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Jeffery 2022-04-10 09:01:09
Van Gogh and the sunflower that never fades
Van Gogh is such a man, he believes in God, but God seems to be unable to give him everything he wants, because he only wants to paint, but God is not a painter. His life was poor, and his life was unlovable. No matter whether he was a priest or a painter, the world did not deserve his purity. The...
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Olen 2022-04-10 09:01:09
Please don't sympathize with him easily
There is no way to understand his paintings without reading his biography.
I just want to say that his natural outspoken and enthusiastic character, his crazy love for life, and his pursuit and persistence in his own value are destined to become a great artist.
His innocence kept him frustrated,...
William Phipps
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Theo Van Gogh: Vincent, uh... it's all good, all of it. The important thing is that one day it could be... *sublime*. Well between then and now, there's one thing you can do for me, a little thing is all I ask: let me get a night's sleep.
[turns and heads to bed as the scene fades out]
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Paul Gauguin: How long have you been in Paris?
Vincent Van Gogh: Over a year.
Paul Gauguin: How can you stand it? I can't work here. It *strangles* me.
Vincent Van Gogh: But where would you go?
Paul Gauguin: Brittany. There's a place up there I can stay. It's just a hole, but it's all I can afford.
Vincent Van Gogh: Wouldn't you miss your friends in Paris?
Paul Gauguin: Friends? A woman or two maybe. When you start as late as I did you find yourself measuing who and what you give your time to. Friends, comforts, family - if they interfere with your peace to work you cut them off. And you spend the rest of your life wondering if it was worthwhile.
