Who Is Blinko's Schizoaffective Disorder?

in charge of such as Pope Adrian the 37th Psychiatric. Although he is already highly regarded in the outsider art world, it is important to understand why that is. The first and easier category is that Blinko has Schizoaffective disorder as described earlier. Because his work is created while under the influence of powerful delusions it creates the second category. Blinko’s work is absolutely unique. There are no other artists that create what he is creating. His pages are filled from edge to edge with nearly microscopic images of faces, figures, daemons, and an array of personal iconography. Blinko’s fear of Religious wars is particularly evident in many of his drawings where crucifixes and figures dressed as the pope fill the same page as
There is no evidence of any drawings done by Blinko while taking medications to ease his Schizoaffective Disorder. It would be an interesting comparison to see both side by side. Although Blinko is now represented by multiple prominent Outsider art collections his primary intent is not to make a profit form his art although he as at times through his productions of album covers (Yancey). As stated earlier Blinko attempted suicide out of frustration that he could not produce work while on medications. So it is safe to say that his artwork is more of a survival mechanism than a side hobby. What attracted me to Blinko’s drawings was evident personal pain and personal story in a religious framework. Rather than many outsider artists who deal with religion by painting pictures of bible scenes or in some way glorify Christianity, Blinko is telling a personal narrative (Rhodes). He has no agenda he isn’t telling of damnation or trying to convert anyone. All he is going is expressing the total chaos and pain that boils inside him. This is very refreshing in a world of outsider art where many rely on religion to make sense of the world around them
When this paper was first started it was intended to focus on Blinko’s drawings however the more research was done the more the music of Rudimentary Peni seemed of importance. Until recently punk music has never been of any interest to me what so ever. I found it depressing and hard on the ears. However one evening while listening to the album Pope Adrian the 37th Psychiatric, I realized the Blinko’s anarcho-punk and maybe other punk music was some of the purest musical expression I had ever heard, that does not mean it is pleasant to listen to. It is an onslaught of emotional expression with no regard to the audience or anyone else except for band in particularly the singer, which in this case is Blinko. As I listened to Blinko Shriek and hiss it reminded me of when someone has headphones in and is singing along to their music. They think they sound great and they are having a wonderful time but to everyone else it sounds horrific. This is what Blinko’s music is about; it is a work of art. Each album is an emotional experience to listen to. His work does not pander to the needs of a casual listener. Each tracked listened to his a memorable experience of pain, fear, and unanswered