Bipolar painting by Anthony Peter Iannini oil on canvas appears like a dichotoomy of happiness and sadness with a large central circle and two smaller circles on the bright side of mania and happiness and the other side showing darkness and depression
  

Title | Bipolar

Year Created | 2002
Artist | Anthony Peter Iannini
Medium | Oil
Canvas | .5" wrap
Size | 40"w x 20"h
Last Known Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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I painted this piece when I first discovered I had been suffering from, and fit the description for, bipolar disorder, which was formerly known as manic-depression.

This made sense to me as I had experienced many long cycles of depression and elation, all the while, thinking that such swings in mood and effect were simply the result of problems in my life.

I thought it was normal to feel suicidal every once in a while. I thought it was normal to sleep for three hours a night and work three shifts and run a business and have a love life. I thought it was quite sane to think myself superman and rotten all in the same period.








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