Van Gogh,The Genious Painter of Yellowby Mukadder Ozdemir*God, who is almighty, can never forsake a sinner. / Vincent Van GoghThe genious painter Vincent Van Gogh was literally in love with the universe. He was in love with everything in theuniverse, ranging from starry nights to the sun and sunflowers, from bridges to poor people, in short, with everythinghe saw. His paintings became the reflections of his love for the universe, leaving the indelible traces of this greatlove in the universe after him. He was so badly lost in this passion that he could not manage to enter the realityzone, which was out of his perception of the world. For this reason, he never had the ability to live, an inborn skillwhich almost everybody has. Thus, the painter who always sought, and eventually found, perfection in his art, alwaysremained naive like a child during all his life full of delusions, which he eventually ended.Auto Portrait36
Artists who are usually few in number but super in quality,with the highest power of influence, have been sought afterand followed with utmost interest in every era. Throughouthistory, those who do not wish to fall behind the erathey are in, as well as the art lovers, have always tried toseek the chance to get to know those super talented figures.Such opportunities, just like today, have always variedin accordance with the facilities that the technology of theera offers us, such as seeing the original work in a museumif possible, or seeing the work on book pages. Nowadays,though, the opportunities have strikingly increased due tothe close cooperation of the accessibility opportunities withdigital facilities, which attracts more and more people toareas where activities are arranged. Although the motionedworks of art by Van Gogh impressed and entertained theaudience by changing greatly in dimension and by losingtheir characteristics of color and form in the exhibition atAntrepo 3 in Istanbul Karakoy, they attracted the attentionof the audience mainly because they looked as if they belongedto the present era.Today’s people of technology who prefers books in steadof diving into book pages knows Van Gogh only as the manwho cut off his ear. We are not certain if the digital motionpictures in the exhibition are able to communicate the messagesVan Gogh who painted his paintings with the hopethat they be watched meticulously wished to convey, butthe audience certainly leaves the exhibition area in a happymood. They also have the chance to have a photographwhile sitting on the stool in Van Gogh’s bedroom. In spiteof everything, though, it is a fact that this exhibition enabledmany people to know Van Gogh and his artistic talents better,encouraging them to get to know even more.The Perfect Example of an UnperceivedArtistic IdentityVincent Van Gogh could neither start a family nor have afriend in his 37-year life. Born into a deprived family with 6children, he grew in poverty, often neglected and deprivedof love. He worked for various workplaces, but was alwaysfired by his employers. He was even kicked out of his favoriteyellow house in Arles by his neighbours who collectedsignatures for it. Throughout his life, he had to cope withdistructive consequences whenever he wanted to havehimself accepted by others, but he rose up again and again.It was never his aim to suffer, but he always suffered. Tryingto cope with the cruel world via his art, he always stoodagainst commonness and monotonicity. He was attachedwith passion to painting, but he still could not bear sufferingso much and committed suicide. When art became unbearablebecause of anxiety in creation as a response to existentialistsufferings, self sacrifice became the sad fate of theartist. His artistic talent was realised after his death. Ignoredwhen alive, he was considered a hero due to the constantchange that happens in the perception of art. He was recognizedas one of the masters of the Avant-garde by settingthe perfect example of an unrealised artistik identity. Thelast decade of his life which he spent painting was a periodof loneliness which he himself chose in a sense, but mostlywas thrown into.The Eldest Son of the FamilyHe was born on March 30. 1853 in a region of the Netherlandsthat is close to Belgium as the son of a protestantreverend. Worrying whether he will live, his family namedhim after his elder brother who was born dead one yearbefore his own birth: Vincent Willem van Gogh. The doubts4 Cut Sunflowers37
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