Vincent van Gogh
Thesis: Vincent van Gogh was seen upon as a failure in his lifetime, which lead to various mental disorders and ultimately suicide, but is today viewed as the foremost representative Vincent van Gogh was seen as a failure in his lifetime which lead to various mentaldisorders and ultimately suicide, but today is viewed as the foremost representative ofpostimpressionist art. Unable to conform to normal life, Vincent turned to art to passionatelyexpress his feelings. His style of choppy brush strokes of brilliant colors was looked down uponby other artist of his time but with support from his brother, Theo, Vincent lived his dream ofbecoming an artist. Although he enjoyed painting, the intense feeling of failure and rejection bywomen, took a toll on Vincent. He went through long bouts of depression, which led to hissuicide. Today, Van Gogh is seen as one of the most achieved and inspirational ar
Van Goghsuffered from depression due to a sense of failure as an artist, as well as his failure in any romanticrelationships he persued. Coleman says, "'He was happy to paint,'she says. Vincent van Gogh New York: Harry N. "In a manic career only 10 years long, Van Gogh produced more that 1,200 paintings and 1,000 drawings and watercolors-- oneimage per weekday for an entire decade (Tortured 2)! "Despite his turbulent life, Van Goghpursued throughout his career a clear artistic goal: to create images of great emotional intensityon a careful study of the effects of color and composition" (Van Gogh's 1). He firstworked as an art dealer for Goupil and Co. In 1888, Vincent asked Theo to convince his old painter friend from Paris, PaulGauguin, to join him in Arles to work with him. Many people thought that Vincent was crazy as well. These mental illnesses took toll on Vincent psychologically. Today most of his paintings are held in the VanGogh Museum in Amsterdam (Van Gogh's 1). Other professionals diagnosed him with illnesses ranging from schizophreniato temporal lobe epilepsy.
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