Self Portrait: How Van Gogh’s Influenced His Life? “Real painters do not paint things as they are… they paint them as they themselves feel them to be” said Vincent Van Gogh. [5] Van Gogh was one of the most important painters of his time; his life was marked by failures and unique paintings. Van Gogh’s mental illness and many failures influenced his paintings throughout his lifetime. Along with his life, Van Gogh had various career and other failures, which helped effect his art. With many difficulties
be researching and using as a comparison base will be Vincent van Gogh. Throughout the following paragraphs I will describe in detail, key points in his life, as well as his most famous art work that he created throughout his life. I will also describe similarities between myself and the artist to further show why I feel very moved and connected with his artwork. Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30th, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands. Van Gogh began drawing at a very young age and continued throughout
Art and literature are parts of the superstructure. So ideas behind art and literature, during a time period, are a reaction to the economic structure and the values that come from the mode of production. These reactions can be positively or negatively depicted within art. Furthermore, an economic structure can influence who controls art which can therefore cause artists to react in new styles. As Marx says, “It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their social existence
of the inner psyche and went on a personal and awakening journey which then helped him understand his true nature and thus influenced abstract expressionists. This, however, was only a small portion of his discoveries and to fully understand Ernst’s Art, it must be broken down in different sections. Throughout his life he was always influenced by internal and external factors that varied from experiences, to other artists, to his own elf. All these factors made it possible for Max Ernst to create his