The people back in the 19th century really didnt accept Van Gaoghs truthful and emotionally morbid way of expressing the way of art is to himself. It finally was seen as art through the peoples eyes. This set a stage of art that is now known as Expressionism. It is best characterized by the use of symbols and a style that expresses the artists inner feelings about his subject. His style of painting is exemplified by a projection of the painters inner experience onto the canvas he paints on. Van Goghs paintings are done with his feelings that goes on in his life. (Mark Hardens Artchive)In Vincents own words he said, " What lives in art and is eternally living, is first of all the painter, and then the painting." (Mark Hardens Artchive) A lot of people think that Van Goghs life had a lot of failure and thats why his paintings are about his feelings, but his experiences demonstrate biological and psychological abnormality, causing behaviors that alienated those around him. He started to become isolated from the society, by working on his paintings all the time. He began to use all his energy and all the outburst into his paintings. This caused him to be institutionalized, due to working on his paintings all the time and nothing else. It became so serious that he committed suicide by shooting himself at the age of 37. (Shearer West)During his short life, he only sold one of his art works. He sold it four months before his death and sold it for 400 francs, It was titled "The Red Vineyard," even though he produced so many masterpieces that will go in history. Most art lovers see Van Gogh as a troubled person, but a successful artist. This is far from the actual truth of his turbulent life, which was fraught with failure in every occupational pursuit he attempted, including painting and was marked by intermittent episodes of depression, violence, and out going behaviors. ( Encyclopedia of Arts Mark Hardens Artchive) They have nearly comple...
