I listen to my peers talk with passion about the way a piece of art has changed their life or enhanced it, and I think to myself ‘how?’ and ‘why don’t I feel that way?’ It frustrates me that I can’t understand my own lack of understanding. I have walked through museums of art and been numb to feeling, attracted to only things my mind could comprehend or pieces that used bright colors. I was originally attracted to The Starry Night because I remembered painting it when I was young and it gave me a happy feeling then, but now I was feeling more …show more content…
Vincent van Gogh is remembered for his everlasting artistic achievements, but he is also remembered for his insanity. In 1889, van Gogh admitted himself to Saint-Paul-de-Mausole lunatic asylum after a tragic incident that resulted in him cutting off his left ear. Starry Night was constructed whilst he was on the road back to sanity. I think it is safe to say van Gogh released his emotions on his canvas’. I put myself in the downstairs window of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and realized how hard it would be to paint something that gives people positive feelings when they look at it. The stars that illuminate the night sky beg us to experience them and release our emotions to them and in turn they give us hope. The thick brush strokes conflicting with each other pull our eyes in different directions that ultimately lead us to ourselves. Staring at this piece of art became a journey into