Discovery Science Channel Documentary Special about Jon Sarkin. Produced for Science Channel by Screaming Flea Productions, Inc. Aired 12/15/2010.
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Jon Sarkin is a prolific, even compulsive, artist who creates elaborate drawings and paintings cluttered with words and images. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, ABC Primetime, This American Life, GQ, ArtNews, and galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and around the world. His lives and works in Gloucester Massachusetts.
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Sarkin Photos
04 January 2013 10:31 AM | No CommentsGreat photos of Sarkin as taken by Liam King over the years. Check them out at jsarkin.com/photos If you’re interested in high-resolution photos of Jon’s art, check out at jsarkin.com/art…
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Boston Globe Review
24 March 2012 9:42 AM | No CommentsShowcasing the work of an outsider artist GALLERIES THIS STORY APPEARED IN January 31, 2012|By Cate McQuaid … Jon Sarkins Clinched Teeth, currently on exhibit at VSA Massachusetts… (Lorri Berenberg )
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Harvard CHS Research Bulletin
24 February 2012 9:29 AM | No CommentsMental Images January 18, 2012 Posted by Alexandra Pappas under Art/Archaeology, Epigraphy/Papyrology 2 Comments In this post, I will address directly the question I first posed: What do ancient Greek…
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![Shadows Bright as<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Bright-Glass-Remarkable-Artistic/dp/1439143102" target="_blank"></a> Glass: The Remarkable Story of One Man’s Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph [Hardcover]
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Sarkin’s Biography now available on Amazon
18 April 2011 9:36 AM | No CommentsShadows Bright as Glass: The Remarkable Story of One Man’s Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph [Hardcover] http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Bright-Glass-Remarkable-Artistic/dp/1439143102 …
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Sarkin Paints Live at the MET with Guster (video)
10 March 2011 8:14 AM | 1 CommentSarkin painted a piece live onstage at the MET while Guster plays “Jesus On the Radio” from Guster’s new album featuring cover art by Sarkin–Easy Wonderful. …
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TerminARTors
19 January 2011 12:17 AM | No CommentsTerminARTors features Sarkin as an artist on their website. Check out his biography and showcase, and art available for purchase. Check it out here …
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![Discovery Science Channel Documentary Special about Jon Sarkin. Produced for Science Channel by Screaming Flea Productions, Inc. Aired 12/15/2010.
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Tormented By Genius – full video
11 January 2011 8:01 AM | 4 CommentsDiscovery Science Channel Documentary Special about Jon Sarkin. Produced for Science Channel by Screaming Flea Productions, Inc. Aired 12/15/2010. [nggallery id=6] …
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My Strange Brain
22 November 2009 12:07 AM | No CommentsOriginal Link: My Strange Brain from Jon Sarkin on Vimeo. …
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Accidental Artist 4 of 4: Sketchbook
27 October 2009 2:35 PM | No CommentsOne of thousands of sketchbooks compulsively drawn by Sarkin. Feature video as a part of a feature article as written by Amy Nutt for the NJ Star Ledger. Videography by Andre Malok.
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ABC Medical Mysteries
20 October 2009 2:35 PM | No CommentsABC Primetime feature about Sarkin's extraordinary singlular ability to create art.
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I was first introduced to Jon’s astonishing story about five months ago. I watched everything on the internet that I could find about him, continuously mesmerized by his strength and the unbelievable complexity of the human brain. What makes us who we are? And more importantly how do people overcome traumatic changes?
Four months ago, after a 12 year struggle with my own mental health I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. New medications along with a series of electroconvulsive therapy left me with severe cognative impairments, memory loss and retrograde amnesia. I am finding out every day more and more things that my mind had somehow lost. Jon’s story and how much it had touched me was just one of those things that was gone…..until I had the smallest inkling of memory one day that I knew I needed to get online and rewatch his amazing story.
My doctors can’t seem to explain why I am where I am at the moment. Nor can they predict if the things I have lost will return. I am simply amazed by the human brain. And I am given hope by Jon’s story and his acceptance at his new life. It may not be the life that he had picked, but it is the life that has picked him. He is truly inspirational. And I am extremely grateful that he is willing to put himself out there….Thank you Jon.
Jon,
So glad I got to see the new documentary, you are a gift!
D.Amato
Nice to finally see this, Jon. And nice to see Dr. Pascual-Leone in it. So weird. I met him doing the film for BIDMC neuroscience two years ago and we talked at length about you specifically and other freaky-brained people with things like synesthesia, savant syndrome, etc. He’s really great and clearly represents at his core that catchphrase of the moment: patient-centered care. You can learn about repetitive TMS in the film we did. It’s about 2/3 of the way through here: http://vimeo.com/9206771
But it’s about time for someone to wake up and recognize that your art is the real story.