4-16 In Search Of... Vincent Van Gogh (Part 1 of 3)

[iLOVENATURE2011]

though van gogh did not take proper painting education, he renounced as one of the great painters of all times...

[vcmluvs4estfires28]

mirror nimoy...the mustache

[HitMeQuick]

There is no doubt that Van Gogh showed some early promise with his paintings but he struggled with some basics. Almost all of his paintings bear no resemblance to the objects captured whatsoever and his use of colour is childlike and lacks subtlety. He would have benefited from a little more application and thought. I'd give him a 6/10.

[r8wing]

How could works of such beauty be the product of a deranged mind? My dear, many of humanity's greatest works of art are the product of deranged minds. It's a accepted fact that Van Gogh suffered from bipolar disorder and he was also known as an imbiber of absinthe. The greatest works of art often result from the author's unhappiness, depression or drug use. An altered mind has access to levels of creativity that are denied to the ordinary sane and sober.

[jetpoweredgriffin]

PS

I do mean any of the "Sunflowers" series of paintings but especially the

infamous(or famous,depending on how you feel about it)

"Fifteen Sunflowers" version that was the most expensive painting ever sold-

for a few months till his other work "Irises" broke that record.

I just can't see it being worth almost 40 million dollars but....

what is money itself really worth anyway?

Peace,

-g

[jetpoweredgriffin]

Obviously,

he can paint better than I can but I still favour Rembrandt.

Taste is so subjective by its very essence&nature.

I have NEVER liked still life and "Sunflowers" is a mystery to me-

I would never choose it as if I had the chance to own any of his works-

not that I ever will,of course!

Anyway,

to each their own.

[lekkerereet]

@jetpoweredgriffin thats true, to each their own, Rembrandt is also very good but for me Van Gogh is my maestro in art history

[jetpoweredgriffin]

@lekkerereet

Yes,

there is no perfect color...

[xltoday]

I did not know that

[PhantomLyric]

What we know about the mentally challenged today is that there is no limitations to what they can do. There are people who suffer from Autism that are capable of this type of mastery, that isn't being said to take away from Van Gogh's brilliance, however, he could be both mad and brilliant, to contradict the narrator. My mother was a highly functioning and creative schizophrenic.

[caswell5park]

thanks you for uploading this

[xltoday]

if van gogh were alive and painted the painting he did today, they wouldn't sell at walmart. Be honest if someone hadn't told u that he was great would u think so?

[beautystruck]

@xltoday Have you ever seen any Van Gogh paintings in person? One from a well-kept private collection, not one of the faded examples in the Louvre? I have, and I can say his work is probably the most stunning I have ever seen- his understanding of the power of color is unparalleled!

[xltoday]

@beautystruck I just don't think that van gogh, Rousseau, Gauguin were as good as artist now. If they were how come they didn't sale when there were alive?

[beautystruck]

@xltoday You are entitled to your opinion, though I suggest you go see their actual work if you haven't (not just in coffee table books, the web, etc.) before totally writing them off. I used to think the same thing when I was in art school, studying just the images in books and slides. None of that stuff seemed relevant to my "modern" young world at the time. And then I saw the real thing and my whole perspective shifted to understand their timeless beauty...

[beautystruck]

@xltoday To answer your question, sales success and/or immediate popularity are not always an indicator of the value of a great artist's work- look at all the useless artists today that make a bundle on forgettable work. Many great artists have been glossed over while they were alive, only to be canonized after their deaths- and it's a pretty solid stereotype, the "starving artist"...

[xltoday]

@xltoday that was so nice for u to take the time to write all that and u are right about all u say. I just got done reading a lust for life. It's amazing how much van gogh's brother Theo made an impact on, not only Vincent but all the artist painting in the late 1800's. I'm reading Gauguin's life story now and theo helped him alot as well

[rjl1842]

@xltoday Indeed, I would. His vision...way of seeing, use of texture, and use of colour, as beautystruck points out below, leaves one speechless. It must be seen in person. Not on coffee mugs or mouse pads. Genius is an overused word. Van Gogh was one. End of story.

[rjl1842]

@xltoday Indeed, I would. His vision...way of seeing, use of texture, and use of colour, as beautystruck points out below, leaves one speechless. It must be seen in person. Not on coffee mugs or mouse pads. Genius is an overused word. Van Gogh was one. End of story.

[PhantomLyric]

@xltoday You say that as a matter of fact, however you fail to realize the millions of artists who have come and gone who got their inspiration from him. Art has always been evolving. Starting with cave man paintings. Would cave man paintings sell in his ime? Probably not, however, for its time, it was an advancement. Given the fact that our modern artists today are exposed to much more than ppl in Van Goghs time, including the ability to see the world within our living rooms, it can't compare.

[sethmanrockandroll]

@xltoday

Truth be told, MOST artists do not sell and most art is isn't worth buying at such extravagant prices.

That said, Van Gogh IS still very good.

[Almuric7]

@xltoday would he sell at "walmart"? not in his own time, but he still would after his death if he's been born a hundred years later - that's how slow peer-appreciation is. How many people decorate their homes in styles reminiscent of the Bauhaus and think minimalism is "modern"? People don't know what to do unless people tell them, sadly most are sheep, and most don't mind being popular - they even praise their popularity, erroneously thinking their fans know their works' worth.

[hang99]

I honestly think this soundtrack would make me a little cookoo.

[zamboangaVillain]

vincent had tinnitus

[2plus2is9]

Truly horrible acting at 5:38

[quixiota]

In Search of...Vincent Van gogh

This time, its personal.

[foreverhulkamania]

Nimoy is one of the greatest of all time!

[PeterBluth]

I read that there was a new book out about Van Gogh that said he didn't cut off his ear, but lost it in a knife fight.

To be honest, I'm not sure which is more badass.

[goldenryano]

7:20 lol

[DFG333]

Thanks for up loading this. I've never seen this before. I've heard him talk about it in various interviews and I own the DVD of his One one Show/play he did. I'm a huge Leonard Nimoy fan.

[soulstice99]

very nice