Sunday, February 22, 2009

Lust for Life: Vincent Van Goh


Watching Van Goh's story was interesting to me becaue it is the most widely known of any famous artist out there. Van Goh is the portrayal of the 'starving artist' stereotype that we all know of. It is interesting that his name is even in the dictionary definition penniless. I think the story of Van Goh shows how difficult is is to be an artist. How he can have so much passion but get no recognition becausae he was different than the norm. It is a shame that he was so shunned in his own time but so respected now. In essence his obsession with art drove him mad and in one of his many downs with depression he shot himself. It is the darker side of art but it is a story that needs to be known and understood to know all the trials of an artist.

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