24: Vincent van Gogh • The Asylum (Madness, Genius, & Tragedy: Part 3)

<p>On May 8th, 1889, Vincent van Gogh checks in to a mental asylum. What begins as a three month stay extends into a year. A period of time during which Vincent paints 141 masterpieces in between bouts of debilitating psychotic attacks.&nbsp;</p> <p>On this episode, we dive into Vincent and Theo's letters to finally uncover all of the details about Vincent's yearlong stay in the asylum.&nbsp;</p> <p>The original music of this episode features a very special guest, singer &amp; songwriter: L'FREAQ. (Also known as Lea Cappelli.) Follow all of L'FREAQ's music through her Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lfreaq/">https://www.instagram.com/lfreaq/</a></p> <p>Listen to L'FREAQ on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6yIxwhGx8Mq6i1WwgRSfkQ?si=32waPewSRzuv_Xdm3soDvA&amp;dl_branch=1">L'FREAQ Spotify</a></p> <p>And enjoy her YouTube music vids (one which I directed!): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/leacappelli">https://www.youtube.com/user/leacappelli</a></p> <p>---------</p> <p>Explore the paintings mentioned in this episode by visiting this companion gallery I made: <a href="https://mjdorian.com/vincent/">https://mjdorian.com/vincent/</a></p> <p>---------</p> <p>Watch my video about Vincent's most disturbing painting, done while he was suffering from a psychotic episode: <a href="https://youtu.be/EHkm6LMXjiA">https://youtu.be/EHkm6LMXjiA</a></p> <p>---------</p> <p>Become a supporter of the show, and receive access to all the Creativity Tip episodes and Episode Exclusives here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian">https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian</a></p> <p>Creative Codex is written &amp; produced by MJDorian.</p> <p>Let's connect: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mjdorian/">https://www.instagram.com/mjdorian/</a></p> <p>For Merch &amp; News: <a href="https://mjdorian.com/">https://mjdorian.com/</a></p>