Naked and cold in an isolation cell, David Drymala heard the demons inside his head grow louder and louder. Finally they took over, convincing him that he and the demon were one.
But David's story is more than that. Now stable in the Jester 4 psychiatric unit in Richmond, he is an accomplished, largely self-taught artist whose work offers a unique glimpse into the inner life of someone with schizophrenia. Shaded with depth and meaning, his work provides a portal into the human condition.
His father says his son's art has been his redemption.
"His illness has been a window into the psyche, and his art depicts the human condition we all experience in different shades and intensities," says Alan Drymala.
From his cell, David, who is 25, writes of the connection he finds through his paintings, which often picture figures in the midst of agony or despair.
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