Van gogh
Van goghArt! What is Art? Art is the expression of ideas in some sensuous medium. And the ideas, in taking material forms of beauty, make a direct appeal to the emotions through the senses, Thus, the medium of sculpture is solids, the medium of music is sound and the medium of painting is color." Appreciation of art is the understanding, the awareness, the sensitivity to the work of the artist."(George, Lauren Kane) Vincent Van Gogh was indeed a brilliant artist. His work influenced and inspired many people. He tried to express his feelings through his paintings. Van Gogh once said, "there is nothing in the world as interesting as people... one can never study them enough."(Raboff and Peter) Van Gogh often painted people's expressions, their body language and in fact their actions. He did this for self-fulfillment and to grab the attention of the public. Van Gogh was a natural. He did not go to any art school to learn about painting. Many artists start out by taking art lessons of some kind and proceeded to college and universities. The first time Van Gogh had anything to do with learning about art was when he apprenticed to the international art firm of Goupil, and the reason he did was because his Uncle was a partner. On March 30, 1852 a child was born from Anna and Theodorus Van Gogh, it was a little boy,they named the boy Vincent. "The baby Vincent died a few weeks after his birth."(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 5) On March 30,1853, exactly a year after the first baby was born, Anna and Theodorus gave birth to another baby boy. His name was Vincent, the same name as the baby who died. Anna and Theodorus although happy with their son could never get over the death of their other son Vincent that died. "The living child was brought up under the shadow of his dead namesake"(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 7) Van Gogh was very gifted as a child. At the age of eight years old he made a modeled clay elephant "which was praised but the family."(Nagera Humberto M.D. But as Van Gogh grew he became stubborn, rough, bad tempered problem child. "The kind of love, well known to many children, is usually accepted gladly at a moment, for a child like Vincent, longing for assurance and security through love, will snatch at anything that resembles it remotely. With Vincent the harm was done. "Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 12) As a young boy he was sent to a boarding school. "His teachers failed completely to discipline his emotional nature and did not therefore develop a critical sense in him."(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 12) At school Van Gogh was a loner, in fact one day a man asked him to carry a heavy parcel for him but Van Gogh would not he replied"(every man must carry his own load"(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 15) By the end...
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