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do you like van gogh? I'm looking for you!

Maybe you are crazy about his sunflower just like me do.

Did you know Van Gogh was fluent in English? He even wrote sermons in English, and titled some of his work in English.

he was impressionist painter but "expressionist" person in his  whole life. may be I like him of course of his creation but dislike remembering his suicidal action that terminated his life. I don't know why, too bad did that since he was very young (may be about 35..?), and very famous at this time. so sorry about that, since I remember his greatest: "Bell Lilies". 

I agree that  the modern stuff is also cool.I appreciate its lively style of expression.but when it turns to the classic art,van gohn make a heartquack via his enthusiasm on me.Maybe van gohn's work cannot be classified in classic art.Because no one can exceed his inspiration of using the massive colors which behaves the strong emotiom.

Van gohn's english writing  deserves admire assuredly.I read hundreds of his letters to his brother who is his one and only bosom friend all his born life.

I cannot accept his cutting his ear,too.His ultra action makes the world feeling great sorry.maybe there's just a distance of one step between genius and madman.just like Joepuding described,that's what makes him van gohn.

do you like van gogh? 

Not really but I always loved this song.

Vincent (Starry Starry Night) by Don McLean
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nkvLq0TYiwI

Starry starry night, paint your palette blue and grey
Look out on a summer's day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills, sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land

Now I understand what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for you sanity How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now

Starry starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand

Now I understand what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for you sanity How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now

For they could not love you, but still your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight, on that starry starry night
You took your life as lovers often do,
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

Starry, starry night, portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the strangers that you've met, the ragged man in ragged clothes
The silver thorn of bloody rose, lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for you sanity How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will.

I like.

 Some years ago I went to a museum and saw his work in my front.

It was amazing! 

Van gohn's works always have the magic power of amazing you unconsciously.One of the representative example is the work of the 'starry night'.

I watched the video.That's realy a beautful song.

Great van gohn!