MoMA: Vincent van Gogh. The Starry Night. 1889

[dododaddy1967]

Starry, starry, starry night,

I lie beneath the glimmering sky

A cloud above; an angel's stare,

Comforting glow; the moon aware.

Starry, starry, starry night,

A country town in peaceful care,

The houses, steeple, Cypress trees,

People of warmth; a valley of dreams.

[jakeprince720]

I'm going to be completely honest I don't get many emotions from it, and I think it's not because I don't comprehend it, rather because it was personal to him it's all his turmoils not mines, but great piece none the less! :)

[LadyKant987]

Just went there and just saw it. Amazing.

[livardo]

I've been to NY MOMA a few times and this is always the highlight of my visit. People are just mesmerized by the sight of this painting and with good reason.

[sk8inpancake]

wow A trip to New York would be worth it just too see this master piece.

[admx94]

Uhhh, people! This painting is part of MoMA's permanent collection! It might have traveled or you saw a replica.

[admx94]

I am so proud just to have this painting in America. Paris can keep Mona, I'd take Van Gogh's magnum opus any day. I'll never forget the first time I saw this painting. I was young and didn't even know that this painting was in MOMA.  I came to this room, everyone was crowded around this one spot... I maneuvered my way through to the very front and got immediate chills. I was a mere 7? ... 8? and overrun with emotion. God Bless

[dododaddy1967]

Yes... Starry Night is Vincent's Dream...

[odendahlt]

I believe that the entire world would benefit if morality ( How we Think ) is part of our lives.

[OPENINGRECEPTION]

"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is"

[OPENINGRECEPTION]

“The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.”

[OPENINGRECEPTION]

“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” Vincent van Gogh

[saranrat99]

I like both art and sciences. Art do inspire me while sciences actualize my inspiration Sciences make my dream comes true :)

[yuyiboy]

Nick.... You obviously don't get it..... So find out the history of something before you comment on it. It's so sad that there are people out there that will never get the joy of art. Random??? Ok, you go on thinking that..... Maybe a little art history class would help. Think about it.... Good luck.

[KEYNAthinksPINK19]

I painted this for my boyfriend 2 years ago...... I WILL UPLOAD A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU!!!

[ArtLover13421]

Funny... I thought this painting was A LOT bigger... Whoops

[XxSNIKILLERxX]

Sometin my 7 year old nephew would do in art class

[samsungtest100]

sfhj

[SumHandballPlayer]

Damn i wanna see this painting in real life so bad.. I saw the other starry night, but this ones better IMO..

[nick0lasW00]

art... you could randomly move a brush with paint on it on a piece of paper and someone will buy it for $1,000,000 and think it's some kind of deep connection to something else, even know it required no thought at all to make it.

[ejthemilkman]

Edvard Munch's stuff is a lot cooler!

[agayterrorist]

this guy is pretty bad at painting stars

[ericroi]

I love to hear high-brows talk about art. They're extremely funny, and amuse me no end.

[andymission]

Mother Creator

~~ Loves You ~~

[patriotsfan1018]

y am i watching this

[rainshot]

it shows how full space is even though it is empty space. peace and love for ever. rip THR jimi cobain

[CooKiiE323LA]

Hey when I was in 5th grade My teacher told our class to paint a replica, i say mind was pretty dam close to the original.

[AirForcedude5]

looks like a third graders art...

[FinaIAeon]

Yes, this also reminds me of a scrumptious cupcake that i just want to eat up because of the color and swirls. It just looks so delicious i wonder what it would taste like. Despite the fact that most painting mediums are toxic i just want to gobble this up! Wheres my paint at... IM NOT FAT DAMNIT!

[mastershake1000]

I don't get. I just see swirls and a town.

[SuperAwesomeParty]

this is my favorie painting ever

[zigxig]

It's and effing picture.

[MrIgnostic]

:43 New mexico sky at night is amazing out far away from the city lights:)

[NiteStarGirl]

This is one of my favorite paintings. And I agree with the last statement in the video because it does allow people to dream.

[TheMajorduck]

come again?

[jubeidamasta]

This is what art history majors do when they arent working at starbucks or barnes and nobles.

[maple1255]

As a child, we studied art in school, once a week. Definitely one of my favorite subjects. 

Van Gogh was a true master though strangely unrecognized in his own time. This was always one of my favorites.

[theycallmemrEE]

@ChrisDawg432 Hmm, interesting insight. Although, He was not a particular fan favorite when he was alive. So, Are you going to say that they "can't" do better?

[dskoi]

ive been there ive seen it =)

[Insanelivekop]

my cat is vincent van gough

[Protoguy1]

I love this painting, and art can totally have profound meanings and symbolism but I get ticked off when people spout random BS like this...

[TestYourMight031]

i can finger paint that!

[opalshuman]

what's with the comments on here. it's a gorgeous painting

[ZillieZephyr]

I love vincent van gogh.... but these people don't even know what they're talking about.

[ugotiNtAk3]

TOUCH.

[SugarBangTV]

So great! !

[deidarasfangirl223]

@Levion art is art

[thegame2011able]

This painting sucks a four year old can paint such garbage.

[SolitaryWinged]

Everybody told Vincent Von Gogh: "Hey you only have one ear, you can't be a great painter" He replied, " I can't hear you"

[bitpym]

Ah, YouTube. A place where a video about a priceless, classic work of art gets only a few thousand views, but where one video of a guy getting kicked in the nuts gets over 1 million views in a week.

[sakitulo13]

best painter ever!!!

[plbhl]

Van Gogh's style came completely from his own instinct and his goal was always to capture feeling as opposed to exact visual likeness of the subject. It's the feeling in the work that motivates today's generation to continue to buy his prints in the malls of America. True originality is always ahead of it's time because it's something people haven't experienced yet in quite that way. Vincent was proven right by word of mouth over time.

[Celestialbeing21]

@Levion I'm taking a humanities class at college learning in depth about the arts, and in all total honesty, I don't get it either. I guess to some it doesn't mean anything, but to most supposedly it makes you feel good. All in All have to pretend like art can be classified, even in today's modern society. You can't classify art, the artist has the right to the own perspective, whether we like it or not. Leonardo Da Vinci actually was more than an artist and a genius though.

[Kirbyatic]

I remember when I saw this at the MoMA, my sister thought it was a phony copy...

[kornicka123]

I painted that in Art Club not too long ago. It came out terrible! Though it was probably one of the best in class.

[willminkorea2010]

Just say "I like it. It's pretty." Why sound so pretentious?

[BanzaiLang]

"It's art, you wouldn't understand..."

[lunchbox557]

I love starry night by vangoh

[hicoue]

thats the artist of the week in my class=3

[popcorny91]

why do they keep showing that girl? is she Van Gough? :O

[hellogirl567]

i went to moma lol

[RadicalLightning]

"...For they could not love you but still your love was true and when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry night. You took your life as lovers often do; But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you... "

[Domination53]

WHOAH!!!! YOU GUYS ARE SOOOOOO DEEP AND ARTISTIC!!!! YOU ARE SO DEEP THAT I CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND YOUR INTENSE DESCRIPTION OF THAT PAINTING!!!!!!! I GUESS MY DESCRIPTION WOULD BE THAT IT IS LIKE AN INTENSE ARRAY OF SWIRLING, BLUE ICE CREAM THAT MOVES WITH VIBRATIONS OF THE FORCES OF ENERGY ALL AROUND US WHILE WE MEDITATE. IT'S JUST SOOOOOO YUMMY, I WANT TO EAT IT ALL UP!!!!!!

[Fuukuie]

@Domination53 10/10

[goodfty]

@Domination53 LOLOLOL XD

[SyCo888]

I saw something like this once. I was high.

[NYtoTX]

@SyCo888 lol

[ChrisDawg432]

I like how people actually act like they can do better....

[theycallmemrEE]

@ChrisDawg432 Hmm interesting insight. Although, he was not a particular fan favorite when he was a live. So, are you going to say they "can't" do better?

[victorgto100]

great artist

[JargiArt]

0:16 - wouw...

[combinatoric]

I am reproached quite often with “not selling anything.” I am asked quite often, “Why do others sell and you don't?” I answer that I certainly hope to sell in the course of time, but that I think I shall be able to influence it most effectively by working steadily on, and that at the present moment making desperate “efforts” to force the work I am doing now upon the public would be pretty useless ... Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard Nuenen, 1 March 1884

[jphu1213]

Videography is excellent. Highest quality I've seen on Youtube.

[MissPennyLoafers]

@ftasic you really should open your mind rather than ask, "what are they talkin about." 

[lm12cm]

this is the only art that's worth to see in MoMa, everything else was boring.

[fruitcakeasylum]

@lm12cm isnt starry night in van goghs museum in amsterdam?? i saw it last year when i was there!

[Joelwww7]

@fruitcakeasylum We have it in Los Angeles at The Getty Museum. I went there to see it and its great! I dont know much about art, but this painting and others by Van Gogh are amazing!

[kenthenoob]

best line in the whole video: "i think it allows people to dream."

simple and easy to understand.

[larebeldedel809]

does anyone know if its still at the MoMA??

[eqkimble1890]

@larebeldedel809

Yeah, still there -- on the 5th floor, tucked away in a corner (you might miss it if there weren't so many people huddled around it). A painting like this should have its own wall IMHO.

[proudgay11]

A genius, his work takes me away, I never really appreciated flowers until VV Iris's work I had the privilege of seeing at the Getty Malibu. I couldn't stop studying his work. I was on a Spiritual High all day. No ones opinion matters but your own, and how it makes you feel, unless you've seen his work in person it's hard to create an honest opinion.

[thetruthhurtszz]

i use to see paintings like this in my elementary library.. miss those days

[COnCOrd762]

Yeah, he's not the only one... Many had the same fate, unfortunately. Also, envy and stupidity of others influenced many artists.

[Multiplayertoaster]

it looks like a preschooler got into some fingerpaint. I'll never understand "art"

[needlearmor]

what if he just painted it because he thought it looked cool? art is so funny that way, some people think way too into it :)

[xbladeofgrassx]

@needlearmor he painted this while he was in a mental asylum I'm pretty sure he didn't paint it because 'it looked cool' though I understand what you mean... unfortunately it doesn't apply here

[thez3k3]

Wasn't this painting stolen a few years ago?

[TheDeevic]

i had to draw it on my art class.

[rbconklin1]

I sufferer of depression, my take is, it's an expression of the lonliness and distance he felt from other's and his feelings of insignificance and isolation in the universe. Ive spoken to other's with depression and they see the same and it inspire's them to feel not quite so alone in their own private hell's.

Take a look at it again search Starry Starry Night /Don Mclean see what your take is then.

[TonyGT37]

"it's sooo SCRUMPTIOUS!"  :D

[sbutl014]

not a very good van gogh imho

[WarThemedRevolution]

Apparently this painting was meant to be an expression of the spiritual euphoria he experience when he found god. *Shrug*

[pyrlalah]

4 comments are written by people who don't understand art. Stop commenting if you don't get it. Just appreciate it...

[disturbed1nme]

Vincent van Gogh, like so many outstanding artists even of our day, musicians, poets, ect., is believed to have been stricken with manic depressive disorder. An illness that often adheres itself to 'genius', it is genetic, and incurable. The illness is often misdiagnosed as schitzophrenia. It can be wonderful in its capacity to yield extraordinary creativeness, but it is often plagued by visions, bouts of grandiose, depression, hallucinations. Many committ suicide, usually in their 40s.

[PurpleOboe3]

nice.

[rocktothebone91]

Amazing painting!

[JackRoseEdwardBella]

I meant the moon.

[JackRoseEdwardBella]

I don't think a lot of people notice the smily face in the sun.

[xVTxquinnx420x]

I saw this in person my senior year in high school last year. Very impressive painting, van gogh was a genius

[CaraminTim]

dude if you don't know anything about art, just shut up... seriously

[Evanna11LilyLuna]

Wow, not a lot of comments..

I never realised that the painting was so small.. I always imagined it to be very big.

[santiago21ize]

Increible, un abrazo desde bogota.

[tuberNo1]

omg its just a friggin painting!

[ftasic]

what are thay talkin about

[CreedCroud]

@ftasic ah drawing or painting, would be my guess, but its unclear. :D

[CrzyDuckGrl]

@CreedCroud it's an oil painting, actually.

[5NOOPY615]

@ftasic it looks like a lavender cup cake

[Doombot2point0]

@ftasic Your comment with the horrible grammar and punctuation, not to mention the fact that you seem clueless, pretty much sum up why I've lost hope in our future.

[ttdr10]

LOL 3rd COMMENT

[LeonKennedyArt]

Amazing artist. Thank you.

[salvitagirl]

VINCENT VAN GOGH. WHEN HE WAS ALIVE HE DIDN'T SELL HI'S PAINT,BUT NOW THAT HE'S DEAD HE'S FAMOUS.PEOPLE PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR HIS PAINT.

[Egonecao]

@salvitagirl not exact.. he selled 1 paint

[COnCOrd762]

@salvitagirl Yeah, he's not the only one...

Many had the same fate, unfortunately. Also, envy and stupidity of others influenced many artists.

[COnCOrd762]

@salvitagirl Yeah, he's not the only one...

Many had the same fate, unfortunately. Also, envy and stupidity of others influenced many artists.

[africanjupiter]

@salvitagirl

how sad!

[OtakuWulf]

@salvitagirl Hi's is not a word. It's just "His".

[Flopigraff]

@salvitagirl he actually sold one painting with his brothers help, his brother was art merchant.

[Descendinq]

@salvitagirl THANK YOU CAPTAIN OBVIOUS.