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"I put my heart and my soul into my work," wrote Van Gogh to his brother, "and have lost my mind in the process(Van Gogh). ... Vincent van Goghs passion for his art led him into becoming the brilliant madman he was. Van Gogh was influenced by a number of things and people. ... Vincent looked up to him for his successes. Mauve taught Vincent how to use watercolors, starting him off with his art career(Brooks 3). ... Vincent also explored Japanese techniques. ... Vincent loved the color yellow and used its brightness to symbolize the greatness of life. ... Van Gogh had a vision. ... Vincent renounced this and preferred the artisan. ... Van Goghs utopian society consisted of the notion of old times: women stayed at home, kept to the house, and raised the children. ... During his stay in Arles, Vincent painted forty-nine portraits of men, women, and children from 1888 through 1889. ... Van Gogh wanted to capture the feelings of the domestic woman and put them into his work(Zemel 15). ... To begin with, Van Gogh moved in with a seamstress in the neighborhoods of The Hague(Nagera 70). ... Van Gogh supported her with money to pose for his drawings(Zemel 19). ... "In my eyes she is beautiful, and I find in her exactly what I want; her life has been rough, and sorrow and adversity have put their marks upon her--now I can do something with her" (Van Gogh). Van Gogh and Siens relationship was relatively close. ... For example, Van Gogh would observe the women at the soup kitchen. ... Van Gogh had always had feelings for prostitutes. ... Still, Vincent would try to support her with her needs even when he needed money himself. ... She seemed to be the only woman who didnt reject Vincent. Studies show that the reason Vincent was so giving to Sien is because at that time, his relatives were angry about his mistakes and Vincent wanted to give back his greatness by "repaying" Sien(Nagera 74) He had a strong passion for women. ... When he said no, Vincent put his hand over an oil lamp, intentionally burning himself. ... The father blew out the candle and Vincent left in discouragement(Butterfield 3). ... For Vincent, having passions meant sacrificing a normal life(Nagera 51). ... To begin with, Van Gogh seemed to be a "replacement child." A year before Vincent was born, the first child was to be named the same as Van Gogh, but died as a stillborn. ... Van Gogh was disappointed with Vincent and his life. ... "I am always so afraid that wherever Vincent may be or whatever he may do, he will spoil everything by his eccentricity, his queer ideas and views of life" (Mrs. Van Gogh). ... Surprisingly, Vincent suffered from being separated from his family. ... At the boarding school, Vincent watched his fathers car leave him until its sight was gone. ... Van Gogh seemed to live on trying to please his father. ... Vincent failed in doing so(Butterfield 2). ... One violent quarrel went so far as his father banishing Vincent from the home. ... Other accusations of his fathers rage had to do with the problems Vincent made with Kee. ... When his father died, Vincent hid most of his psychological feelings(Nagera 72). ... One person he would find was Paul Gauguin, another artist who agreed to stay with Van Gogh in Arles. Van Gogh happily awaited his arrival, decorating Gauguins new room with femininity. ... Van Gogh hoped Gauguin would accept and enjoy his work, just as he hoped his father would. ... These were two things Van Gogh could not have. ... The very though of that caused Van Gogh to recall the abandonment as a child. Van Gogh was outraged. ... When Gauguin caught him, Van Gogh ran away. ... Because of Van Goghs unstableness, more and more crazy attacks occurred. ... I am suffering a little bit just now - the thing is that after than long seclusion the days seem like weeks to me" (Van Gogh). |
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