Tragic! This Artist Hanged Himself Because No One Attended His Art Exhibition
An artists took a really fatal step to show frustration when no one showed up to see his work on his most important day.
Stuart Bennett
An artist, Stuart Bennett, has hanged himself after no one attended
the launch of his new art project which he had spent a lot of time on.
58-year-old Bennett, organised an opening day at his studio because he wanted to start teaching art to children. However the event clashed with the town's horticultural show - and nobody came. He then hanged himself out of frustration.
A cleaner discovered Mr Bennett's body at the studio on Palmerston Street, Bollington, at 4pm the next day, according to the Manchester Evening News.
He had left a handwritten note, artwork and a heart-shaped chocolate on a desk.
Recording a verdict of suicide, coroner for Cheshire Nicholas Rheinberg said: "Such was his enthusiasm he galloped away with the project rather than plan it in care and detail.
"He changed the date of the open-day and it clashed with the horticultural show. It must've been quite a blow when the day came and went and not a single person attended."
Mrs Gretton-Wright, an acquaintance said they went for a coffee and a walk after the failed open day, before Mr Bennett took a takeaway back to the studio at around 8.30pm and planned to stay the night there.
She said: "He wasn't used to no one turning up. In Congleton he had a following, hangers on. He was taken back by the disappointment but after our walk had snapped out of it.
"Stuart was very restless. He always had a project on the go in order to feel valuable
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