Strange Paintings By Russian Psychiatric Patients

I found this collection of paintings on a Russian blog site recently. As far as I can make out they came from the walls of a now demolished psychiatric hospital and were painted by the patients. Unfortunately I haven’t got any more information on the whereabouts of the hospital, so as with anything on the internet you’ll have to take it with a pinch of salt I’m afraid. It seems legit though.

I’m assuming by the overwhelming serenity of the following pieces that the drugs were very much in full effect…

THESE ARE MORE DISTURBING: PAINTINGS BY CONVICTED SERIAL KILLERS

DYER BAIZLEY: HEAVY METAL ART GENIUS

MORE DISTURBING IMAGES: MURDERED POLISH ARTIST’S VISIONS OF HELL

JOHANNES STOETTE: BODY PAINTING CHAMPION