My NCBISign In

Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination
    J Med Biogr. 2009 May;17(2):106-10.

    Kaethe Kollwitz (1867-1945): the artist who may have suffered from Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.

    Drysdale GR.

    Source

    Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Graeme.Drysdale@uregina.ca

    Abstract

    Kaethe Kollwitz was a 20th century German artist who grew to fame for her socio-political impressions of Germany during World Wars I and II. In her diary, Kollwitz self-described symptoms of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome during her childhood. She complained of episodes where objects appeared to grow larger or smaller and perceptual distortions where she felt she was diminishing in size. This may explain why Kollwitz's artistic style appeared to shift from naturalism to expressionism, and why her artistic subjects are often shaped with large hands and faces. The distortion present in her visual art may have less to do with a deliberate emphasis of the artist's feelings and more to do with her perceptual experience.

    PMID:
    19401515
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    Publication Types, MeSH Terms, Personal Name as Subject

    Publication Types

    MeSH Terms

    Personal Name as Subject

    LinkOut - more resources

    Full Text Sources

    Other Literature Sources

      Supplemental Content

      Click here to read

      Related citations

      See reviews... See all...

      Recent activity

      Clear Turn Off Turn On

      Your browsing activity is empty.

      Activity recording is turned off.

      Turn recording back on

      See more...
      You are here: NCBI > Literature > PubMed
      Write to the Help Desk