Situated at the intersection of order and chaos, reason and intuition, science and art, this thesis explores the relationship between creativity and mental disorders. It examines the connections between schizotypal disorder, schizophrenia, and creative thinking, while questioning whether the notion of the "mad genius" is grounded in scientific evidence or merely represents a persistent social myth. The theoretical part integrates perspectives from psychiatry, neuroscience, and art history, whereas the practical part translates these insights into an experimental graphic language. Through the exploration of automatism or chance processes and the material properties of intaglio printmaking, a series of graphic works has been developed in which the contrast between geometric and organic forms becomes a metaphor for the individual's inner balance, at the same time, the project encourages reflection on mental health, otherness and the role of art as a means of expression that fosters empathy and dialogue.
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