#painters disease

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Goya occasionally applied his paints directly to the canvas with his fingers

Goya occasionally applied his paints directly to the canvas with his fingers, which Montes-Santiago argues is one reason he experienced problems like constipation, trembling hands, weakness of the limbs, blindness, vertigo, and tinnitus. In his famous 1820 self-portrait, Goya painted himself being embraced by his doctor.

Link  How Important Is Lead Poisoning to Becoming a Legendary Artist?  The Atlantic

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Your perfume, My poison 

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does art-making make people mentally ill?

link http://observer.com/2017/02/why-do-artists-fear-psychotherapy/

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This syndrome can also be referred to as "psycho-organic syndrome", "organic solvent syndrome", "chronic painter's syndrome", "occupational solvent encephalopathy", "solvent intoxication", "toxic solvent syndrome", "painters disease", "psycho-organic syndrome", "chronic toxic encephalopathy", and "neurasthenic syndrome". The multiple names of solvent induced syndromes combined with inconsistency in research methods makes referencing this disease difficult and its catalog of symptoms vague.

an excellent article!

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Did Bob Ross die of lymphoma from his years of exposure to oil paints?

https://www.quora.com/Did-Bob-Ross-die-of-lymphoma-from-his-years-of-exposure-to-oil-paints

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Turpentine

Toxicity Summary: IDENTIFICATION AND USE: Turpentine is a colorless liquid with a characteristic penetrating odor sharpening with age. Typical composition from USA Southern Pine: alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, camphene, and other terpenes. It is used as chemical feedstock for the manufacture of floor, furniture, shoe, and automotive polishes, camphor, cleaning materials; inks, putty , mastics, cutting and grinding fluids; paint thinners; resins, and degreasing solutions. Turpentine was formerly the most widely used paint thinner. There continues to be significant demand among professional painters for the use of turpentine as a solvent, thinner, cleaner, and storage medium for paints, varnishes, and painting equipment. It also has utility as a solvent for various resins, polishes, and waxes. Turpentine is employed in liniments, perfumery, and in the synthesis of camphor and menthol. It is also used in expectorant formulations, and as constituent of stimulating ointments. Turpentine was formerly used as an ingredient in many ointments, liniments, and lotions for treating minor aches and pains as well as colds, and is considered to be a veterinary medication. It is registered for pesticide use in the U.S. but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses. 

HUMAN EXPOSURE AND TOXICITY: Vapor is irritating to eyes, nose, and throat. If inhaled, will cause nausea, vomiting, headache, difficult breathing, or loss of consciousness. Liquid irritates skin. If ingested, can irritate the entire digestive system, and may injure kidneys. If liquid is taken into lungs, causes severe pneumonitis. Men exposed to concentrations of 720-1100 ppm complain of chest pain, and vision disturbances. Turpentine is a skin irritant and skin contact may cause eczema. Workers in the chemical, rubber and welding industries exposed to turpentine have developed contact dermatoses. In humans, chronic inhalation of turpentine has caused extensive glomerulonephritis. Chronic dermal contact may cause allergic erythema, headaches, coughing, and sleeplessness. At lower concentrations, pronounced anemia occurs occasionally. Two case reports are presented in which thrombocytopenic purpura was possibly induced by turpentine. 

for case studies go to 

link  toxnet

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Seminars with Artists: Amy Sillman

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Artists who work with cadmium pigments, which are commonly used in strong oranges, reds, and yellows, can easily accidentally ingest dangerous amounts, particularly if they use the pigments in dry form, as with chalk pastels, or in mixing their own paints.

Wikipedia

Acute exposure to cadmium fumes may cause flu like symptoms including chills, fever, and muscle ache sometimes referred to as "the cadmium blues." Symptoms may resolve after a week if there is no respiratory damage. More severe exposures can cause tracheo-bronchitis, pneumonitis, and pulmonary edema. Symptoms of inflammation may start hours after the exposure and include cough, dryness and irritation of the nose and throat, headache, dizziness, weakness, fever, chills, and chest pain.

Inhaling cadmium-laden dust quickly leads to respiratory tract and kidney problems which can be fatal (often from renal failure). Ingestion of any significant amount of cadmium causes immediate poisoning and damage to the liver and the kidneys. Compounds containing cadmium are also carcinogenic.[10]

The bones become soft (osteomalacia), lose bone mineral density (osteoporosis) and become weaker. This causes the pain in the joints and the back, and also increases the risk of fractures. In extreme cases of cadmium poisoning, mere body weight causes a fracture.

The kidneys lose their function to remove acids from the blood in proximal renal tubular dysfunction. The kidney damage inflicted by cadmium poisoning is irreversible. The proximal renal tubular dysfunction creates low phosphate levels in the blood (hypophosphatemia), causing muscle weakness and sometimes coma. The dysfunction also causes gout, a form of arthritis due to the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints because of high acidity of the blood (hyperuricemia). Another side effect is increased levels of chloride in the blood (hyperchloremia). The kidneys can also shrink up to 30%.

Other patients lose their sense of smell (anosmia).