Van Gogh and the Colours of the Night exhibition, is being held at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. This exhibition is a tribute to one of the greatest artists who is also known for his madness and darkness of his soul. The night theme of the exhibition is a rare attempt to look at Van Gogh’s vision and fascination about nights.
Van Gogh had once said, “It often seems to me, night is much more alive and richly coloured than the day”. All the famous paintings of Van Gogh depicting night fall and night are displayed in the exhibition and each picture seems to be connected to the next one. First there is painting depicting sunset and then one just has to drift in to night world with his famous paintings such as ‘Starry Starry Nights”.
They say art does reflect mind of the creator. Van Gogh suffered from mental depression, manic phases and in a fit of rage had even cut his own ear. He finally committed suicide in an asylum. However, his paintings of the night are anything but morose. This exhibition in fact is a celebration of the night. Also displayed in the exhibition is a collection of Van Gogh’s favourite books. These books were a source of inspiration for Van Gogh. The exhibition is on till 7th June.
Via The Independent
Posted on May 5th, 2009 at 7:48 pm by Madhuri Katti
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