內容簡介
內容簡介 十九世紀最偉大藝術家之一的梵谷，集狂人、詩人、情人於一身。2010年為梵谷逝世一百二十週年，全球再度掀起梵谷熱。梵谷的藝術，高度上傳宗教，廣度遍及人性，深度則逕探生命的焦點。他對我們的震撼，正在神人相接的焦點。梵谷一生有兩大狂熱：早年想做牧師，把使徒的福音傳給勞苦的大眾，卻慘遭失敗；後來想做畫家，把具有宗教情操的生之體驗傳給觀眾。他說：「無論生活上或繪畫上，我都可以完全不靠上帝，可是我雖然病著，卻不能沒有一樣比我更大的東西，就是我的生命，我的創造力……在一幅畫中我想說一些像音樂一樣令人安慰的東西，在畫男人和女人的時候，我要他們帶一點永恆感，這種感覺以前是用光輪象徵，現在我們卻用著色時真正的光輝和顫動來把握。」本書完整的闡述梵谷的生平與藝術生涯，以及他的871件不朽的曠世巨作，是梵谷迷不能錯過的收藏品！Tortured talent: The genius and the angst of an Expressionist master "I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process." -- Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh's story is one of the most ironic in art history. Today, he is celebrated the world over as one of the most important painters of all time, recognized with sell-out shows, feted museums, and record prices of tens of millions of dollars at auction. Yet as he was painting the canvases that would subsequently become these sell-out modern masterpieces, van Gogh was battling not only the disinterest of his contemporary audiences but also devastating bouts of mental illness, with episodes of depression and paralyzing anxiety which would eventually claim his life in 1890, when he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday. This comprehensive study of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) pairs a detailed monograph on his life and art with a complete catalogue of his 871 paintings.
