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    The topic of my NBA project is the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. I chose to write about Van Gogh because he is my favourite historical figure and is an inspiration to me on many levels. I have studied and read about Van Gogh ever since about seventh grade, and never once stopped admiring his work and personality, apart from his fascinating life. For me, to write a paper about him would be very interesting and I hope to learn more about his life and career than I knew before. Some difficulties I

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    Vincent van Gogh was an incredible painter who was a part of the post-impressionism movement of art. Many believe his artwork and style shaped 20th-century art and many artists incorporated his painting style. Van Gogh is often regarded as on of the fathers of post-expressionism. Sadly, critics only appreciated his work after his death, by a self-inflicted gunshot, in 1880. Before starting my research into van Gogh. I knew as much as the ordinary person would about him. His artwork is so renowned

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    you hear a voice within you say,’you cannot paint,’then by all means paint,and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh wrote this quote to inspire people. It inspires me to believe in myself. To believe you may succeed in what you dream to do It lets people know that they can do what they want Vincent Van Gogh is very inspiring to me and others.Vincent van Gogh has inspired me to be capable of doing what I want he is showing me that I can do it by myself with no ones

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    Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853 in Zudert, Netherlands. He is the oldest of six children, his father a minster named Theodous van Gogh and mother named Anna Carbentus. He received his named after his grandfather and stillborn brother. He was very silent and thoughtful during his childhood, where he attended Zudert village school and home schooled as well.Constatnijn Huysmans an artist from Paris taught him how to draw while attending middle school. Vincent continued to draw throughout

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    My favorite image from the book is Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh. According to the reading on Page 417, and I what I know from previous research, Van Gogh has always used his paintings as a way to express his emotional sorrow. It would seem that Van Gogh wanted us to view the world as he did. Van Gogh was a very disturbed man, but his emotional instability brought about a many of remarkable paintings. It is important to mention that Starry Night, was painted on more than one occasion. He

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    Contributions of Vincent Van Gogh At least one piece of art has more than likely spoken to your soul or at least produced a feeling. This ability presented by powerful masterpieces is how artists are able to portray emotions to their audience. Portrayal of feelings through works of art has not always been the main objective for artists. Perceiving the passions of an artist was eventually recognized as a style of painting known as “postimpressionism” thanks to Vincent Van Gogh, a brilliant psychopath

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    Understanding the Arts Thesis Question 11-07-14 Vincent van Gogh One of my favorite pieces of art growing up was "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh was a man of his times, but what was his life like? Van Gogh had a religious upbringing and was originally going to be a minister as his occupation. But my main focus and what I want to know, is what were the influences on his life and how did they affect his painting? Between all of these things van Gogh had many influences. The religious influence

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    Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter, whose work represents the archetype of expressionism, the idea of emotional spontaneity in painting. Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, son of a Dutch Protestant pastor. Van Gogh's birth came one year to the day after his mother gave birth to a first, stillborn child; also named Vincent. There has been much speculation about Vincent van Gogh suffering later psychological trauma as a result of being a "replacement child" and

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    Van Gogh and his dramatic life problems Saira Calderon Composition II 205, B14 Wiget, Luke December 19, 2014 Van Gogh and his dramatic life problems 2 Vincent Van Gogh considered the greatest Dutch painter was a self-taught artist. Who after dealing with many dramatic life problems, such as depression and poverty became focused on his art and followed a religious path. Although his mental illness Vincent was highly skilled and was able to paint up to 2,000 works of art 1,000 drawings

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    Vincent Willem Van Gogh, of Groot-Zundert, France, was born on March 30, 1853, near the southern Netherlands. He was noted as a troubled, erratic painter by David Sweetman, in his book Van Gogh: His Life and His Times. Anna Cornelia Carbentus and Theodrus van Gogh were the parents of this soon to be phenomenon, and focused their occupations around religion. Theodrus, Cor, Elizabeth, Anna, and Willemina were van Gogh’s siblings. The van Gogh unity held the common name “Vincent” throughout generations

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