"Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter whose work, notable for its beauty, emotion and color, highly influenced 20th century art. He struggled with mental illness, and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life." 1 His art helped him stay emotionally balanced because a s he was painting some of the most celebrated and influential art, Van Gogh was dealing with mental illness: depression, anxiety and, according to some accounts, the symptoms of bipolar disorder — which would eventually drive him to commit suicide shortly after his 37th birthday. In his art, besides of the influence of God because of his minister father, it can be seen that the artist has some serious mood changes. That is the conclusion of his mental illness, bipolar disorder; this condition is known as madnessand has a long and complex history. For centuries the conditio...
Elif Ecem Kaya, Bilge Kaplan and Egehan Saka presents...