Unit 1: Van Gogh

Van Gogh is perhaps one of the most controversial artists in the history of painting because of his personality, his work and well, his ear. This last fact is perhaps what made him a controversial and admired painter around the world, even after several years of his death. Because Van Gogh’s works are said to be part of the post-impressionism and the time in which he lived in was in some ways dark for a person like him, the assumption of him being crazy at the greatest potential made his art and life more interesting for everyone. The fact that the inspiration of many of his paintings came from what he used to see in his surroundings made his work path very diverse and sometimes contrasting. From my perspective, Van Gogh painted from the outside to the inside of his body because in some way his works such as portraits, landscapes and drawings show parts of the outside world but at the same time they represent what was inside of his mind. The fact that many people considered him crazy and very mentally ill may be reflected in his paintings, but for me, because his work was diverse in colors and techniques, I can only see the expression of a normal human being trying to expose his feelings that sometimes where bigger than himself.