Deep into Sleep Research

2 ARTISTS- A Tale of 2 Lee’s

  1. A Lee Hadwin original drawing.

    Lee Hadwin– An artist who can only make art while he is asleep and claims he has no artistic abilities in his waking life. His art has become a phenomenon because of the strange and wonderful way he makes it while unconscious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Lee Kasner Original painting.

2. Lee Kushner– Artist and prominent abstract expressionist Lee Kushner suffered from depression and insomnia after her husband and fellow artist Jackson Pollock passing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep and Creativity

In the article “Sleep and Creativity” (linked below), the connection between sleeping late. There have been constant studies linking creativity and sleep since artists are notorious for their “odd” sleeping habits. It has also been found that artists might sleep for a longer time, but may not feel fully rested because of REM sleep and sleep quality. The creative brain is constantly active and overthinking so that affects sleep quality.

Citations:

  1. Sleep and Creativity
  2. Artists Sleep less long but get Less Rest