Portraits Of Ptsd Vets Share How Art Series Captures The Daily Struggle To Stay Alive

Portraits Of Ptsd Vets Share How Art Series Captures The Daily Two combat veterans suffering from pts (it's an injury, so they don't like calling it post traumatic stress disorder), walked through the exhibit with her to share their thoughts. Facing 21 vets and service members a day committing suicide, the artist hopes to make a difference by putting a face to ptsd.

Portraits Of Ptsd Vets Share How Art Series Captures The Daily Facing 21 vets and service members a day committing suicide, the artist hopes to make a difference by putting a face to ptsd. The series is composed of 14 mixed media portraits at 6 feet by 6 feet that feature military veterans who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd.) the portraits, a combination of photography, paint and text, are layered with the veterans’ stories in their own words. Two combat veterans suffering from pts (it's an injury, so they don't like calling it post traumatic stress disorder), walked through the exhibit with her to share their thoughts. Artist susan j. barron was inspired to create the portrait series after hearing that 22 veterans commit suicide every day in our country. “my intention is to bring awareness to the issues of ptsd and to depict our veterans as the incredible heroes they are,” said barron.

Portraits Of Ptsd Vets Share How Art Series Captures The Daily Two combat veterans suffering from pts (it's an injury, so they don't like calling it post traumatic stress disorder), walked through the exhibit with her to share their thoughts. Artist susan j. barron was inspired to create the portrait series after hearing that 22 veterans commit suicide every day in our country. “my intention is to bring awareness to the issues of ptsd and to depict our veterans as the incredible heroes they are,” said barron. Artist susan j. barron hopes to captures a different side of veterans and to help shed light on their struggle with post traumatic stress. in barron's large scale, mixed media portraits, veterans are posed to show off their patriotic tattoos or long, wild hair. Barron has captured the hidden toll in a new portrait series depicting the invisible, a set of 6ft by 6ft canvases of veterans with ptsd, which provide an emotional gut punch for viewers. Explore how creative expression aids veterans with ptsd, highlighting art therapy's benefits, projects, and transformative power. After taking thousands of portraits of veterans in their daily lives, the 27 year old photographer was approached by a veteran to do a series on military suicide and sexual trauma. buzzfeed news is the first to feature this series.