“Normality is a paved road: it's comfortable to walk on, but no flowers grow on it.” -Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh was not only one of the most famous painters of all time, but the most troubled. He suffered a sad path of misery and depression, which drove Him to create such intense masterpieces. Vincent showed a world of people inside his mind and soul, where so much kind-hearted darkness romed. Vincent van gogh was the creator of modern art, and was a man of illness and sadness, and if you follow me, you may see into the very life and form, of vincent van gogh.
Vincent Van Gogh was born in Zundert, Netherlands on March 30, 1853. Only a year pryer to his birth, vincent had a brother that died at birth. His name was also Vincent Van Gogh. Because of that, He was considered, the “Replacement child” throughout his childhood which made him have an intense separation with his mother. He was always considered strange growing up, because of his
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He suffered from many mental illnesses, which made a have a short temper, and a grumpy attitude, and many people hated him for that. He was known as the town drunk for most of his life because of his addiction to alcohol and drugs. His art was highly considered trash, and that made him feel terrible about his life. It got so bad that even he thought that his artwork was disgusting. So many people did not understand what was happening behind his rough interior, which is one of the reasons he killed himself. One time, his roomate stormed out of there house, and Van gogh followed him with a razor. He stood there for a few minutes, before running off. Later that day he cut of his ear, and gave it to a prostitute. He never really did overcome all of his problems, but was really helped b his brother, Theo. He was sent to a medical clinic where he rested, and focused on drawing the flowers in the