Reads tagged with “Vincent van Gogh”
Coltrane on Creativity, Perseverance Against Rejection, and How Hardship Fuels Art
“Innovators always seek to revitalize, extend and reconstruct the status quo in their given fields… Quite often they are the rejects, outcasts, sub-citizens, etc. of the very societies to which they bring so much sustenance.”
Gauguin’s Stirring First-Hand Account of What Actually Happened the Night Van Gogh Cut off His Own Ear
“Between two such beings as he and I, the one a perfect volcano, the other boiling too, inwardly, a sort of struggle was preparing.”
Van Gogh on Heartbreak and Unrequited Love as a Vitalizing Force for Creative Work
“Nothing awakens us to the reality of life so much as a true love.”
Vincent van Gogh on Fear, Taking Risks, and How Making Inspired Mistakes Moves Us Forward
“However meaningless and vain, however dead life appears, the man of faith, of energy, of warmth… steps in and does something.”
The Best Biographies, Memoirs, and History Books of 2014
Nabokov’s love letters, Shackleton’s courageous journey, the unsung heroes behind creative icons, Joni Mitchell unbound, and more.
Van Gogh on the Beauty of Sorrow and the Enchantment of Storms, in Nature and in Life
“Oh, there must be a little bit of air, a little bit of happiness, but chiefly to let the form be felt, to make the lines of the silhouette speak. But let the whole be sombre.”
Vincent van Gogh on the Psychological Rewards of Japanese Art
“You cannot study Japanese art … without becoming much gayer and happier.”
Nicole Krauss’s Beautiful Letter to Van Gogh on Fear, Bravery, and How to Break the Loop of Our Destructive Patterns
“Bravery is always more intelligent than fear, since it is built on the foundation of what one knows about oneself: the knowledge of one’s strength and capacity, of one’s passion.”
Van Gogh on Principles, Talking vs. Doing, and the Human Pursuit of Greatness
“Principles are good and worth the effort only when they develop into deeds… The great doesn’t happen through impulse alone, and is a succession of little things that are brought together.”
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