tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post9145323853237844669..comments2024-02-27T16:30:55.317-08:00Comments on Ruminations on Art and Life: Van Gogh: In the Eyes of the BeholderR-Atencio Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903093020241117220noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-49849790893880927632011-09-18T09:07:29.534-07:002011-09-18T09:07:29.534-07:00You know, the artist is right. I think in the USA ...You know, the artist is right. I think in the USA much of what we know about Van Gogh is his depression & the fact he cut his ear off. The man was much more, how else could his paintings be so colorful and full of life? I still see despair in this painting, but they are a family and together. I need to reread a book on Van Gogh. KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-52288253113930246822011-09-17T10:39:03.067-07:002011-09-17T10:39:03.067-07:00Here's the artist VAN GOGH by VAN ECK posting....Here's the artist VAN GOGH by VAN ECK posting. How nice to find your posts here... Obviously, it indeed will always be an artist interpretation. However, our music team studied van Gogh for over more than a year. We learned so much, especially as van Gogh believed in what he did, he was able to focus, put passion into his work and he remained persistent up to the last moment of his life... Unfortunately he could not share the success.<br /> However, this has been the greatest lesson that was ever taught to me. In case you want to learn more about this big project, go to: www.vangoghbyvaneck.com I'm anxious to hear more from you guys, let me know…Van Gogh by Van Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576502707437667600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-10432691425951635332011-09-14T18:00:11.703-07:002011-09-14T18:00:11.703-07:00Nice music, but hard to relate to the painting. I ...Nice music, but hard to relate to the painting. I guess everyone has the right to their own interpretation... but i found it hard to associate a light, upbeat theme with the somber shades of the image. -birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-19865386721798970552011-09-14T13:30:59.779-07:002011-09-14T13:30:59.779-07:00I have never seen this painting. The dark colors &...I have never seen this painting. The dark colors & the expressions of despair brought a feeling of sadness. I don't think the song was representative of the painting. However, being married to a musician, artists interpret things differently. I saw a wonderful Van Gogh exhibit at the Norton Simon museum in Pasadena. KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-68429260312860021092011-09-14T09:07:09.359-07:002011-09-14T09:07:09.359-07:00I like the song, but it's hard to see in the p...I like the song, but it's hard to see in the picture a nice family gathering. Our present-day lives bear no resemblance to that life, with our relative plenty and ease. In earlier times the people were people just like us. I have to assume family was important to them. Perhaps those in the painting were among the better-off ones in that particular time and place. How would we know? szAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-76879559725389332722011-09-13T18:09:14.020-07:002011-09-13T18:09:14.020-07:00I listened but I still had a problem relating the ...I listened but I still had a problem relating the upbeat music to the image. JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com