The Bluestocking 2022-23

Rachel Bernstein | Grade 10 The Tortured Artist the tortured artist sits still watching the pain control them until there is nothing left inside but a small speck of hope that maybe someone will see their pain through the art they’ve destroyed themselves to create that we will see all that they’ve suffered through to get here but instead, all we see is a work of art a painted canvas a priceless piece a thing of beauty

the artist is more famous after their death because art stands the test of time like no human can

but maybe we’ve had it wrong all this time

we’ve misunderstood because maybe the tortured artist was never tortured by their pain at all but was tortured by the very art they created

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