If we talk about a painting, nobody don't know the Starry Night or Cafe Terrace. It's a famous painting in the world. It was created in the impressionism period by Vincent van Gogh. He was well known as a Dutch post-Impressionist. In his biography, it indicated that he was sick in which a painful anxiety was a serious mental illness, and it also indicated that he was killed by himself, shoot into his chest. Recently, I saw the news told me that he wasn't suicidal.
According to "Van Gogh did not kill himself, authors claim" on BBC News, Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith told the BBC that it was shot accidentally by two boys he knew who had a malfunctioning gun. They believed that he did not go into the wheat fields with the intention of shooting himself, but the assertion that the bullet passed his upper abdomen from an oblique angle, not straight, different from a suicide. They claimed he decide to protect two boys because that boy was his brother. They want to admire him as his achievement.
This is a surprising news when I saw it on BBC news. The most people thought him mad and suicidal because he was very hard core. He could cut his ear when he quarreled with his girlfriend. It's a abnormal behavior. If you have a normal mind, you can not decide to cut your ear. Even so when I saw this news, I have change my mind because he was actually a good man. He helped his brother from society's indictment. Finally, I'm very appreciate him and I also admire his paintings because it's very nice and beautiful. Although he was died, but his paintings were still admired from people around the world.
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Van Gogh did not kill himself, authors claim. (2011, October 17) BBC News. Retrieved October 17, 2011 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15328583
Aom,
ReplyDeleteI also found this a fascinating report. I'd never heard of this theory about van Gogh's death before. I'm glad you chose to blog it: I'm sure that others will also find these ideas on this topic interesting, even if they don't like the image page 165 of Quest, which is, as a couple of people point out in their paragraphs, one of van Gogh's paintings from the time when he was in hospital in Arles for his psychological problems.
It make me surprised too. I also think that he committed suicide too.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I'm still curious that reasons for largely distorted the fact of the death of van Gogh. It is to gain highly advantages of value in his art works posthumously?
Aomsin,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog which informs new theory about Gogh's death.Once again, it makes me think about history. When I was a kid, I firmly believed that history is real fact. It was a huge impact that one day the person I thought him as a good man became a bad man. Also, it was not easy to accept that history can be changed.
In Gogh's case, if it is true, like Kwang, I am also curious about that reasons to distort the fact. However, I don't think that it is his idea for money because when he was still alive, he didn't care money from his paintings. On the other hand, It seems that there is a possibility that Gogh could direct to his brother Theo who Gogh loved very much and wanted Theo to earn money with his paintings.
Peter,
ReplyDeleteWho drew your face book drawing?
Sunny,
ReplyDeleteMe.
I drew it in approximately 1.14121 minutes.
It's for the Thai Ministry of Education (MoE) seminar, for which I'm presenting a session this week and next week. My students are Thai teachers of English. They get 2.5 minutes to draw a picture as the first part of a mini-project.
It's fun, but a lot of work because I've been revising substantially every day. I think I've got it about right now. We'll see how it goes tomorrow - Friday - not a holiday for me! Unless it floods, and I don't think I want that as a reason not to go to work. I do not love getting up two hours earlier, but it's only for two weeks, and I do enjoy the challenge.
I don't think my drawing is about to compete with van Gogh's well deserved reputation as an artist.
My other, more modern, favourite is Picasso - I love almost everything he did: it all sees so easy and simple, but it's really very complex and technically demanding, whether painting, drawing, sculpture, or some fun like drawing with a torch. And that reminds me of the best Chinese calligraphers - their work seems free, relaxed and simple, but it's a simplicity born of years of practice.
It was a major revision to my MoE focus session and its website last night night that prompted me to add that drawing to my more real AUA Facebook page.
Peter, Can we join your facebook?
ReplyDeletePeter,
ReplyDeleteIt took less than 2 second? I can't believe it.
Maybe you have a hidden talent for art!!
I like your Picassotic picture.
Can you hold the picture for next week in your face book?
Sunny,
ReplyDeleteMinutes, not seconds. When I read your comment I thought I must have written something that was definitely not what I meant.
I'll change my profile photo back.
If you would like to see more of my art, send an email to moe.aua@gmail.com - I've been creating new personalities on a daily basis.
I have to admit, I like the first drawing more than some of my later efforts, but any artistic merit was an accident.
Mur,
ReplyDeleteYes, you can join me on Facebook. Send me a friend request, and I'll accept it.