Art Essay Research Paper The most successful

Art Essay, Research Paper

The most successful or famous artists are not always as happy as successful

people are portrayed- living a life of fame, fortune, and glamour. The

following examples will show some of the problems that four different artists

have suffered in the past century.

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter who lived from March 30, 1853 to July 29,

1890. He is now one of the most famous painters in modern art (World Book 306).

He only sold one painting in his living days, but now his paintings are

considered priceless.

Some of his paintings and drawings include:

The Bedroom at Arles 1888

Self-Portrait 1888

Vase with 12 Sunflowers 1888

Langlois Bridge with Women Washing 1888

(Sweetman 378)

Those are just a few of his accomplishments, though he has created many, many

more works of art.

In 1888, artist Paul Gaugin moved into Vincent s house with him. At first

everything worked out fine, but within the year, their personalities started to

clash, and big problems arose. Then, on December 23, 1888, Paul Gaugin was

taking a walk in the nearby public garden, when, according to his memoir Avant

et Apres,” Vincent chased after Gaugin with an open razor blade. But, when

Gaugin turned around, Vincent turned and ran home. Gaugin decided that this

threat was too much for him to take, so he checked into a hotel room for the

night. When Paul Gaugin arrived at home the next morning, he saw a crowd of

police officers and citizens surrounding the house. When he went in the house

he saw that there was blood everywhere- on towels and blankets, then a trail

leading up the stairs. When he got to Vincent s bedroom, he found him curled up

on his bed covered in sheets pink with blood. Gaugin thought Vincent was dead,

but when he went to touch his friend s hand, it radiat!

ed warmth from his friend s body (Sweetman 290). Gaugin found out later that

Vincent had cut off almost his whole left ear, wrapped it in newspaper, and

given it to his friend Rachel. He then said Guard this object carefully

(Sweetman 293).

Some reasons speculated for this unusual self-destruction were:

1. Schizophrenia

2. He failed to harm Paul Gaugin so he turned the violence on himself.

3. He was just filled with self-loathing.

It was later discovered that he was tormented by voices and was having

hallucinations. Had he attempted to silence the voices by cutting off the

offending organ. (Sweetman 294)

Vincent van Gogh began having nervous attacks in 1888, and his doctor diagnosed

him with having some sort of epilepsy. He then went back to painting (Sweetman

296). Vincent was fully conscious of his state, and after about four months he

went to live at the asylum of St. Paul-de-Mausole. He left the asylum after a

few months and returned to painting again. But the nervous attacks did not

stop. Then in 1890 when he realized that his epileptic state was incurable, he

committed suicide (Sweetman 303).

On July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh attempted suicide- but he didn t die. After

lunch, Vincent went to Chateau d Auvers. He leaned his easel against a

haystack, and went down to the Chateau wall. He held a revolver to his chest,

pulled the trigger, and fainted. When he came to, he searched for the weapon he

had used, but could not find it. So he got up and walked to a friend s house in

town (Sweetman 341). The friends called a doctor, and the doctor dressed the

bullet wound. No vital organ including the heart had been hit. But the doctors

decided that if Vincent wanted to die, they would let him. He was not taken to

a hospital, and the doctors left (Sweetman 342). On July 28, 1890, Theodore,

Vincent s brother came to where Vincent was staying. Though he was in good

condition, as the day wore on, infection set in Because doctors believed that

leaving the wound alone and not taking out the bullet would make it heal faster.

There was a period where suffocation was near as he struggled for breath. When

Theodore realized that his only brother was dying, he got on the bed beside

Vincent and cradled his head in his arms. I wish I could pass away like this,

Vincent said. Half an hour later, his last wish was granted. Vincent van Gogh

died at 1:30 in the morning, July 29, 1890 (Sweetman 343).

James Douglas Morrison was the lead singer in the very popular late 1960 s rock

group The Doors. He was born in 1943, and he died in 1971.

His long list of accomplishments includes his albums:

The Doors January, 1967

Strange Days October, 1967

Waiting for the Sun July, 1968

The Soft Parade July, 1969

Morrison Hotel February, 1970

Absolutely Live July, 1970

13 November, 1970

L.A. Woman April, 1971

These albums were all made with The Doors (Riordan-Prochnicky 515).

On July 2, 1971, Jim and his wife Pamela were sl

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