This movie is worth watching again. Van Gogh, the master who started modern art, lived a lonely life and was never understood. In the form of retrospective, this piece re-organizes Van Gogh's life and reproduces the fields, villages, peasant women, windmills, and the lives of all kinds of farmers in Van Gogh's eyes. Before him, no one had painted these earthy scenes with such detail and enthusiasm, and in his eyes even small still lifes, such as fruits and flowers, were full of vitality. With his flowing brushstrokes, rough shapes, unrestrained painting techniques and free and broad perspectives, he opened up an era. Before that, paintings were the exclusive product of the upper class, and after that, art began to be used to express the secular life of the general public, which is the basic form of modern art.
More than ten years ago, I bought a collection of letters written by Van Gogh and his brother Theo. He expressed his passion for painting to his younger brother, but also his love for the world. His feelings are simple and innocent, yet his life is as misunderstood as most geniuses.
In Chinese words, Van Gogh is probably "stupid". I don't think Chinese values can understand the greatness of genius, because their brilliance has no worldly value. The understanding and appreciation of works of art must be based on the economic basis. Although a few talented people are not excluded, there can be an art market only when the living standards of the public reach a certain level. So it's no surprise that we, like 19th-century French peasants, can't understand Van Gogh and this work in his honor.
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