Polish Artist Illustrates His Fight With Depression In These Dark And Mysterious Paintings

Depression is not an easy thing to deal with, but sometimes you can take your weakness and turn it into something beautiful. That's exactly what polish artist Dawid Planeta did. To help himself cope with an illness, he created an imaginary world where a small man is traveling through the long forgotten jungle and meeting his weaknesses and fears presented as giant animals with glowing eyes. The visions created by the artist has this sort of a menacing quality to them. They're dark and mysterious, but at the same time hauntingly beautiful.

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#1

“One challenge at a time, I try to turn into the face of fear and tell it “you are not my master, you are the product of myself and I am your master.” I look into the monster’s eyes until it disappears. Then I am free.” ― Rohvannyn Shaw

#2

“Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, both dark and bright, and they will ensnare your soul.” ― Robert Beatty, Serafina and the Black Cloak

#3

“Allow the power to flow through you. Don’t try to capture it. You wish only to borrow it.” ― G.G. Collins

#4

“The deeper I go into myself the more I realize that I am my own enemy.” ― Floriano Martins

#5

“If size really mattered, the whale, not the shark, would rule the waters.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo

#6

“Stopping, sitting down and finding time for reflection are considered to be the most essential action related to fulfilling a human’s destination.” ― Sunday Adelaja

#7

“The most important thing is this: to sacrifice what you are now for what you can become tomorrow.” ― Shannon L. Alder

#8

“The reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.” ― J.M. Barrie, The Little White Bird

#9

“The stiller you are the calmer life is.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

#10

“Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso

#11

“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” ― Yogi Berra

#12

“Fear is the ghost of ancient. It consumes faithless human.” ― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

#13

“There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.” ― Vincent Van Gogh

#14

“Fear is the ghost of ancient. It consumes faithless human.” ― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

#15

“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” ― Abbie Hoffman

#16

“To be wise means to know when to stay silent.” ― Kamand Kojouri

#17

“I made up my mind not to care so much about the destination, and simply enjoy the journey.” ― David Archuleta

#18

“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” ― Pema Chödrön

#19

“There are as many worlds as there are kinds of days, and as an opal changes its colors and its fire to match the nature of a day, so do I.” ― John Steinbeck