The consequences of conditions

Throughout my normal research i stumbled on a blog post on the ' My Modern Net' website in which their was a post written by Jenny Zhang done in August, 11, 2014 in which her she is talking about a particular artist which had suffered from a particular disease called 'Alzheimer'. Which basically in know as another form of dementia in which basically makes the person suffer from memory loss which by time they start forgetting things important to them which further more effects their thinking and their behavior. Even tough that their isn't an official treatment to cure these type of condition their are certain type of treatments which help ease the effects and improves their daily life routine, but as time passes by it seems to get worse by the second and that what was happening to this particular artist.

William Utermohlen was diagnosed with this type of disease at the age of 61, which is mostly comment through out that certain age, by time he was encouraged to go into a nursing home which will help him to get all the attention he needed but for him his only treatment was to draw which helped him to reflect more and most especially helped him to understand his type of condition and what it is doing to his body.By the use of different media it also allowed him to see how he can reflect himself in different ways most important in different color tones.  I think that by doing this it was also a guide line for him even said in the blog since he started to forget more everyday his previous work always helped him to remember.

His artwork was only based on his self-portraits seeing how he was making a good connection between himself due that he was separated from the entire world by due to his absence people can now see and admire his skills and how he managed to use it to show how devastated it was to be in that certain position. Seeing his work chronologically at first you see a a detail drawing of him self and through out the years they started to become more abstract. As by looking at the pictures them self you can also see and feel the emptiness he was enduring throughout the time which allows you to imagine him in that position.

Self Portrait (Yellow)

William Utermohlen, 1997

oil on canvas, 35.5 x 35.5

In the Studio (Self-Portrait)

William Utermohlen, 1996

mixed media on paper, 45.5 x 32.5 cm

Blue Skies

William Utermohlen, 1995

oil on canvas, 152 x 122 cm

References

2017, B., Kunstmuseum, 2. and Film, P. (2017). Self-Portraits. [online] Williamutermohlen.org. Available at: https://www.williamutermohlen.org/index.php/11-artwork/self-portraits/22-self-portraits [Accessed 9 Mar. 2017].

alz.org, (n.d.). Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia | Alzheimer's Association. [online] Alz.org. Available at: http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp [Accessed 9 Mar. 2017].

National Institutes of Health, (2016). Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet. [online] National Institute on Aging. Available at: https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet [Accessed 9 Mar. 2017].

Zhang, J. (2014). Powerful Self-Portraits Reveal Artist's Descent Into Alzheimer's Disease. [online] My Modern Met. Available at: http://mymodernmet.com/william-utermohlen-alzheimers-self-portraits/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2017].