I need to create a work of art/painting that shows alzheimers?
Monday, July 26th, 2010 at
7:36 am
J asked:
i have to create a work of art that shows alzheimers for a local hospital. i have a couple ideas but want this to be perfect.
input greatly appreciated any ideas??? 
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Tagged with: Art Shows • Couple Ideas • Local Hospital
Filed under: Alzheimers
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Why don’t you try painting a old person? Don’t mean to be vague but I think maybe a person sitting in a chair or porch staring off into the day or night?
A major symptom of Alzheimer’s is the inability to recognize the familiar. Think about a way to depict this.
I have several ideas about how to do this in a powerful way, and even wrote them down as an answer but I just have to keep them my ideas.
I am sure you have a good idea, maybe even one I thought of.
Sorry, and good luck!
I’m sorry to say my mother has that. When I think of it, I think of her repeating herself over and over all day. She also sings the same few old songs over and over, and that’s really haunting to hear at night, because she’s quite loud. Also, to see her literally shrinking before my very eyes. On top of this, she can’t see, she can’t hear, and she can’t understand directions (like when you are trying to guide her somewhere).
I hope you can get an idea from these things. Alzheimer’s is a mess of spinach I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Do say a small prayer for my mother, ANYBODY.
Not sure if you can use this for an idea or maybe you can if you use your imagination , when I use to be a tow truck operator one day I got a call from the police to pull a car out of a creek a old man with Alzheimers was driving through a creek cuz he thought it was a road , the car got hung up in the creek after he ran over a shopping cart that was in the water , a fisherman walking by called the police when the guy had no clue where he was , I guess it was something you would have to se to believe…GOOD LUCK!