Vincent van Gogh
1 Between November of 1881 and July of 1890, Vincent van Gogh painted almost 900 paintings, but never achieved fame. Yet since his death, he has become one of the most celebrated painters in the world.
2 The two most important but apparently independent features about van Gogh which most people know about are his spectacular, almost explosive, u of colour and the poor state of his mental health, which brought his life to a sad end.
3 Yet, according to medical rearch since van Gogh's death, it now ems that the two features may be linked, and that his mental health may have contributed to his artistic style, not just at the end of his life, but at earlier times as well.让自己快乐快乐这才叫做意义
4 Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853, and his early career working for an international art dealer took him to London, Paris and Belgium. When he decided to become a painter in 1880 with the support of his brother 鸡卡通图片Theo, his early work was, not surprisingly, filled with the gloomy light of Northern Europe.
5 In Paris van Gogh met many of the artists later known as Impressionists, such as Degas, Toulou-Lautrec, Pissarro and Gauguin. His style changed under their influence, and became lighter and brighter. He ud small 凶猛的近义词strokes of primary colours (red, blue and yellow) and complementary colours (purple, orange and green). He was also nsitive to the more abstract style of Gauguin's paintings, where shapes of objects are reprented by distinct zones of colour.
6 Yet despite working in such an encouraging atmosphere, van Gogh could not equal his friends' growing success. He was unable to pay for models, and so he painted a large number of lf-portraits, which may indicate his potential for soul arching.
7 Van Gogh soon grew discouraged with his life in Paris, and moved to Arles in the south of France, where, drawn by the sunshine, he hoped to establish an artists' community. He felt liberated by the people, the buildings and the scenery there, and painted them with vivid, passionate colours and a cheerfulness which was new to him and his career. He was keen for Gauguin to visit him, and finally persuaded him to make t
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he journey. The paintings of Sunflowers and his home were partly intended as a welcome to Gauguin, partly a reflection of his happiness. But becau of the intensity of van Gogh's friendship for him and hostile disagreements about their working methods, Gauguin left Arles. At this event, van Gogh cut off part of his own right ear.
8 Van Gogh spent veral desperate periods in a mental hospital over the next two years becau of his depression and his concern that he had heard voices. His style became more experimental, with stronger lines and sharper colours, always dominated by the green of the 高兴作文olive trees, the blue of the sky and the spectacular yellow of the sun. This was the period of his greatest output and some success, with the famous The Starry Night and other paintings being well-received by critics at the annual exhibition in Paris.
rap9 But the very productive periods were matched by moments when despair prevailed, during which he doubted his ability to create a work of value. In a delicate state of mind, van Gogh returned to a friend near Paris and continued his work. In 1890 he shot himlf, taking two days to die.
10 So what is the link between his love of inten colour and his destructive mental state?
11 We now know more about mental and physical illness, and their effects. Van Gogh suffered from epilepsy, an illness which leads to fits, and which may have been caud by a 电影暴风骤雨defect in the brain at birth. This was made wor by drinking absinthe, a popular but dangerous alcohol often drunk by artists at the time. His doctor prescribed a drug which can cau the patient to e everything in yellow or to e yellow spots. This may have been why van Gogh loved the colour.
12 Van Gogh experienced a surge of activity, after which he became tired and depresd. We now recognize the to be symptoms of bipolar disorder. He also ud lead-bad paints, exposure to which can lead to lead poisoning. One of the symptoms of lead poisoning is a swelling of the retinas in the eyes, which can cau one to e light in circles around objects. We can e this effect in paintings such as The Starry Night.
定金协议13 Another condition linked to epilepsy and manic behaviour is the spontaneous need t
o write continuously. Van Gogh wrote over 800 letters to his brother, Theo, which might be the result of this condition.
14 Van Gogh wanted his paintings to be realistic, so he worked outdoors. Some of the episodes of aggressiveness and feeling sick may be the effects of sunstroke.
15 Finally, hearing voices is a well-established symptom of schizophrenia, a rious mental illness which changes the relationship between what you think and reality.
16 We talk about the genius necessary to produce great works of art. In van Gogh's ca, his genius, especially in his u of colour, may be due to his mental health. As art lovers, we acknowledge that van Gogh produced some of the greatest paintings the world has ever known, and gave inspiration to so many later artists. But we should not overlook the mental torture he suffered for his art.
