Talk:Louis Wain

Notes

Myth of psycho cat artist busted http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/26/myth-of-psychotic-ca.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.231.46.31 (talk) 05:37, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

I love that this article rates a B for the biography wikiproject, but only a C for cats! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.206.122.26 (talk) 11:20, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

moved from article

Would it be possible to add my Louis Wain 1860-1939 Funny Cats, Dogs, Birds, Pigs Art website to your Louis Wain External Links Section? I have one of the largest collections of his work on display ?

Title: Louis Wain Funny Cats, Dogs, Birds, Pigs on Art Prints.

Web: [1]

Many Thanks

Paul Hussey --10:11, 13 August 2009 82.25.149.205

unrepresentative picture

In the "Mental disorder" section, there is a picture of two cats that is captioned as being "unrepresentative" of some of Wain's later work. Shouldn't this picture be removed if it does not represent the artist's body of work?

Sofa jazz man (talk) 18:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

2 psychiatric points

It is understandable that this information was included, given that it comes from published sources, but as a psychiatrist I want to make 2 points to counter some misinformation: 1) The theory that toxoplasmosis may be a cause of schizophrenia, though not completely discounted, is very much not part of the common current medical understanding of schizophrenia. Connecting it to the case of Louis Wain seems an unlikely stretch. 2)More importantly, the current description of Asperger's disorder is totally inconsistent with Louis Wain's history of psychosis. Asperger's disorder is not a psychotic disorder,and it is a lifelong condition which does not explain a dramatic change in mental state in mid-life. Furthermore, there is nothing odd about a person with schizophrenia continuing to display talent and ability in visual arts. Because Asperger's is being diagnosed more frequently, I think it is particularly helpful to avoid misinformation about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtclapacs (talk • contribs) 16:13, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

In the interest of removing disinformation I have made every attempt at capturing the objective history available into the current revision. Just as there is no strong proof of schizophrenia, there is no strong proof of lack of autism spectrum disorder. Just because a bunch of people claimed that an individual had schizophrenia and a dramatic change in mental state in mid-life does not mean that it is the case. The only sufficient proof would be recordings, such as gramophone or a reputable personal written journal from Louis Wain. I am currently working to research further into his life, but for now, I absolutely believe that it is far too judgmental and accurate to go claiming certainty of specific mood disorders on a famous artist that the article authors have never met.

75.93.148.86 (talk) 14:34, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Unrepresentative of mental disorder

I think this article shows so little of his work and covers a very small portion of it. It does not represent his more "psychedelic" stage which is argued by some psychologists to be reflective of his deteriorating mental state, and I think the article has overall has little range in terms of his actual artworks. I just thought it was worth bringing that up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.22.157 (talk) 07:45, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

How many cats are used to show deteriorating mental state?

How many cats are used to show deteriorating mental state in psychological works? I have made the number of cats less clear as it seemed to imply five was the norm but the books I have seen in GS have 2, 3 or 8. Hope this is OK. Best wishes (Msrasnw (talk) 16:08, 4 September 2012 (UTC))

I've found several more pictures of psychedelic cats within his body of illustrations. What I would like to do is capture each separately and present them in a strictly random order when a person visits the Wikipedia article to remove as much bias as humanly possible. Any better suggestions? A simple static random order would still be superior from the perpsective of presenting unbiased truth. 75.93.148.86 (talk) 14:47, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

hit by a bus?

Was Louis Wain hit by a bus? I read an obituary that said he was injured and his mental problems came from that. Anyone heard of this? --Turn685 (talk) 20:07, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. This is a promising direction for my research. Expect an update to this article should I find definitive information. 75.93.148.86 (talk) 14:48, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Here is the scanned obituary I saw [2] and an old article from The Guardian in 1960 which also states this [3]. Not sure if this helps but it seems interesting! Turn➦ 03:39, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Youngest sister

Any further information on the youngest sister who was certified insane? It's quite fluid and nondescript, and seeemingly out of place, albeit interesting.