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The Starving Artist is comprised of independent artistic research, publications, exhibitions, workshops, artist talks and a reflection that will explore the themes concerning the visual identities associated with Eating Disorders. There is a deep trauma, compulsions, and profound emotions behind Eating Disorders that go unclaimed because of the strong focus on the external body which is often utilized as a vehicle for aesthetic control. Those who are inflicted with them, evoke a negative aesthetic response from people. In art, those elements can be seen in images through the rejection, repulsion, and attraction to idealistic bodies. While many individuals strive for a low number on the scale, art can convey a reality that is morbidly unattractive. The research will be exploring themes of vulnerability, sensuality, shame, and manipulation. The objective of the starving artist is to create a platform and address the grim reality of what the disease entails and confront the ambiguities of the physical body’s impact on the psyche of those who suffer from this illness. the starving artist will strive to create dialogue through the disparity between the way women and men are perceived and the way that they feel about their bodies, create respective and yet empowering discussions around how the corporal body can be portrayed in order to foster open communication surrounding ideas about the unwell body.