2. “Close friends are truly life's
“It is good to love many treasures. Sometimes they
things, for therein lies the know us better than we
true strength, and whosoever know ourselves. With gentle
loves much performs much, honesty, they are there to
and can accomplish much, guide and support us, to
and what is done in love is share our laughter and our
well done.” tears. Their presence
~ Vincent Van Gogh reminds us that we are
never really alone.”~
Vincent Van Gogh
3. Vincent Van Gogh was never really appreciated
during his life for his art. He was always
interested in art as a young child and would love
to draw pictures. Van Gogh was also mentally
insane.
4. Sunflowers
Although Vincent Van
Gogh committed
suicide at a young age,
his art, in my opinion,
is the most influential
and meaning art of all
time.
6. Vincent Van Gogh was
ridiculed his whole life,
always being told his art
wasn’t good or his art was
meaningless. Not only was
Van Gogh depressed by all of
the verbal and physical abuse
he would get from his peers,
he also had multiple mental
disorders.
7. He would have Van Gogh was also
seizures which the diagnosed with a brain
doctors would say lesion which doctors
were caused by believed to be
temporal lobe aggravated by his
epilepsy prolonged use of
absinthe causing his
He was also diagnosed
epileptic condition.
with manic depression
Bipolar
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9. Vincent Van
Gogh’s Life
When Vincent was a
young fellow, he was very
serious and quiet. His
interest in art began as a
young child, and his
drawings as a child only
developed over time,
growing more intense as
time went on. In mid-
summer of 1869, Vincents’
Uncle Cent.
10. Vincent Van Gogh’s art is
very vibrant and full of
colors that complement
each other.
11. The end of
Vincent Van
Gogh Van Gogh never married, but
had a child with one of his
models by forcing himself
upon her. She became
pregnant that summer. He
committed suicide in July of
1890 by shooting himself in the
chest twice. He didn’t
immediately die after he shot
himself, it took about 3 days
for him to actually cease to
exists. He died at only 37.
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13. Vincent once said, “ I dream my painting and I paint my
dream.”. Vincent Van Gogh’s art is very vibrant and full
of colors that complement each other. His work has
meaning, and although his life was full of tragedy and
misfortunate, he still managed to change the world in a
positive way. Van Gogh has inspired millions to become
artists and is still influencing people to this day.
14. Although Vincent Van Gogh was a
pretty messed up fellow, you cannot
deny that his art is beautiful with it’s
bright and vibrant colors.
15. Foundation, Getty Institute. Vincent van Gogh. 9
February 2013. 12 February 2013.
Van Goghs Impact on Art. 2002. 12 february 2012.
Van Gogh's Mental and Physical Health. 2002. 12
February 2013.
