How Did Vincent Van Gogh Contribute To Art

Vincent Van Gogh was a casual, yet wonderful artist. He captured many beautiful and realistic scenes in his art such as people, man-made objects, and natural materials. He also created many self-portraits. His work seemed very detailed to me because of his various pencil and brush strokes with both his drawings and paintings. I was intrigued by his artwork because much of it resembled the life of poor families or individuals. Many artists from that time created artwork that was misleading due to their use of creativity. The realism of Vincent’s artwork is the main reason why I chose him to research. I was curious as to the inspiration behind his reasoning for his type of work. Vincent did not officially begin his career of art until the age of twenty-seven. As a child, Vincent showed little ability or interest in art. He dropped out of school at a young age and moved out of the house he grew up in, due to the tension between him and his parents. His lack of home caused him to visit London. While there, he visited some art museums where he saw famous art pieces who caught his eye. After
Vincent experienced various problems in life such as dropping out of school, not getting along with his parents, poverty, disastrous and heartbreaking relationships with lovers and friends, and a mental illness that caused him to cut off his own ear and be placed into an asylum. All the problems that he endured in his life actually helped him begin the journey of an artist, as well as helped him improve. While Vincent was going through those difficulties, the encouragement and love of his brother and art are the only things that aided his emotional healing process. However, creating art only provided him with so much relief, because his mental illness eventually became too overwhelming, causing him to take his own life at the age of