Most people will have heard the story about van Gogh cutting off his ear — and while his ear was indeed cut, the details around have never been confirmed. The popular version of the story is often told this way… van Gogh and his very close friend, Gauguin, were having a quarrel. The argument got more and more heated until van Gogh threatened his friend with a razor. But instead of actually harming Gauguin, van Gogh sliced off part of his own ear — wrapping it in a cloth and later giving it to a prostitute.
Some historians, however, think Gaugin was to blame. Luckily for van Gogh, while he was in hospital he could continue creating his art — and he would spend the days looking through the barred windows at the scenery below. Starry Night in fact shows his view on different days, and even at different times of day.
As he sat and watched the light and weather change, he painted the view at sunrise, moonrise, on sun-filled days, overcast days, windy days and rainy days.
Over a period of three years, van Gogh painted an impressive 43 self-portraits — but it had less to do with vanity than necessity. As he struggled to afford paid models and had a limited social circle, van Gogh simply had few other people to paint. My collection is based on the water colour paintings of Gordon King, Sir William Russell Flint and Eric Sturgeon, and from this I have developed my critical skills and 20 years in academia.
May I ask what your collection is based on therefore giving an insight into your frame of reference concerning art in general and specifically Van Gogh. Kind regards Van Gogh opens the heart and soul through his immense artistic innocence and creative freedom.
Sorry, I just don't buy it. It's hard to poop while standing on your head, that doesn't make it a special gift. The "artists" that combine styles then turn out ugly, incomprehensible smears of paint on canvas are definitely pulling the wool over peoples eyes, ala the emperors new cloths.
People read way too much into modernists works. I love hearing stories of people paying exorbitant sums of money for some schmuck who gargled with paint and then threw it up on a canvas and stated that it's "cerebral" or that "the use of color in this work is amazing". Sorry, consider me a luddite then because I'm I'm just calling it as I see it. Labels: Misc. Ron Waller December 16, at AM. Unknown August 2, at AM. Unknown September 1, at PM.
His collection contains hundreds of paintings that shine with Gogh like splendor! All of his paintings, regardless of subject matter are wonderful. Below you can see more of his paintings that have been influenced by Vincent van Gogh. Both Lee Tiller and Vitali Komarov have taken what Vincent van Gogh created and modified the style to meet their own ideas. Although their paintings are clearly different it is still very apparent that they were influenced by Van Gogh.
The future of contemporary impressionism looks bright with such talented artists paving the way. Vincent van Gogh's Self Portraits have also influenced the sculpture world. Below is a selection from the website Vincent Says According to the website: A giant head of Vincent van Gogh, modeled after his "Self-portrait with Straw Hat" in the collection of the Detroit Institute Arts, stands seven feet tall on its pedestal.
Naturally, his right ear is missing, but his left ear has a large enough opening that money can be dropped into the head. This causes him to respond with Dutch accented observations about life and art. It is created of pigmented epoxy fiberglass over a steel frame by artist Jim Pallas. Jim Pallas specializes in creating money accepting sculptures and other interactive artwork. His sculptures are generally quirky and fun while maintaining the for a good cause aspect.
However, Jim Pallas is not the only innovative, interactive sculpture creator who was influenced by the self portraits of Vincent van Gogh. Carlos Zapata creates whimsical, outlandish, and visually appealing sculptures that can move via intricate mechanics. These sculptures are bright and fun and offer pleasing entertainment when in motion.
Carlos created a sculpture of Van Gogh's self portrait with an interesting internal movement! The small Gogh figure with in the large sculpture's head paints a picture as the large sculptures hand crank is turned. There are other artists that have been influenced by Vincent van Gogh on a much larger scale. This is a series of sculptures that reign over the landscape with their massive proportions. These gigantic easels hold massive hand painted re-productions of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflower Paintings.
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