patrickburkeart.com's Creative Universe

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Regardless the amount of research on the human psyche, we are unable to completely understand mental illnesses. This misunderstanding often creates negative stigmas. Through my artwork, I am breaking down those stigmas, bringing awareness and voicing the realities of life with a mental illness

I am conveying the raw emotions of people who are affected by them. Through this process, I am encouraging people to sympathize. People aren’t bipolar, people have bipolar disorder. People aren’t schizophrenic, people have schizophrenia. People aren’t depressed, people have depression. Let’s label less and commiserate more. We are all human beings.