Why is Vincent van Gogh a genius?

14 July 2016. Vincent van Gogh is the original tortured artist. The famous severed ear, the suicide by gunshot, and the vast body of work 'discovered' after his death - all shorthand for a genius cruelly ignored and a mind that was tragically unsound. read more

Before Van Gogh, and the impressionists of the day, painters wanted to be photorealistic about their subjects and ideas. Van Gogh’s artistic vision voided the concept of photorealism and he chose to stimulated the eye and the imagination rather than illustrate “exact” ideas and “exact” arrangements. read more

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born in the village of Zundert, The Netherlands, on March 30, 1853, the son of Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Carbentus. Theodorus was a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church, a minority in the mostly Catholic province of Brabant where Zundert was located. read more