Brain surgery turns man into artist… O’RLY!
Saw this story on the Daily Mail today. This one really begs the question… Art or Not? You can judge the painting below for yourself, while I go dig up the name of Alan Brown’s surgeon, you know… just in case.
Until the stroke, Alan was unable to draw or paint, and the best he could manage was a simple 2D stickman.
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Alan, who is divorced, said: ‘I was out of the danger zone but still in intensive care and a nurse came up to me and said I looked bored and suggested I start drawing. ‘She gave me a pencil and some paper and photograph of her dog which I copied almost perfectly.
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‘I had never even set foot in an art gallery, let alone tried creating my own art work.’
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‘While most of the effects involve a loss of functioning, in some cases people have been known to acquire or discover new skills, although the exact reason for this is not fully understood.’
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via Mail Online
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