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Who Is Van Gogh Trapped?

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You are trapped. You are trapped in the shell of your miserable body. You watch yourself spiral to the brink of insanity with nothing you can do to stop it. Vincent Van Gogh was so mentally disturbed he severed his left ear with a razor blade then gave it to a prostitute whom he loved, but did not love him in return. The post-impressionist mastermind behind pieces such as sunflowers, cafe terrace at night, and the most impacting starry night; the painting in which was composed during a psychotic episode, that depicted turbulence with mathematical accuracy. Van Gogh concluded his sorrowful life by committing suicide at the age of 37 by shooting himself in the chest with a revolver after failed attempts of ingesting paint as well as turpentine.
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