The Feelings Of Alienation In Vincent Van Gogh's Starrry Night

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Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch artist who painted Starry Night, was disrespected and unappreciated for his works during his life. However, today he is considered one of the greatest Dutch painters. Today, his work is known for its detail, beauty, and emotion. One might claim that Vincent Van Gogh’s painting Starry Night depicts his insanity. However, his painting Starry Night depicts his feelings of isolation, his feelings of alienation, and the appreciation he thought he would soon achieve during his lifetime. Van Gogh’s painting represents his feelings of isolation. According to an article by K Shabi, “The feelings of isolation Van Gogh must have experienced as a struggling and unappreciated artist before and after he entered the asylum are visible in Starry Night and literally color the overall meaning of the painting” (Shabi). In case one does not know …show more content…

However, Starry Night was intended to represent Vincent Van Gogh’s feelings of isolation and alienation from the rest of the world and to represent Vincent Van Gogh’s hopes for a future where he would have received the respect he deserved during his lifetime. Van Gogh liked to paint pictures that would properly express the intensity of his emotions at a certain time. Van Gogh must have felt pretty lonely, considering his poor experiences with love. According to a biography on Van Gogh’s love life, He was attracted to women in trouble, thinking he could help them. His cousin, Kate, was recently widowed, and when van Gogh fell in love with her, she was repulsed and fled to her home in Amsterdam. He then moved to The Hague and fell in love with Clasina Maria Hoornik, an alcoholic prostitute. She became his companion, mistress and model” (“Vincent van Gogh Biography”). Van Gogh not only felt isolated from the rest of the world, but he also felt isolated from the experiences the rest of the world had, such as falling in love and being loved in

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