The most well-known Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh, paints most of his paintings when he is in an asylum. As absurd as it seems, van Gogh paints his most known painting, Starry Night, in a mental hospital (Harmon). From the fact that he lives in a mental hospital, people deduce that van Gogh does not have the happiest life. He is often depressed and does not know how to express himself. However, he finds freedom in painting. He paints many different subjects during his life time and they often express how he is feeling (“Vincent Van Gogh”). One of his paintings, Irises, or Les Iris, in French, shows his emotions through his brushstrokes. Irises is a painting that shows the beautiful iris flowers in the asylum’s garden. Van
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As a child, he is very shy but violent. His parents lets him express his feelings through painting and drawing. This is where his love for art starts. As he grows up, his mental problems grows as he troubles himself with his love life. The sadness and heartbreak of a failed love leads him to paint drawings using dark colors and depressing themes. Later in his life, he meets the Impressionist painters of his time in a Paris café. They discuss about many topics and van Gogh’s works becomes lighter, more vivid in color, and his subjects less disturbing. After Paul Gauguin, a painter van Gogh is living with, abandons him, he becomes more and more depressed. He enters an asylum, where he paints with wild brush strokes and irregularity, showing that he is not at peace. Van Gogh paints Irises a little after he enters the asylum. About a year after entering the asylum, he becomes severely depressed and commits suicide (“Vincent Van Gogh”). His meetings and feelings that occurs during his lifetime strongly influence his works. When depressed, his themes and colors are darker. His brush strokes are wild and uncertain. When he is happier, his themes are less disturbing, and the colors are lighter and more vivid. Vincent van Gogh’s life and connections he makes with people greatly influence his technique, color choice, and emotions he puts in his
As a child, he is very shy but violent. His parents lets him express his feelings through painting and drawing. This is where his love for art starts. As he grows up, his mental problems grows as he troubles himself with his love life. The sadness and heartbreak of a failed love leads him to paint drawings using dark colors and depressing themes. Later in his life, he meets the Impressionist painters of his time in a Paris café. They discuss about many topics and van Gogh’s works becomes lighter, more vivid in color, and his subjects less disturbing. After Paul Gauguin, a painter van Gogh is living with, abandons him, he becomes more and more depressed. He enters an asylum, where he paints with wild brush strokes and irregularity, showing that he is not at peace. Van Gogh paints Irises a little after he enters the asylum. About a year after entering the asylum, he becomes severely depressed and commits suicide (“Vincent Van Gogh”). His meetings and feelings that occurs during his lifetime strongly influence his works. When depressed, his themes and colors are darker. His brush strokes are wild and uncertain. When he is happier, his themes are less disturbing, and the colors are lighter and more vivid. Vincent van Gogh’s life and connections he makes with people greatly influence his technique, color choice, and emotions he puts in his