Gabriella Vigna Case Study: Vincent Van Gogh Abnormal Psychology Have you ever heard of the painting “The Starry Night?” Well‚ it was created by artist and possible mentally ill Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh was believed to have schizophrenia. But he lived in a time that schizophrenia was not even heard of yet‚ so it could not have been established as schizophrenia or even any mental illness to be exact. Through his very artistic ways and him cutting off his own ear‚ many thought that
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Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel has earned a worldwide reputation for his innovative work as a musician‚ writer and video maker. When at school‚ he CO-founded the band Genesis which he left in 1975. His albums‚ live performances and videos since then have won him a succession of awards. In 1980‚ he collected together a group of people to found WOMAD (World of Music‚ Arts & Dance). In a series of international festivals‚ each year WOMAD brings together traditional and modern music‚ arts and dance
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Vincent Van Gogh‚ genius or madman? ‘The connection between genius and mental illness is paradoxically both clearer and murkier than that between genius and high intelligence.’ (Published on March 31‚ 2011‚ Andrew Robinson) Van Gogh‚ possibly the most famous example of a known genius who beared the title of a mentally ill individual‚ had severe depression‚ inflicted serious injury on his own earlobe in the year of 1888‚ admitted himself to a mental facility‚ and shot himself in 1890‚ yet he is one
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I chose The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh because it is a very well known piece of art. People throughout time have always looked at this piece of art as one of the most fascinating pieces. Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists of all time. Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30‚ 1853‚ in Groot-Zundert‚ Netherlands and died July 29‚ 1890. He was staying in an asylum at Saint-Remy. Starry Night is believed to show the view from his bedroom window. The theme of evening and nighttime
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famous piece of painting by Dutch post-impressionist artist‚ Vincent van Gogh. The masterpiece was painted during van Gogh’s stay at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole lunatic asylum in France after a mental breakdown in 1889. The painting shows a small village under a wild night sky. A large cypress tree stand in the foreground while rolling mountains subject in the background. Considered as the finest artwork the famous artist had composed‚ van Gogh used multiple elements of design to create a masterpiece that
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Born on December 16‚ 1770 and died on March 26‚ 1827 at age 57. Ludwig Van Beethoven was a composer during the classical era of music‚ but his compositions led to the end of that period and to the start of the romantic era. He helped greatly to develop tonal music. One of the amazing things about Beethoven was that he was deaf. At his last symphony‚ “Ninth Symphony”‚ he had to turn around and look at the audience to see if they were clapping. He was greatly influenced by the composers Haydn and Bach
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The first painting I will contrast is the most famous Starry Night by the most vnoted Van Gogh although the reason of not denying the popularity of Starry Night‚ it’s also interesting to bring to mind that there is very little known about Vincent’s own feelings toward his work. As studies read Vincent would often discuss specific works in great detail‚ but not so in the case of Starry Night. As it yet difficult to say‚ due to him not expressing the strong feelings for the famous painting
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THE NIGHT CAFÉ BY: VINCENT VAN GOGH AS A POST-IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER‚ AND ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ASTIST OF ALL TIME VINCENT VAN GOGH has became an icon. Between November 1881 and July 1890 he painted almost 900 paintings. The Night Café in the place Lamartine in Arles 1888 (fig 2-47). This piece was him telling the world that this place is where one “can ruin oneself”. He tried to express it as it being a place where the atmosphere was of loneliness. The striking‚ bold‚ intense colors‚ the empathic
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Composer report: Ludwig van Beethoven On 17 December 1770‚ Ludwig van Beethoven was born. He was an amazing and great classical musical composer. He is known for being the most famous composer of the classical and romantic periods of music. According to the “Enjoyment of Music” manual‚ Beethoven was born in Bohn‚ Germany. His father‚ with his grandfather‚ was the two singers at the court of a local prince‚ Friedrich Max. (Forney and Machlis 197). Beethoven began to take an interest in music from
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interpretation of the viewer. The language of Art is like the body language on a persons face‚ the story is shown and emotion conveyed through the textures‚ colours and composition. The artists‚ Freydoon Rassouli‚ Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and and Vincent Van Gogh will be used to examine this principle. The works of these artists‚ are for them‚ a way of showing the self within. They take their emotions‚ influences and through a chosen topic in a thematic sense‚ splash it across a canvass
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