COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY JONATHAN JONES IN THE
GUARDIAN
Van Gogh was at one and the same time:
One of the century's most gifted, original, and memorable
artists - one whose best work is simply so deeply engraved into our memories
that it forever changes our perceptions of the world;
A man whose writing was passionate and captivating and may
still be read with intellectual and spiritual profit;
A somewhat pathetic person who could not earn his way in the
world and depended upon his brother;
And a man who suffered from a terrible psychosis such as
manic-depression or schizophrenia, a fact which, when combined with his immense
talent, should always serve to remind us not to be arrogant or contemptuous
towards those with such afflictions.
