The artist had a traumatic and violent childhood, and was committed to a mental asylum in his 20s, where he spent the rest of his life. It was during his incarceration that he started drawing, eventually producing over 1500 works and a 25,000 page illustrated ‘biography’ of Saint Adolf.

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    1 year ago

    Usually people who know you’ll look at them weird for hearing voices don’t tell you they’re hearing voices.