Van Gogh in Popular Culture
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Art & Architecture, General Art
| Author: | Lynnette Porter | ISBN: | 9781476623764 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | December 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lynnette Porter |
| ISBN: | 9781476623764 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | December 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Vincent van Gogh continues to fascinate more than a century after his death in 1890. Yet how much of what is commonly known about this world-renowned artist is accurate? Though he left thousands of works and a trove of letters, the definitive Van Gogh remains elusive. Was he a madman who painted his greatest pieces in a passionate fury or a lifelong student of art, literature and science who carefully planned each composition? Was he a loner dedicated only to his craft or an active collaborator with his contemporaries? Why is he best known for self-mutilation and “The Starry Night”? This book has biographers, scriptwriters, lyricists, actors, museum curators and tour guides, among others, presenting diverse interpretations of his life and work, creating a mythic persona that may, in fact, help us in the search for the real Van Gogh.
Vincent van Gogh continues to fascinate more than a century after his death in 1890. Yet how much of what is commonly known about this world-renowned artist is accurate? Though he left thousands of works and a trove of letters, the definitive Van Gogh remains elusive. Was he a madman who painted his greatest pieces in a passionate fury or a lifelong student of art, literature and science who carefully planned each composition? Was he a loner dedicated only to his craft or an active collaborator with his contemporaries? Why is he best known for self-mutilation and “The Starry Night”? This book has biographers, scriptwriters, lyricists, actors, museum curators and tour guides, among others, presenting diverse interpretations of his life and work, creating a mythic persona that may, in fact, help us in the search for the real Van Gogh.
