill,” he recalls, “I started to plant paintings in my garden to see if they would grow” (quoted in Thorne, 1996: 42). In Blinko’s case, the overpowering need for artistic activity does not alleviate suffering or mental distress, but poses a threat to his psychological well-being.”

From Wojcik, Daniel (2016). Outsider Art: Visionary Worlds and Trauma. Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press.

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from Metaphysics of Autonomous Shadows, released October 6, 2023

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Thomas Bey William Bailey is a researcher and author of several books (e.g. "To Hear The World With New Eyes," "Micro Bionic," "Sonic Phantoms") as well as a dedicated sound artist and editor of the Fifteen Minutes of Anonymity label.

His work explores issues of unstable identity, post-industrial technology, and the hidden wonders at the edges of perception. ... more

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