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Tortured artist
Stock character
A tortured artist is a stock character and stereotype who is in constant torment due to frustrations with art, other people, or the world in general.
The trope is often associated with mental illness.[1]
Background
The trope of the tortured artist is thought to have been started by Plato.[2]
Creativity and mental illness have been connected over time.
Some mental disorders, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, have been said to have helped popular artists with their works.[2][3] One of the most known "tortured artists" is Vincent van Gogh, who experts consider to have suffered from psychosis.[4][1]
Another figure matching the description of the "tortured artist" is Ludwig van Beethoven, who, after losing his hearing,[5] became increasingly reclusive and apathetic towards society.[6][7] In the Heiligenstadt Testament, Beethoven confesses his l