Comments on: Van Gogh on his life’s mission https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/ A blog about political change, among other things Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:43:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Artfldgr https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/#comment-1104656 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:43:59 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=59091#comment-1104656 What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric or an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and never will have, in short, the lowest of the low.

that pretty much describes me…

except that i doubt my paintings, art, science stuff, chip designs and so on will go anywhere…

just waiting to die…

]]> By: y81 https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/#comment-1103598 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:59:40 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=59091#comment-1103598 Edgar Allen Poe wrote some words–well worth reading–on the theme “My Heart Laid Bare.” Maybe Van Gogh came as close as anyone to painting that.

]]> By: Nancy https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/#comment-1102759 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 07:57:58 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=59091#comment-1102759 Thank you for posting this! I am always intrigued by the dichotomy of Van Gogh’s vision vs the disinterest of his time and the subsequent embrace of his work as the most popular and beloved of artists. In his isolation from the conventional and academic strictures of his era he was able to express a seemingly universal humanity.

]]> By: Beth https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/#comment-1102216 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:59:32 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=59091#comment-1102216 I love Van Gogh, and his writings only make me appreciate his paintings more. I can only pray, in the after world, Van Gogh was able to see how much his works touched the world, it had to help his tortured soul.

]]> By: MissJean https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/#comment-1102154 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 22:54:32 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=59091#comment-1102154 Thank you for this. My best friend since childhood has always loved VanGogh, first for his art and later for the writings he left behind. I shared the link with her.

In return, I share this link about previously-unreleased Robert Frost recordings (on the odd chance you haven’t seen it):

https://jacket2.org/commentary/new-pennsound-previously-unreleased-robert-frost

]]> By: Michael in Pennsylvania https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/#comment-1102079 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:03:02 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=59091#comment-1102079 Neo,

Thank you – so much – for posting this.

]]> By: Bilwick https://thenewneo.com/2016/04/23/van-gogh-on-his-lifes-mission/#comment-1102073 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:51:56 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=59091#comment-1102073 I’m a writer (largely unpublished as of this writing), not a painter; but I can identify.

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