My favorite Van Gogh fact: when he found out that Theo named him son Vincent after him, Van Gogh was so happy to share a name with his nephew that he spent the next few days not eating or drinking; just painting. And the gift that he gave his new nephew was (My personal favorite painting) Almond Blossom
One thing I want to counter is the idea that Van Gogh turned his suffering into beauty. He did his most famous paintings while he was recovering in the mental hospital. His best work came from healing, not suffering.
@@quark6847 nothing beautiful comes from suffering. he created art in spite of his pain. if he hadn’t suffered we would probably have hundreds of more paintings from him
@@staby3956 Saying nothing beautiful comes from suffering is simply not true, how about decadence? Goghs paintings are so powerful both for his troubled life and the ecstasy of living, of wanting to live. “For we are like olives: only when we are crushed do we yield what is best in us.” -Bohumil Hrabal
@@ajlendful Most people I hear saying these things aren't artists with mental illness, as mental illness is a barrier to creativity, not a means to it. Even manic states, which can give bursts of creativity, are not consistent in quality, and are often paired with depressive states where it's almost impossible to do anything. The "tortured artist" trope kills artists who refuse to get help in case the lack of suffering "takes away their spark". I've never known a case where this actually happens, but even if it did, I'd prefer a person live a full life. I find I'm much more able to do art when mental illness is helped, and every artist I know feels the same. Please, if you're an artist reading this, you'll be amazed by how productive you can be with your art when your brain isn't holding you back with mental illness.
Jo Bonger, his sister-in-law, deserves tons of credit for making him so famous. She upheld his legacy by devotedly promoting his artwork and translating he and Theo's letters. Without her work, he might've faded into obscurity.
I think him covering for children who may have accidentally shot him is a more realistic version, and very touching and true to his character. It’s seriously sad that he never saw his art prosper the way it has now in his lifetime.
In my mind I'm disappointed Rene didn't tell the truth before his death. I have a feeling he shot at Vincent thinking himself above Vincet, the poor and mentally ill man who painted near his house and bothered him while fishing. He was the a child of a rich man, what trouble* would he even have gotten in? They'd just say he was lying or it was a sad accident, a child's mistake. He still refused the consequences from doing so to his last moment. A man he mvrdered took 2 days in painful agony to pass away. Where others see this as beautiful on Vincent's part (while true) I kind of see this as sad that Vincent thought so little of himself that no one would ever care about his truth anyways. Just a speculation of course. I could be totally wrong, we'll never know.
I don’t know if you’ve heard of it but there’s a movie called “Loving Vincent” that was animated entirely in the style of his art. It takes place after his death and goes over real letters he wrote. The main character of the movie who is fictional tries to piece together Vincent’s death by talking to the people in his life and comes to the conclusion that he was probably killed by some teenager
I think Buzzfeed Unsolved did a good vid on this back when Ryan and Shane were running those segments. If I remember right, some kids used to mess with him when he out in meadow, doing his painting thang. It also suggested that his missing ear wasn't some dark expression of a tortured artist but was from an accident.
Such a shame it lost "best animated film" to Coco, not that it was a bad movie, but that award always seems to go to Disney/Pixar. The fact alone that each frame was hand painted in Van Gogh's style felt award worthy itself.
I'm glad he had Theo in his life. He sounds like an amazing brother that actually loved him and accepted him for who he was, as unconventional as his personality would've been at the time.
Love how varied your content topic is. ranging from art history, biblical works, government conspiracies, etc. The only link between topics is the macabre and the mysterious
That and the mixture of lengths, like the long 1.5 - 2hr odd videos are amazing but sometimes don’t have time to watch all at once, these shorter 20 - 30 min vids are nice in between
Man, if this is true, then Vincent might have been one of the nicest and most tragic people to walk this planet. I legit hope, that if there's some kind of afterlife, then, that Vincent was able to see that his work is now loved by millions around the world, and that he has inspired countless people to follow in his footsteps as an artist!
There was a very good episode of doctor who that featured Vincent, they bring him to the present day to see how his art has influenced people and how beloved he is, its fantastic and very emotional. th-cam.com/video/ubTJI_UphPk/w-d-xo.html
I’m so glad that this theory was presented to us in art class, it really helped me change my view from “tortured soul” to “a struggling man with a good heart”.
@@TheDutchessOfCornville I feel you, I usually go months without anything but then will get hit with tinnitus or vertigo for a week and can’t do anything. Would be torturous in the days of pre-modern medicine.
@@joshuab4586 speaking of tinnitus, I have it permanently, 24/7. I’m 15. Actually, I don’t remember ever NOT having it. Crazy shit, idk why I even have it.
As someone who has just a minimal knowledge of Vincent, I am most struck by the fact that he was living with a family who had no problem with him painting their young daughter. Whatever his personal demons, he didn't seem to be considered a threat to others; rather, was selflessly willing to bear shame and ridicule to protect those around him. What a beautiful picture of a gracious, loving generous soul. His life was, by far, his most beautiful painting.
Van Gogh makes me cry. My favorite painting of all time is 'Starry Night', and it's because he painted it from his hospital room window after he willingly checked himself in for mental help. As an artist who struggles with a mental illness, it's comforting to see that even though Van Gogh was deeply troubled, he still had the courage to ask for help, and receiving help did not take away his creativity and the beauty and joy he still could see in the world. The stigma of mental health issues is so big, especially with the idea that an artist should NOT seek help because suffering creates the best art, and Van Gogh is my personal hero because he DID seek help and he STILL kept creating. The idea that Van Gogh asked for help is the motivation that helped me ask for help too, and I'm doing much better and still creating works. I have so many feelings about this one man and he gives me so much joy still.
I enjoy your content a lot! Quick correction though: Vincent Van Gogh was the oldest of six siblings. Theo was his younger brother, which added to his depression and shame; he felt that, as the oldest sibling, he shouldn't be relying on his younger brother.
Van Gogh is my favorite artist, how he struggled immensely with mental health and him still making art is extremely inspiring to me so I’m super excited about this
Agreed. The Starry Night is my favorite painting because there is something so weirdly..optimisitc? knowing that he did it from the window of his literal asylum
if you’re looking for another artist who struggles with mental health, check out yayoi kusama if you don’t know her! she’s used a mental issue as inspiration for her art and she’s become super well-known for it. i could go on a whole ramble, but basically, she fought really hard to make a name for herself, and continued to make art despite the amount of male artists that took her ideas, and the other issues she’s faced she’s quite old now, and currently lives in a mental hospital, but goes out to her art studio to continue making pieces! her story has really inspired me and i hope other people can learn more about her :}
About 7 years ago, I was in elementary school and I picked up a book titled "How They Choked". It was a big yellow book with illustrations and stories of unfortunate situations. One of these stories was that of Vincent Van Gogh. It went on to state that some boys (likely accidentally or mischievously) shot at Van Gogh, striking his stomach. This was the story I have always believed and never gave suicide much thought, glad to see it's catching on.
I've read something like this in another book. It wasn't in english because I didn't knew english back then, and they say the same thing. Not being a art specialist, I never searched on him and I didn't know people thought he killed himself, I always thought he has been shot at. I think it was a book in French or German, but I don't remember. It was a long time ago.
He had a friend, an accomplished fencer who he lived with in the yellow house, when Vincent lost his ear, his friend fled the country and that was the start of his downward spiral imo
I want to take a second to say that we all deserve a Theo in our lives, he was an amazing brother who truly cared so much for Vincent. I hope everyone can find a person to be Theo for them. You deserve to be loved as much as you love someone else.
In life it was true though. Van Gogh is the poster boy for the trope of artists whose work is valuable BECAUSE they're dead. He tried marketing his art, but most people didn't really care.
@@marhawkman303 that's makes it even more sad I wish he could have seen that his art is very appreciated not only in his country but world wide but also that he is was not alone in his battle with mental illness
I always found the evidence overwhleming that he did not commit suicide, but was in fact killed, and then covered for those kids. Its hard to imagine how and why the narrative caught on in the modern day that he took his own life.
You know, history is kind of based on speculation and theory especially before we got proper documentation through camera equipment. Do keep in mind most of these alternative theories have come to light only recently, because we're just a lot more connected nowadays then three ago.
@@RommekePommeke I first heard of the case as a teen, and the version I heard back in the 90s is that the "official" story.... was largely made up by the local officials and kind of a cover story. The version I read didn't go into the details though. It summarized it by saying the evidence was not behind the official story, but that no one could be 100% sure of the truth of the story due to conflicting information. Thus, there wasn't a proper conclusion to the investigation. there was a statement about what happened. But it wasn't certain at all.
The romanticization of suffering. A mentally ill artist who takes his own life is like a goldmine in the current age. Tragedy always will make a better story than actual healing to most. Unfortunately.
Anybody interested in van Gogh should def watch the movie "loving vincent" it covers the mysterious circumstances of his death and every single frame was handpainted in van Gogh's style by 100+ artists
I gotta say, as someone who has struggled with self love, it's nice to hear, that he made it out of that dark hole, only to end, in selflessness. That's beauty.
i heard about the theory of van gogh's death on unsolved and immediately agreed with it. as someone with severe depression/other mental illnesses, i can absolutely see why he would prefer to lie to save those boys skins, especially if he knew he was going to die anyway because there wasnt much access to medical care out there, and even more so if it was an accident
Hell yeah G. Crazy how the mind works. Pushing through certain things are mental. Some people can think outside their own box, and some can’t. To each their own. But I definitely can see and possibly relate his lifestyle. Maybe constantly trying not to seem like a burden or nuisance to anyone and maybe just trying to spread some of “your own” positivity in whatever way you can. It’s poetic to say the least. I’ve never known about all of this so it’s pretty dope to get the info especially from a chill TH-camr.
Since Gogh covered for him, I think it was an accident. I think Renee was teasing Gogh with the revolver like "Haha I have a gun now, wanna try calling me Pill again?" and then accidentally fired. Gogh was a kind soul but I don't think he'd try to cover for someone who actively attempted to murder him. And while they teased and argued with each other often, I think Gogh just saw it as kids being kids, I don't think he had any real animosity towards them. If I were in his shoes and I truly hated the kids, I'd avoid the property entirely. The real villains here are the parents giving a 16 year old boy a live firearm to play with.
@@firespur well yeah but you don't try to kill someone by shooting them once in an odd, non vital spot and leaves them to walk back home. to later die of infection lol
I was thinking also that if Renee still claimed that Van Gogh stole his gun, he could mean that after Renee fired, the artist took it from him to get rid of it on his mile walk home.
I love how you don't talk about Van Gogh as the crazy artist, i think that the more important fact about his personality is rather his inner strenght than his problems
Why would he? That’s NOT how he’s talked about in any art class I’ve been in. Christ I can’t take these silly inane comments….it’s so clear that sadly it seems 80% of his viewers are under 16. 🙄😂😮💨 Just UGH.
@@6Haunted-Days And what are you exactly complaining about my compliment? Are you bothered by people appreciating something in a simple way or maybe you just needed to relieve your stresses and insecurities behind a screen. Unfortunately most people have a poor understanding of Vang Gogh's real personality not only as an artis but also as a man, more than often people just want to hear a tragic story, a mad man, almost as his mental illnesses made him the great artist that he was, I just wanted to express my appreciation towards this way knowing such a man that Vincent Van Gogh was. sorry for being a little bit passive aggressive in the first half, lol, i have stresses and insecurities too i guess, lol
@@6Haunted-Days you've commented this exact thing several times on this guy's videos, always going on about "his audience are all 15 year olds" and just getting really pressed over nothing? if anyone here seems immature it's you, but i really am curious as to why you're acting this way? were you having a bad day?
as a former art student (french), it was generally accepted that a bunch of kids did it and he covered for them. it's also taught that the painting in the field was not his last one. i thought it was common knowledge but maybe there's a language barrier here. what i think is that since he had such a low opinion of himself he didn't even try to get justice, even his bully was more important than his life - he just accepted his fate. i don't think it's a beautiful thing necessarily but a misguided, noble act. it's sad, but at least he didn't die alone and people honored him, and despite his illnesses he did great things, even if he never saw it himself. also it's kinda pronounced van gock but it's way on the back of the tongue. xD
the painting not being the last one is definitely widely accepted among english speakers, or at least the ones I spend time with, it's just a somewhat common misconception (it feels like generally, I see a false painting order used to present a false narrative around (especially mentally ill) artists, like how louis wain's art is arranged in an order from least to most abstract, when really he was drawing in both styles at the same time and there was no progression there. this really bothers me and it feels like it has something to do with the whole tourtured artist thing and stigmatizing mental illness and also the idea that there needs to be something wrong with you if you make "weird" art but I haven't sorted that all out yet) but yeah. also the name pronunciation thing is specifically an american thing, which is both fascinating and very strange, because like, that's someone's name, so we should probably try to pronounce it correctly, but also I don't know. I usually just pronounce it the american way because that's what everyone around me is used to, even though it feels wrong. sorry if this is annoying
My favorite Van Gogh piece is "Almond Blossom;" it was a gift to celebrate the birth of Theo's son, Vincent. I've read part of a letter Vincent wrote to his brother and it made me so happy to see that, despite the hardships he endured throughout his life, he had at least one person that he loved, and who loved him back.
This story makes me cry. Van Gogh really comes off as this humble, meek fellow. That he is now one of the more famous artists in the world is like a funny kind of chiding. His relationship with his brother does make me feel a little better, but it still stings to know what became of him.
You know what's sadder than Vans death? Jesus. More humble and serving his whole life, loved everyone and still does love everyone with a passion that surpasses the human threshold, literally suffered hours on a cross just for billions to reject him and wants people to have eternal life with him. THATS sad
A gentle soul, even in his death. Makes you wonder what those kids ended up like, having to bear the burden of killing a man who wouldn't give them up when he had every reason to. Great video, as always!
@@notanymore2293 Push religion? Yeah, there are people that randomly post bible quotes but I don't think those posts are genuine. Just bait posts. For posts like yours. There are just as many that will respond to someone saying 'God rest their soul,' with 'God isn't real,' as their are people that might post 'repent' or whatever. Probably more. I rarely see someone go out of their way to tell someone they are going to hell in a comment section and have it be believable. I fully believe r/athiest is ready to occur at all moments of the day though.
Another cool fact about Van Gogh: some of his works were inspired by Japanese woodblock arts (Ukiyo-e). One of his less known works: “Almond blossoms” were a gift to his nephew but were based off of Japanese art (most likely Sakura trees). Its actually my favorite painting of his (and that’s probably hot water to say when his best work is Starry Night). because it really shows this kind and soft side of Vincent the most. Also that makes him history’s first recorded weeaboo and I Stan that.
No...it's heartbreaking. These kids treated him like shit for so long (just like so many other people in his life), and then murdered him. Then later, the guy that likely shot him had the audacity to claim that Vincent stole his gun from him.
I can't begin to explain how many kids I work with with behavioral problems and depression, self-harm. One thing that you notice is how they generally have a lot of compassion for others and not themselves. They would rather be hurting or in trouble than others they care about or even admire fall as they feel they are worth less as a person than others. Vincent really needed to learn self love
@@TheSearchForTruth88 It's not your business to tell them what to believe. If that's what gives them some level of hope in this fucked up world, no one has the right to take that away from them
@@TheSearchForTruth88 True. So what? People can believe what they want, so long as they don't hurt themselves or others with it. Believing in an afterlife doesn't harm anyone
Recently went to the immersive experience for his works and was overcome by emotion the entire time, seeing the world through the eyes of someone who has been gone for so long, and lived and died so tragically, but still saw the beauty in the world, was so profound. Excited for this video!
Friendly reminder that, regardless of what ended his life, Van Gogh’s illness was not the cause of his genius, it ruined his career. If you are in need of help, please seek it. Thank you, Wendigoon for this beautiful video about my (and many many many others) favorite artist.
Recently went to an exhibit of his. His paintings particularly inspired my sister. What a tragically beautiful thing he did in his final hours. I wouldn't expect anything less of Van Gogh :'(
this would make a great emotional period piece, where when he shoots him, Vincent comes tells the boys what they should do and how he'll take the blame, even the foreshadowing of the ear being cut off being his friend's fault would make for great storytelling. What better way to appreciate an artist than to make his life into art.
I recommend that you should do an Edgar Allan Poe video, I think that alot of us would enjoy more videos similar to this one in style, Wendi. Your content is so well written and done. I'm so happy to watch your channel bloom in this day and age :D
if you think this is crazy, I took a music history gen ed in college and my teacher mentioned in passing the oddities of Mozart's death and his unfinished symphony. I'm not a huge classical music guy, but damn.., the conspiracy behind Mozart's final symphony and eventual death is insane and it eventually led me down a big rabbit hole of stuff. My other favorite is the mystery behind Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony. At the time Symphonies typically had "themes" which were basically just stories that represent what the music means (for example, Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' had a theme surrounding the four seasons, each piece represented a different season. Each part of the symphony had a theme, like running water, babbling brooks, thunderstorms, snow storms, etc.). Well anyway, in Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony, he said there was a theme, but he wouldn't say what it was. Later he even gave a list of hints to what the theme could be. There's a bunch of different stuff in the same vein that is interesting. Another crazy conspiracy is the fact that many famous Composers seem to die in the making of, or directly after making their 9th symphony.
a lot of symphonies from the romantic era started becoming more vague in what they meant, some composers like brahms or bruckner or even mahlers later symphonies were less like “stories” and more like journal entries. these “themes” youre talking about are common in some romantic writing, especially wagner, strauss, and early mahler. brahms wrote to be like beethoven, mahler wrote and created symphonies of pure expression, and tchaikovsky wrote symphonies like 4 and 6 which were less about certain tangible things and about ideas, such as misery and suffering and anger. Tchaiks 6th is one of the greatest symphonies ever written, and its far too complex to have its main “theme” be about anything simple or be about only one specific thing.
@@elijahisbell2622 but that's the thing... He literally claimed before he died that IT DID have a specific theme. That's why the mystery is so interesting.
I think regardless of the circumstances, one thing is clear: His death was, and is, a tragedy because he never got to experience the fame and success that would eventually blow up after he died, even though during his final days on this planet, they were about to. One saying describes it best, "Nobody cares until you're dead."
Ok what do you want people to do? Start stalking a stealing letters of live people to know all these little details that no person would ever share themselves without looking like a huge douche who just does these hints for fame?
There's also an interesting theory that Van Gogh was colorblind. A lot of his paintings have really bright, saturated colors, and could look rather unrealistic (e.g. sunflowers with bright red centers, trees with green trunks and branches, *orange* wheat fields, etc.) An artist ran the paintings through a filter to show what a color-blind person would have seen, and the colors appear more muted and realistic. Van Gogh was possibly unaware that his color choices looked different to the average person
Nah, it was said that he had an abnormal sight that allows him to see more colors than ordinary people could, that's why his paintings looked more 'colorful' I suppose the closest term we could use would be.
I’m pretty sure there is a theory that he tripped balls often, and the reason Starry Night was named as such was because that’s how he saw it, and not named after the buildings in the picture
All of these theories are so weird. Strong colors are mostly seen in his later paintings which are the most famous ones, and his letters describe him gaining an interest in the way colors work together on a canvas and spending hundreds of hours studying it. This is the only reason his later paintings were so bright..which he knew, by the way. He specifically talked about how bright the colors in his paintings were. he was just an artist doing what artists do. Not everything needs a convoluted reason.
I remember the very first time I saw one of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings it was Starry Starry Night and I was in second grade instantly fell in love with his paintings especially Starry Starry Night. It's tragic to know that he did not get the recognition he deserved while he was alive. he was a brilliant painter
Isn’t it crazy how we saw the same painting albeit in different times, and different places…Starry Night is the most incredible piece of art I’ve ever witnessed
What I find the most endearing out of this isn't that Vincent might have lied in his final hours to protect a teen from having his life ruined, no, what I find the most endearing out of this is that the town people seemed to at least believe that to be the case and respected his wish. They didn't hurt the kids in revenge nor did they try to get them arrested. They just accepted it and respected the poor man's kindness.
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, my doctor tried to soften the blow by telling me of famous figures that either had been diagnosed with or were presumed to have had the same disease. Tesla, Lincoln, Florence Nightingale, Hemingway - and, of course, Van Gogh. I was fifteen and in a psych ward, so there wasn't much out there that comforted me, but when the doc gave me a book with Van Gogh's paintings, I actually did feel a little better. I got the chance to see an exhibit of his paintings a few years ago and I remember feeling, even if he wasn't actually bipolar, some part of him had to have understood what it was like. I highly recommend seeing his paintings in person. They're much smaller than you might assume, but that only increased the impact of all the colors and shapes. You can still smell the paint and see all the bumps and ridges and layers that make up each picture.
Van Gogh is the first artist where I had genuine emotion seeing his work in real life. The beauty of his paintings and the tragedy of his life are so powerful that it honestly overwhelmed me. I kind of hope that he knew deep down he would be appreciated. And that his passing was not that "tragic" as the official version make it sounds. It was tragic that he passed but it would be more of the picture I have of him if that's indeed how his life ended.
Might be a bit cliché but that episode of Doctor Who when The Doctor takes Vincent to the art gallery in the future just so Vincent could see how loved he became over time. Utterly perfect ending for the episode. Tragedy and beauty all in one
The endings of wendigoon videos always have a me tearing up. He just has such a nice way of making even the most mundane of conclusions beautiful and truly implicated in our own life stories.
Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists, especially in terms of mental illnesses that I can resonate with as I deal with my own demons. However, I'll always love his 'Sunflowers' and 'Irises' series, and of course, his magnum opus, Starry Night. It's a shame that he thought his paintings were of little or no worth when obviously we know him all over the place now. Fun fact: It was due to his art-dealer brother, Theo, and his sister-in-law, Jo, that his paintings became as popular as they did. In fact, the paintings 'Almond Blossoms' were made to celebrate the birth of his nephew, who Theo named after him, Vincent. For anyone interested in a movie that emulates his style, check out the film 'Loving Vincent', where it's entirely hand-painted.
Loving Vincent was my favorite part of my first year art class. The fact that every frame was hand painted amazed me. It showed me the true value of art and it’s capabilities
Dude, I think that it is so awesome that you covered his death and the oddity of it all. As an Art Education and Art History double major, Van Gogh has always been one of my favorite artists. His short time on Earth yielded so much future influence and he will be remembered as long as mankind is around. Fun fact, his sister in law, Jo Van Gogh (Theo's wife), was left with nearly all of his artwork after both men died. She ultimately planned an exhibition in Germany which pretty much started his ascent to fame. If she did not decide to show his art, he would have made little to no impact on the world as we know it.
What I find very fascinating and just amazing about Van Gogh is that he made all of his paining in only 10 years. He started paining when he was around 27. That means, as Wendigoon said in his video, that he painted a new painting every 36 hours. Which is, wow. As a person who learns art and paining it's just incredible. It's sad that he never lived to see how people appreciate his art now. But I love that he never gave up paining, that no matter what he was doing that to the very end
I binge watched the hell out of Doctor Who in my teenage years, and the only episode that truly moved me to tears beyond comprehension was the one with Vincent Van Gogh. Ever since that episode, no matter how historically inaccurate or dramatized it was, I have adored this misunderstood man and his work and his brain.
I showed my mom that episode because she loves Van Gogh, and it moved her so much she started buying Doctor Who merch to decorate the house. I had to explain the exploding Tardis painting to her when she found a fabric featuring it. She made herself a skirt out of it.
I like to think that Renee shot vincent by accident, not even seeing vincent, and apologised profusely to him. Vincent didn't want the kid to get in trouble so helped Renee hide his own art supplies and the gun and then headed home (hence why it took so long for vincent to return home)
Sad that Vincent is often written off as “crazy”, that being the explanation people have for his untimely death. Nonetheless, he was an artist ahead of his time and his name will always be a household one.
There is a beautiful movie about his death called "Loving Vincent", every single frame was painted by hand to recreate his paintings, I truly recomend it to anyone interested.
I had a Van Gogh painting in my room when I was a kid that if I remember right my dad got on his mission in the Netherlands. It was the one with the dad holding his arms out for his child to run to. It reminded me of waiting for him to come home late at night right before we went to bed because that was the only time that we really got to see him due to him always needing to work several jobs in order to provide for us.
Vincent’s story, as a man, a believer, and one who struggled with mental health and alcoholism, just trying trying to be a good person and better himself. The thought of him putting himself and his reputation through great physical pain, and more mental hardships to save his friend and go to a mental asylum and then literally on his death bed trying to potentially literally save the life of his killer, a boy who was always mean to the man, for other reason than he was a good man. It’s a hell of a thing and something everyone should strive to be kind and caring and this poor man
The story of Vincent’s ear isn’t a sword nor was it given to a lover. Vincent cut off the lobe of his ear (NOT the entire thing) during a fight with his long time friend and artist partner Paul Gauguin (definitely look into his time with Vincent it’s very interesting.) Gauguin as it was recorded wasn’t very nice to Vincent, but Vincent admired him greatly. Their dynamic was always strange to me. Anyways, it’s theorized that he did this in a bout of dementia during a mental break, and there’s no actual evidence of him gifting it to a prostitute afterwards like it’s said he did. Vincent would check himself into the Saint Remy de Provence mental institute afterwards. I loved the video but as a Van Gogh nerd I had to clarify this :)
well, the doctor who treated the ear did describe it as most of the ear being cut off and even drew a diagram showing that, and so I do lean towards the idea that it was more than just the lobe, because out of all the people involved who said stuff about what happened, I think that in this respect, the doctor who had to treat the ear is the one who is most likely to know the most about how much of it was cut off, and also this was pretty soon after it happened, which might mean he had less time to misremember details, and I mean, generally, time is one of the weirdnesses of some of the other accounts (like how Gauguin's story changed a weird amount when he talked about it a few decades later vs right after and we don't know why, or in which one he was lying/wrong) but also so much about that is weird and uncertain, so unless we get a time machine we will never truly know. history was not designed for history books, and so a lot of things fall through the cracks just because no one at the time saw any reason to document them in the detail we want to have now that we know it is historically relevant. the sword theory sure is weird, and I don't think it's true, but I have seem some art historians who do believe it, but also my interest in specifically van gogh isn't as strong anymore as it was, as I am more interested in art history in general than just van gogh. (right now I am reading a book about toulouse-lautrec, so like, within a similar world, but also very much a different guy) so like, it's been a few months since I have last thought about this, and I never payed that much attention to the sword theory anyways, so I could just be misremebering who it was that was talking about it.
just generally, I find it weird when people say one thing or the other with complete certainty, because we don't actually know and we probably never will. unless you were there, you can't be certain about exactly what happened, you just have to look at all the conflicting accounts of the people who were there, and listen to art historians, and make an educated guess.
I just want to say (as a native Dutch speaker) - technically you're not mispronouncing Van Gogh's name, for it's his translated name, a common practice in Europe His name being translated simply shows how importanted he was throughout the world and I think the least we can do is not expect non-Dutch speakers to try to use our harsh G sounds. Often in European history important figures are given translated names for other languages to use, either a different way of pronouncing it (Like Van Gogh) or a different name all together (Like how the founding father of the Netherlands is given a Dutch name in our history eventhough the man in question didn't speak a word Dutch) It saddens me to see so many Americans shaming themselves for "mispronouncing" names while Europeans have done it for years Especially with uncommon sounds, I myself still have words I cannot correctly pronounce in English even if I try really hard - it's an accent and people shouldn't feel bad about it! Just wanted to get that off my chest lol Loved the video too! You always make such interesting videos and I loved that you tackled this case, it always interested me :)
As an American myself, I think a lot of the self-shaming comes from the ridicule we get from the Europeans. The “joke” of “haha stupid Americans/good job America (sarcastic)”. I’ve grown disillusioned with the stupid American jokes because of how it beats us Americans down and causes us to feel shameful about stupid stuff that Europeans do themselves. Drives me bonkers. I remember back in school it was always Van Gogh as the non-Dutch version, and I knew for a fact that non-Dutch Europeans probably said it the same way, so while I have tried to correctly pronounce it, I’m okay with just saying the translation and not feeling ashamed of it.
I really appreciate your perspective :D I think everyone loves to joke and point fun at people but sometimes people accidently take it too far and it creates silly stereotypes like these. At the end of the day if you can't pronounce something completely accurate, it's not gonna kill anyone or anything unless you give an easy trigger teenager a gun lmao
It makes me so sad to think that his OWN mother threw his artwork away. I cherish any art my kids do. I hope that Vincent never knew his mother did this. 💔😞
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As a Dutch person I really appreciate you pointing out the way Van Gogh's name is commonly pronounced is incorrect. I think it makes sense to pronounce it in a way that's comfortable to you, so imo it's fine to say Van Go, but it's still really nice to hear you acknowledge why you say it that way. Thanks for making this video, I've been following you for a while now and it's really cool to see you cover this topic.
(Edit: Typos/grammar) I agree with the chili on the paintbrush. Early this year, my wife brought home two puppies after one of ours died in an accident. They were actually siblings of our deceased dog (from the next litter) and were the last two of the litter from my wife's friend. About 3 months in, these two started chewing up the corners of the drywall in our 150 year old house. We gave them all sorts of stuff to chew on, but they kept trying to eat the drywall. I decided to coat the spots they were chewing in pepper spray, thinking that the dogs would hate the burning feeling and stay away from it. In fact, it was exactly the opposite. These little shits ate MORE of the drywall because they seemed to love the taste/burn of the pepper spray. We couldn't believe it so we decided to run a little test by spraying 2 small bones with pepper spray and leave 2 without it. After an hour, the two spicy bones were gone and the regular two were untouched. One of the dogs even picked up an unsprayed bone and dropped it over the baby gate we had (to keep our disabled son separated from the dogs) and sat there whining and howling. So I grabbed the bone, put pepper spray on it, and the dogs started arguing over who got the spicy bone. It was the most bizarre thing I'd ever seen. By this point, we were out of pepper spray but had some extra spicy hot sauce (pretty close to being as painful as pepper spray) that I dropped onto the other bones. Both were gone in about 30 minutes. Once they had eaten both sets of bones and the rest of the "spicy drywall," they stopped chewing on the drywall. We had a good laugh about it and figured that, even though the plan went 180° from what was intended, we got the dogs to stop chewing up the drywall because it wasn't spicy enough. I think the best part of this is that these two dogs would be perfect to train as attack dogs because they are totally immune to pepper spray. If someone were to pepper spray them for some reason, they would probably get excited and start begging for more 😆
@@DeviantYoshie I alwasy thought it was kinda happy. He thought he was terrible and a disappointment and just bad at everything, and his face when he sees his works not only in a museum, clearly valued, then hears the docent call him on of the greatest artists of all time... Can you imagine how that would feel?
Despite not having encyclopedic knowledge on his art, his story always made me emotional as I suffer from mental illness since my early teens and am an aspiring artist. To think he did what he did in his last hours of life is both tragic and beautiful. Such an intriguing, most likely beautiful soul meeting it's end with selflessness. Thank you for covering this, the line where Vincent wrote "As an artist I won't amount to anything..." Hit too close to the struggle many of us, artists, creators, face. It's a good reminder that you shouldn't give up because your art just might end up inspiring a bunch of people later in life, maybe past your own life, but still, the possibility is there if rather small.
Man. If I had a nickle for every famous person who had a mysterious gun related death by a hotel that was deemed a suicide over a hundred years ago, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice. (Merriwether Lewis)
When you were talking about Vincent’s actions “as he lay dying” it made me think of the book As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. If you haven’t read it-it’s right up your alley. If you enjoy it, PLEASE do a video on it. It’s such a beautiful but forgotten piece of macabre history.
Regardless of how he died (I believe 100% the kid did it) it warms my heart so much that he passed away surrounded by people who loved him so much. I hope he knows how loved he was when he passed. And I wish he could see how loved he is to this day.
There's so many things that I have never heard from him before, including his relationship to Christianity, at least from the way you told the story, it seems like the most probable cause, and I'd guess saying that he killed himself was just to create a "portray" of him being the struggling hopeless but great artist instead of the even more complicated and interesting person he was.
i grew up and live in the 'van gogh village', in which his brother, theo van gogh, is burried across my brother in a closed off, pitoresque and incredibly small cemetery. each march when i visit my brother's grave, a trail of sunflowers adorns both his grave and that of theo. whenever I visit, id like to think that theo is giving my brother the flowers that remind him of his little bro. from vincent's still-lifes, to theo's moving deaths
I love that you put “Skull with cigarette” for the thumbnail Such an unknown painting, yet one of his most intriguing P.S. As an art historian, thank you for this video
This is exactly why Van Gogh will always be my favorite. A troubled, lonely soul who was selfless up until the very end, even to those who didn't deserve it. What a beautiful man.
I’ve always thought the same thing. He was protecting the kid who shot him. Also, I read somewhere that he had just had Theo order him art supplies. But it’s all about keeping the narrative alive that the tortured artist killed himself.
Someone in my middle school art class, when we were learning about Van Gogh, asked the teacher “Did he die from bleeding out because of the ear thing?” And the teacher responded: “Well… I can’t say for certain that the “ear thing” didn’t have ANYTHING to do with his untimely death.”
Such a beautiful story. I always appreciate stories like these, they’re such a huge eye opener. Im glad that I can appreciate the artist so much more now
Hi dad, So I live in the UK, in a county called Kent to be particular. A few months ago my new neighbours told me about this wooded area local to us called ‘Dering Wood’, A.K.A ‘Screaming Woods’, which is close to a small village called Pluckley. Now I’d tell you everything I know but it think the mystery of the woods itself is more interesting to unravel as you read into it. I never knew I’ve been living so close to an infamous location and what intrigues me more is that is closing in on Halloween season. I’d love it if you had a look at this because if anyone were to find out more, it would be you. Love the work! Many thanks, Son.
i absolutely think youre right, ive thought this ever since i first learned of the theory that vincent didnt commit s*icide. he may have struggled but as you site, things were looking up. i think its more plausible that renee accidentally fired at him, or they got into a skirmish and it happened, rather than vincent actively doing the deed himself
My art teacher also talked about this theory and he stands by it. He was the coolest teacher and Van Gogh is one of his favorite artists. And I agree it is a very beautiful way for him to go. And as an artist myself he will remain one of my favorites and most relatable artists.
i wish artists were recognized more during their time. i hope that there is an afterlife and that somehow vincent and others like him know that their considered some of the worlds best artists and that students everywhere study and are endlessly inspired by them.
Van Gogh’s story never fails to make me emotional, especially when I first learned this alternate explanation of his death-thank you for such a beautifully put together and articulated video
Van Gogh’s work is what made me love art. Especially Starry Night, which i still have on the wall behind my setup. I hope this idea of how he really died is true, as it is a really beautiful picture to paint of his last moments. And it also made me tear up at the end.
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My favorite Van Gogh fact: when he found out that Theo named him son Vincent after him, Van Gogh was so happy to share a name with his nephew that he spent the next few days not eating or drinking; just painting. And the gift that he gave his new nephew was (My personal favorite painting) Almond Blossom
I love that painting series
That's my favourite Van Gogh painting too! ☺
hey that's my favourite painting too, i have that as my wallpaper on many devices
we have a print of this in our living room. its beautiful
Almond blossoms are considered a symbol of eternal true love, unconquerable by death. He chose that flower for a reason, I think
One thing I want to counter is the idea that Van Gogh turned his suffering into beauty. He did his most famous paintings while he was recovering in the mental hospital. His best work came from healing, not suffering.
Nonsense. His life was suffering.
@@quark6847 nothing beautiful comes from suffering. he created art in spite of his pain. if he hadn’t suffered we would probably have hundreds of more paintings from him
@@staby3956 what? What about life itself?
@@staby3956 Saying nothing beautiful comes from suffering is simply not true, how about decadence? Goghs paintings are so powerful both for his troubled life and the ecstasy of living, of wanting to live.
“For we are like olives: only when we are crushed do we yield what is best in us.” -Bohumil Hrabal
@@ajlendful Most people I hear saying these things aren't artists with mental illness, as mental illness is a barrier to creativity, not a means to it. Even manic states, which can give bursts of creativity, are not consistent in quality, and are often paired with depressive states where it's almost impossible to do anything. The "tortured artist" trope kills artists who refuse to get help in case the lack of suffering "takes away their spark". I've never known a case where this actually happens, but even if it did, I'd prefer a person live a full life. I find I'm much more able to do art when mental illness is helped, and every artist I know feels the same. Please, if you're an artist reading this, you'll be amazed by how productive you can be with your art when your brain isn't holding you back with mental illness.
Jo Bonger, his sister-in-law, deserves tons of credit for making him so famous. She upheld his legacy by devotedly promoting his artwork and translating he and Theo's letters. Without her work, he might've faded into obscurity.
She's the true important one. Why does no care about woman? It's patriarch society!
@@edwardk3 whats wrong with the patriarchy
@@edwardk3 Ugh. I hope this is sarcasm.
@@munkqiking7207 me and all the that liked my comment win
She has a cool name, too. Very "modern" 🤣
I think him covering for children who may have accidentally shot him is a more realistic version, and very touching and true to his character. It’s seriously sad that he never saw his art prosper the way it has now in his lifetime.
There’s an episode of doctor who that is nice & wholesome about that
@@johndoe24328 that's an awesome episode it really hits you in the feels
Wow, I didn’t know he died that way! Wow
Lol
It sounds like nonsense to me designed to romanticise him as a character and judging by your comment it works.
The thought of him wanting to protect a kid who bullied and tormented him for a long time makes me cry.
In my mind I'm disappointed Rene didn't tell the truth before his death. I have a feeling he shot at Vincent thinking himself above Vincet, the poor and mentally ill man who painted near his house and bothered him while fishing.
He was the a child of a rich man, what trouble* would he even have gotten in? They'd just say he was lying or it was a sad accident, a child's mistake. He still refused the consequences from doing so to his last moment. A man he mvrdered took 2 days in painful agony to pass away.
Where others see this as beautiful on Vincent's part (while true) I kind of see this as sad that Vincent thought so little of himself that no one would ever care about his truth anyways.
Just a speculation of course. I could be totally wrong, we'll never know.
@@SaintShion if this is true, then Rene might've misremembered or subconsciously changed events.
It's very common to happen in accidents at least.
He was a toxic white masculine, so don't be so quick to praise him. He is the reason the world is broken.
Based and wholesome Van Gogh
@RomPom It's actually not, that is a lie people have made up.
One of the best Doctor Who episodes is the one where the Doctor brings Vincent to a modern day museum so he can see and hear people loving his art.
I was checking the replies to see if anyone mentioned this. It's the most beautiful and heartbreaking scene.
this episode was always my favorite, it hurt but damn it was good
That episode still makes me cry.
That episode is possibly one of the best episodes of that show ever made. Series 5 was phenomenal.
My favorite episode hands down. I cry every time i watch it.
“I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.”
- Vincent Van Gogh
bitch he ain’t say that ☠️
God, report the bots
was never good at drawing though.
He lost his mind before he even was into art
I don’t know if you’ve heard of it but there’s a movie called “Loving Vincent” that was animated entirely in the style of his art. It takes place after his death and goes over real letters he wrote. The main character of the movie who is fictional tries to piece together Vincent’s death by talking to the people in his life and comes to the conclusion that he was probably killed by some teenager
I think Buzzfeed Unsolved did a good vid on this back when Ryan and Shane were running those segments.
If I remember right, some kids used to mess with him when he out in meadow, doing his painting thang. It also suggested that his missing ear wasn't some dark expression of a tortured artist but was from an accident.
Yep, it's a movie I am truly proud of as a Pole (it's a Polish production).
It's such a beautiful movie that is severely underrated
its such a gorgeous movie, i was bawling by the end (and the middle, and the beginning......)
Such a shame it lost "best animated film" to Coco, not that it was a bad movie, but that award always seems to go to Disney/Pixar. The fact alone that each frame was hand painted in Van Gogh's style felt award worthy itself.
I'm glad he had Theo in his life. He sounds like an amazing brother that actually loved him and accepted him for who he was, as unconventional as his personality would've been at the time.
Love how varied your content topic is. ranging from art history, biblical works, government conspiracies, etc. The only link between topics is the macabre and the mysterious
And makes you think!
Something in short supply of late.
That and the mixture of lengths, like the long 1.5 - 2hr odd videos are amazing but sometimes don’t have time to watch all at once, these shorter 20 - 30 min vids are nice in between
maybe giants too
“the macabre and the mysterious” sexiest phrase i’ve seen in a while
Man, if this is true, then Vincent might have been one of the nicest and most tragic people to walk this planet. I legit hope, that if there's some kind of afterlife, then, that Vincent was able to see that his work is now loved by millions around the world, and that he has inspired countless people to follow in his footsteps as an artist!
GOD Bless You. May Jesus Christ Be With You And Your Family.❤️🙏🛐✝️
Just a reminder that this is a conspiracy theory from a book that was written in 2011 by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith.
There was a very good episode of doctor who that featured Vincent, they bring him to the present day to see how his art has influenced people and how beloved he is, its fantastic and very emotional. th-cam.com/video/ubTJI_UphPk/w-d-xo.html
@@acorgiwithacrown467 did you cry after watching that scene or what
@@DontDefuse I know I did
I’m so glad that this theory was presented to us in art class, it really helped me change my view from “tortured soul” to “a struggling man with a good heart”.
There's no real reason Vincent can't be described as both. I also have doubts that he shot himself for the record.
I gotta say, as someone with chronic vertigo and epilepsy, they truly can be hell, let alone during a time when they hardly understood it.
Vertigo is AWFUL. I have medicine that’s supposed to help, but I live in fear that it’ll flare up again.
@@TheDutchessOfCornville I feel you, I usually go months without anything but then will get hit with tinnitus or vertigo for a week and can’t do anything. Would be torturous in the days of pre-modern medicine.
imagine trying to convince angry locals you're not a demon after having a seizure, you can barely think straight let alone reason
@@TheDutchessOfCornville what medicine?!
@@joshuab4586 speaking of tinnitus, I have it permanently, 24/7. I’m 15. Actually, I don’t remember ever NOT having it. Crazy shit, idk why I even have it.
As someone who has just a minimal knowledge of Vincent, I am most struck by the fact that he was living with a family who had no problem with him painting their young daughter. Whatever his personal demons, he didn't seem to be considered a threat to others; rather, was selflessly willing to bear shame and ridicule to protect those around him. What a beautiful picture of a gracious, loving generous soul. His life was, by far, his most beautiful painting.
Agreed 👍
Watch the DOCTOR WHO episode on Vincent or the final scene in the museum
Van Gogh makes me cry. My favorite painting of all time is 'Starry Night', and it's because he painted it from his hospital room window after he willingly checked himself in for mental help. As an artist who struggles with a mental illness, it's comforting to see that even though Van Gogh was deeply troubled, he still had the courage to ask for help, and receiving help did not take away his creativity and the beauty and joy he still could see in the world. The stigma of mental health issues is so big, especially with the idea that an artist should NOT seek help because suffering creates the best art, and Van Gogh is my personal hero because he DID seek help and he STILL kept creating. The idea that Van Gogh asked for help is the motivation that helped me ask for help too, and I'm doing much better and still creating works. I have so many feelings about this one man and he gives me so much joy still.
"As an artist who struggles with a mental illness..." Just looked at your art, furry drawings are definitely not art lmao stfu and get some help fr
I'm just gonna say this is a lovely post and I love your profile picture :)
God bless your work and health.
I feel that exact same way. Tragedy does lead to good creation, but we cant put ourselves through such a thing to continue creating
Van Gogh makes me fucking cry
Love this comment. I hope you’re doing okay, my friend
I enjoy your content a lot! Quick correction though: Vincent Van Gogh was the oldest of six siblings. Theo was his younger brother, which added to his depression and shame; he felt that, as the oldest sibling, he shouldn't be relying on his younger brother.
Theo sounds like such a great brother. I understand the shame and guilt Vincent felt having to rely on someone like that, but I'm glad he did.
GOD Bless You. May Jesus Christ Be With You And Your Family.❤️🙏🛐✝️
That's kind of a huge mistake, he should probably add a note or pin this comment.
@@insaneoking I feel that sometime my younger brother helping ke
Yeah I feel like that my younger brother helping me
Van Gogh - "Puffalo Pill ?"
Rene - "you yeed your last haw partner! "
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such a unique part of history that we’re not taught in schools but would have made my top art history tier list
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One topic watches Wendigoon?! :O
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@Austrian Painter th-cam.com/video/ZU77DXgk5Wg/w-d-xo.html
OT!! I'm so happy you watch Wendigoon too!
Van Gogh is my favorite artist, how he struggled immensely with mental health and him still making art is extremely inspiring to me so I’m super excited about this
I like that this comment implies that he's still making art today
A lot of famous artists had a few screws loose in one way or another.
Agreed. The Starry Night is my favorite painting because there is something so weirdly..optimisitc? knowing that he did it from the window of his literal asylum
if you’re looking for another artist who struggles with mental health, check out yayoi kusama if you don’t know her! she’s used a mental issue as inspiration for her art and she’s become super well-known for it. i could go on a whole ramble, but basically, she fought really hard to make a name for herself, and continued to make art despite the amount of male artists that took her ideas, and the other issues she’s faced
she’s quite old now, and currently lives in a mental hospital, but goes out to her art studio to continue making pieces! her story has really inspired me and i hope other people can learn more about her :}
SEE ONE BEFORE YOU DIE! It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I can't even explain it.
About 7 years ago, I was in elementary school and I picked up a book titled "How They Choked". It was a big yellow book with illustrations and stories of unfortunate situations. One of these stories was that of Vincent Van Gogh. It went on to state that some boys (likely accidentally or mischievously) shot at Van Gogh, striking his stomach. This was the story I have always believed and never gave suicide much thought, glad to see it's catching on.
That sounds like an interesting read. I'll read it in my spare time.(I looked it up and it's free on Internet Archive...yay!) Thanks for sharing.😀
@@Grace-ix6oc the official story... was never the ONLY story.
I've read something like this in another book. It wasn't in english because I didn't knew english back then, and they say the same thing. Not being a art specialist, I never searched on him and I didn't know people thought he killed himself, I always thought he has been shot at. I think it was a book in French or German, but I don't remember. It was a long time ago.
hearing about his aversion to self-harm also makes me think he wasn’t responsible for cutting off his own ear
@YeaMan bro it’s so mid, what WAS THAT
@@Meridianvlly it's a bot that parses the channel name and spams the same comments but with the name chsnged
I mean, he did have a habit of blaming himself to protect other people
@Austrian Painter dog wtf
He had a friend, an accomplished fencer who he lived with in the yellow house, when Vincent lost his ear, his friend fled the country and that was the start of his downward spiral imo
I want to take a second to say that we all deserve a Theo in our lives, he was an amazing brother who truly cared so much for Vincent. I hope everyone can find a person to be Theo for them. You deserve to be loved as much as you love someone else.
These types of videos always make me a bit teary. I can’t change the past but there’s always the present. I hope I get to be somebody’s Theo one day.
*So basically my slightly younger brother--*
@@koolaidman4869 your a clown .
I just feel Wendigoon made slight mistake in that Vincent wasnt the youngest Theo was his younger brother. Theo was born 1857 Vincent 1853
As someone with a crappy older sibling who resents me for essentially being alive I envy Vincent a lot
The fact that he thought so little of himself if truly heartbreaking
In life it was true though. Van Gogh is the poster boy for the trope of artists whose work is valuable BECAUSE they're dead. He tried marketing his art, but most people didn't really care.
@@marhawkman303 yes I know, it's so heartbreaking. His art is truly some of the best in my opinion
@@marhawkman303 that's makes it even more sad I wish he could have seen that his art is very appreciated not only in his country but world wide but also that he is was not alone in his battle with mental illness
He though so little of himself???? He was a grandiose narcissist! He loved himself and was severely injured when nobody else thought the same!
@@JohnSmith-lk8cy shut it with your nonsense, that's probably you just projecting your own narcissism onto others.
I always found the evidence overwhleming that he did not commit suicide, but was in fact killed, and then covered for those kids. Its hard to imagine how and why the narrative caught on in the modern day that he took his own life.
You know, history is kind of based on speculation and theory especially before we got proper documentation through camera equipment.
Do keep in mind most of these alternative theories have come to light only recently, because we're just a lot more connected nowadays then three ago.
@@RommekePommeke I first heard of the case as a teen, and the version I heard back in the 90s is that the "official" story.... was largely made up by the local officials and kind of a cover story. The version I read didn't go into the details though. It summarized it by saying the evidence was not behind the official story, but that no one could be 100% sure of the truth of the story due to conflicting information. Thus, there wasn't a proper conclusion to the investigation. there was a statement about what happened. But it wasn't certain at all.
The romanticization of suffering. A mentally ill artist who takes his own life is like a goldmine in the current age. Tragedy always will make a better story than actual healing to most. Unfortunately.
Anybody interested in van Gogh should def watch the movie "loving vincent" it covers the mysterious circumstances of his death and every single frame was handpainted in van Gogh's style by 100+ artists
Yess, lovely movie
I gotta say, as someone who has struggled with self love, it's nice to hear, that he made it out of that dark hole, only to end, in selflessness. That's beauty.
It’s really touching
i heard about the theory of van gogh's death on unsolved and immediately agreed with it. as someone with severe depression/other mental illnesses, i can absolutely see why he would prefer to lie to save those boys skins, especially if he knew he was going to die anyway because there wasnt much access to medical care out there, and even more so if it was an accident
I agree 100%
i believe it was an accident. Guns were janky back then and were more likely to malfunction and dude carried it around everywhere.
I also think it was probably a robbery, because his stuff was missing and the family skipped town
Hell yeah G.
Crazy how the mind works. Pushing through certain things are mental. Some people can think outside their own box, and some can’t. To each their own.
But I definitely can see and possibly relate his lifestyle. Maybe constantly trying not to seem like a burden or nuisance to anyone and maybe just trying to spread some of “your own” positivity in whatever way you can. It’s poetic to say the least. I’ve never known about all of this so it’s pretty dope to get the info especially from a chill TH-camr.
@@checkurs675 But they're rich and he's just some bum down in a hotel.
Since Gogh covered for him, I think it was an accident. I think Renee was teasing Gogh with the revolver like "Haha I have a gun now, wanna try calling me Pill again?" and then accidentally fired.
Gogh was a kind soul but I don't think he'd try to cover for someone who actively attempted to murder him. And while they teased and argued with each other often, I think Gogh just saw it as kids being kids, I don't think he had any real animosity towards them. If I were in his shoes and I truly hated the kids, I'd avoid the property entirely. The real villains here are the parents giving a 16 year old boy a live firearm to play with.
Also, if they tried to kill him, they did a pretty bad job at it.
@@henrycgs I mean they did kill him
@@firespur well
yeah
but you don't try to kill someone by shooting them once in an odd, non vital spot and leaves them to walk back home. to later die of infection lol
It was 1890, you could buy a gun at 12 without age checks.
I was thinking also that if Renee still claimed that Van Gogh stole his gun, he could mean that after Renee fired, the artist took it from him to get rid of it on his mile walk home.
I love how you don't talk about Van Gogh as the crazy artist, i think that the more important fact about his personality is rather his inner strenght than his problems
Why would he? That’s NOT how he’s talked about in any art class I’ve been in. Christ I can’t take these silly inane comments….it’s so clear that sadly it seems 80% of his viewers are under 16. 🙄😂😮💨 Just UGH.
@@6Haunted-Days And what are you exactly complaining about my compliment? Are you bothered by people appreciating something in a simple way or maybe you just needed to relieve your stresses and insecurities behind a screen. Unfortunately most people have a poor understanding of Vang Gogh's real personality not only as an artis but also as a man, more than often people just want to hear a tragic story, a mad man, almost as his mental illnesses made him the great artist that he was, I just wanted to express my appreciation towards this way knowing such a man that Vincent Van Gogh was.
sorry for being a little bit passive aggressive in the first half, lol, i have stresses and insecurities too i guess, lol
@@6Haunted-Days you've commented this exact thing several times on this guy's videos, always going on about "his audience are all 15 year olds" and just getting really pressed over nothing? if anyone here seems immature it's you, but i really am curious as to why you're acting this way? were you having a bad day?
as a former art student (french), it was generally accepted that a bunch of kids did it and he covered for them. it's also taught that the painting in the field was not his last one. i thought it was common knowledge but maybe there's a language barrier here.
what i think is that since he had such a low opinion of himself he didn't even try to get justice, even his bully was more important than his life - he just accepted his fate. i don't think it's a beautiful thing necessarily but a misguided, noble act. it's sad, but at least he didn't die alone and people honored him, and despite his illnesses he did great things, even if he never saw it himself.
also it's kinda pronounced van gock but it's way on the back of the tongue. xD
the painting not being the last one is definitely widely accepted among english speakers, or at least the ones I spend time with, it's just a somewhat common misconception (it feels like generally, I see a false painting order used to present a false narrative around (especially mentally ill) artists, like how louis wain's art is arranged in an order from least to most abstract, when really he was drawing in both styles at the same time and there was no progression there. this really bothers me and it feels like it has something to do with the whole tourtured artist thing and stigmatizing mental illness and also the idea that there needs to be something wrong with you if you make "weird" art but I haven't sorted that all out yet) but yeah. also the name pronunciation thing is specifically an american thing, which is both fascinating and very strange, because like, that's someone's name, so we should probably try to pronounce it correctly, but also I don't know. I usually just pronounce it the american way because that's what everyone around me is used to, even though it feels wrong. sorry if this is annoying
My favorite Van Gogh piece is "Almond Blossom;" it was a gift to celebrate the birth of Theo's son, Vincent. I've read part of a letter Vincent wrote to his brother and it made me so happy to see that, despite the hardships he endured throughout his life, he had at least one person that he loved, and who loved him back.
This story makes me cry. Van Gogh really comes off as this humble, meek fellow. That he is now one of the more famous artists in the world is like a funny kind of chiding. His relationship with his brother does make me feel a little better, but it still stings to know what became of him.
You know what's sadder than Vans death? Jesus. More humble and serving his whole life, loved everyone and still does love everyone with a passion that surpasses the human threshold, literally suffered hours on a cross just for billions to reject him and wants people to have eternal life with him. THATS sad
00:03 holy hell I didn't know he died more than once.
It makes grammatical sense and can mean just 1 but it breaks my brain to think about it
A gentle soul, even in his death. Makes you wonder what those kids ended up like, having to bear the burden of killing a man who wouldn't give them up when he had every reason to.
Great video, as always!
I like how people find a way to push religion all the time we get you play pretend with fairy tales
@@notanymore2293 Push religion? Yeah, there are people that randomly post bible quotes but I don't think those posts are genuine. Just bait posts. For posts like yours. There are just as many that will respond to someone saying 'God rest their soul,' with 'God isn't real,' as their are people that might post 'repent' or whatever. Probably more. I rarely see someone go out of their way to tell someone they are going to hell in a comment section and have it be believable. I fully believe r/athiest is ready to occur at all moments of the day though.
@@notanymore2293 ? you tripping?
@@notanymore2293 You reply to the wrong comment there, friend? I didn't mention religion at all.
@@notanymore2293 Sir, this is a Wendy's...
Another cool fact about Van Gogh: some of his works were inspired by Japanese woodblock arts (Ukiyo-e). One of his less known works: “Almond blossoms” were a gift to his nephew but were based off of Japanese art (most likely Sakura trees). Its actually my favorite painting of his (and that’s probably hot water to say when his best work is Starry Night). because it really shows this kind and soft side of Vincent the most. Also that makes him history’s first recorded weeaboo and I Stan that.
being a weeaboo is most certainly not a good thing... please don't compare van gogh's japanese-inspired art to that gross fetishization
"weeaboo" ...
@@erincsuh shit my bad, what I meant was like he was into Japanese culture
Nah Louis the XIV hired the Dutch to deliver him soy sauce in 1670
I smell weebs. I feel like no matter what video it is someone will comment how it has something to do with Japanese culture
My guitar teacher actually told me that she learned this while in France, and seeing this now showing up is kinda cool! Love you videos man, good job!
*your videos
@beyond your imagination You're _not_ Brett Cooper!! LIES!! 😡😡😡
The fact that Vincent was understanding and forgiving enough to cover for the kids who had been messing with him for so long is really sweet
it’s sad not sweet
I hope they really apologized & felt remorse
@@mfspic its both at the same time
Yeah, Vincent was pretty chill. Not finna lie
No...it's heartbreaking. These kids treated him like shit for so long (just like so many other people in his life), and then murdered him. Then later, the guy that likely shot him had the audacity to claim that Vincent stole his gun from him.
I can't begin to explain how many kids I work with with behavioral problems and depression, self-harm. One thing that you notice is how they generally have a lot of compassion for others and not themselves. They would rather be hurting or in trouble than others they care about or even admire fall as they feel they are worth less as a person than others. Vincent really needed to learn self love
I truly hope, somehow, people like Vincent, get to know how important they've become after their timely demise.
Untimely*
Unfortunately, they won't. Neither God nor an afterlife are real.
@@TheSearchForTruth88 It's not your business to tell them what to believe. If that's what gives them some level of hope in this fucked up world, no one has the right to take that away from them
@@bullseye5202 But it's objectively incorrect.
@@TheSearchForTruth88 True. So what? People can believe what they want, so long as they don't hurt themselves or others with it. Believing in an afterlife doesn't harm anyone
Recently went to the immersive experience for his works and was overcome by emotion the entire time, seeing the world through the eyes of someone who has been gone for so long, and lived and died so tragically, but still saw the beauty in the world, was so profound. Excited for this video!
i recently saw the immersive experience too. i’m a huge fan of vincent and it was absolutely incredible to see
I want to go to one of those exhibits SO MUCH!!!
People completely ignore what he did to women
@@astrida111 i think most people just dont know.
i got my backpack from that experience lol
Friendly reminder that, regardless of what ended his life, Van Gogh’s illness was not the cause of his genius, it ruined his career.
If you are in need of help, please seek it.
Thank you, Wendigoon for this beautiful video about my (and many many many others) favorite artist.
I hope, regardless of what really happened to him, he found peace.
Thoughts and prayers
Ngl, prolly not
@YeaMan if you’re going to copy and paste at least spell correctly
@@toasterowens8916 there was no need to say that.
@@toasterowens8916 💀
Recently went to an exhibit of his. His paintings particularly inspired my sister. What a tragically beautiful thing he did in his final hours. I wouldn't expect anything less of Van Gogh :'(
GOD Bless You. May Jesus Christ Be With You And Your Family.❤️🙏🛐✝️
this would make a great emotional period piece, where when he shoots him, Vincent comes tells the boys what they should do and how he'll take the blame, even the foreshadowing of the ear being cut off being his friend's fault would make for great storytelling.
What better way to appreciate an artist than to make his life into art.
You should watch loving Vincent
I recommend that you should do an Edgar Allan Poe video, I think that alot of us would enjoy more videos similar to this one in style, Wendi. Your content is so well written and done. I'm so happy to watch your channel bloom in this day and age :D
it'll be interesting to see that one as well! i'm more into literature than art so that would definitely be interesting.
@@grimaIias it'd prob be similar to this in terms of style as they were both (varying) artists alive in the same relative time frame of the 1800s.
cant wait for him to talk about the fact he married his cousin who was 13 when he married her at 27
Omg yessss
@@vantablack6288 why not
if you think this is crazy, I took a music history gen ed in college and my teacher mentioned in passing the oddities of Mozart's death and his unfinished symphony. I'm not a huge classical music guy, but damn.., the conspiracy behind Mozart's final symphony and eventual death is insane and it eventually led me down a big rabbit hole of stuff. My other favorite is the mystery behind Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony. At the time Symphonies typically had "themes" which were basically just stories that represent what the music means (for example, Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' had a theme surrounding the four seasons, each piece represented a different season. Each part of the symphony had a theme, like running water, babbling brooks, thunderstorms, snow storms, etc.). Well anyway, in Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony, he said there was a theme, but he wouldn't say what it was. Later he even gave a list of hints to what the theme could be. There's a bunch of different stuff in the same vein that is interesting. Another crazy conspiracy is the fact that many famous Composers seem to die in the making of, or directly after making their 9th symphony.
a lot of symphonies from the romantic era started becoming more vague in what they meant, some composers like brahms or bruckner or even mahlers later symphonies were less like “stories” and more like journal entries. these “themes” youre talking about are common in some romantic writing, especially wagner, strauss, and early mahler. brahms wrote to be like beethoven, mahler wrote and created symphonies of pure expression, and tchaikovsky wrote symphonies like 4 and 6 which were less about certain tangible things and about ideas, such as misery and suffering and anger. Tchaiks 6th is one of the greatest symphonies ever written, and its far too complex to have its main “theme” be about anything simple or be about only one specific thing.
i learned those from two set videos 😭
@@n3wyorkdoll funny thing is, I found their channel when I went down my music conspiracy rabbit hole. I still watch them.
@@elijahisbell2622 but that's the thing... He literally claimed before he died that IT DID have a specific theme. That's why the mystery is so interesting.
Isn't there a theory that Mozart actually died from eating shit because of his scat fetish?
I think regardless of the circumstances, one thing is clear: His death was, and is, a tragedy because he never got to experience the fame and success that would eventually blow up after he died, even though during his final days on this planet, they were about to. One saying describes it best, "Nobody cares until you're dead."
Prince, Elvis? yeah... the height of them MAKING art... was not the height of their popularity.
It's a shame how many great artists only got the recognition they deserve long after they passed.
Ok what do you want people to do? Start stalking a stealing letters of live people to know all these little details that no person would ever share themselves without looking like a huge douche who just does these hints for fame?
Sadly true :((
One of the follies and fallacies of civilization, unfortunately: realizing and reacting too late
There's also an interesting theory that Van Gogh was colorblind.
A lot of his paintings have really bright, saturated colors, and could look rather unrealistic (e.g. sunflowers with bright red centers, trees with green trunks and branches, *orange* wheat fields, etc.) An artist ran the paintings through a filter to show what a color-blind person would have seen, and the colors appear more muted and realistic.
Van Gogh was possibly unaware that his color choices looked different to the average person
Nah, it was said that he had an abnormal sight that allows him to see more colors than ordinary people could, that's why his paintings looked more 'colorful' I suppose the closest term we could use would be.
I’m pretty sure there is a theory that he tripped balls often, and the reason Starry Night was named as such was because that’s how he saw it, and not named after the buildings in the picture
No it was made on purposes, in letters he states that he staturates colours for style and also in anticipation of colour fading.
Seems like a huge stretch if that's the only reasoning for it.
All of these theories are so weird. Strong colors are mostly seen in his later paintings which are the most famous ones, and his letters describe him gaining an interest in the way colors work together on a canvas and spending hundreds of hours studying it. This is the only reason his later paintings were so bright..which he knew, by the way. He specifically talked about how bright the colors in his paintings were. he was just an artist doing what artists do. Not everything needs a convoluted reason.
I remember the very first time I saw one of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings it was Starry Starry Night and I was in second grade instantly fell in love with his paintings especially Starry Starry Night. It's tragic to know that he did not get the recognition he deserved while he was alive. he was a brilliant painter
Isn’t it crazy how we saw the same painting albeit in different times, and different places…Starry Night is the most incredible piece of art I’ve ever witnessed
What I find the most endearing out of this isn't that Vincent might have lied in his final hours to protect a teen from having his life ruined, no, what I find the most endearing out of this is that the town people seemed to at least believe that to be the case and respected his wish.
They didn't hurt the kids in revenge nor did they try to get them arrested. They just accepted it and respected the poor man's kindness.
I'm just happy to know, that Vincent Van Gogh passed with his brother beside him. Everyone deserves to be loved and cared for by someone.
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, my doctor tried to soften the blow by telling me of famous figures that either had been diagnosed with or were presumed to have had the same disease. Tesla, Lincoln, Florence Nightingale, Hemingway - and, of course, Van Gogh. I was fifteen and in a psych ward, so there wasn't much out there that comforted me, but when the doc gave me a book with Van Gogh's paintings, I actually did feel a little better. I got the chance to see an exhibit of his paintings a few years ago and I remember feeling, even if he wasn't actually bipolar, some part of him had to have understood what it was like.
I highly recommend seeing his paintings in person. They're much smaller than you might assume, but that only increased the impact of all the colors and shapes. You can still smell the paint and see all the bumps and ridges and layers that make up each picture.
Van Gogh is the first artist where I had genuine emotion seeing his work in real life. The beauty of his paintings and the tragedy of his life are so powerful that it honestly overwhelmed me.
I kind of hope that he knew deep down he would be appreciated. And that his passing was not that "tragic" as the official version make it sounds. It was tragic that he passed but it would be more of the picture I have of him if that's indeed how his life ended.
Might be a bit cliché but that episode of Doctor Who when The Doctor takes Vincent to the art gallery in the future just so Vincent could see how loved he became over time. Utterly perfect ending for the episode. Tragedy and beauty all in one
Do you have WAP 💦?
I’m also remember that episode. Thank you for reminding me! Xo
That’s my favorite episode. It’s so beautiful
The endings of wendigoon videos always have a me tearing up. He just has such a nice way of making even the most mundane of conclusions beautiful and truly implicated in our own life stories.
Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists, especially in terms of mental illnesses that I can resonate with as I deal with my own demons. However, I'll always love his 'Sunflowers' and 'Irises' series, and of course, his magnum opus, Starry Night. It's a shame that he thought his paintings were of little or no worth when obviously we know him all over the place now.
Fun fact: It was due to his art-dealer brother, Theo, and his sister-in-law, Jo, that his paintings became as popular as they did. In fact, the paintings 'Almond Blossoms' were made to celebrate the birth of his nephew, who Theo named after him, Vincent. For anyone interested in a movie that emulates his style, check out the film 'Loving Vincent', where it's entirely hand-painted.
Loving Vincent was my favorite part of my first year art class. The fact that every frame was hand painted amazed me. It showed me the true value of art and it’s capabilities
Also
He painted over countless of his own paintings
yeah, like when I saw just how bright his sunflower paintings are, and how they almost look they are glowing, I fell in love with them
Dude, I think that it is so awesome that you covered his death and the oddity of it all. As an Art Education and Art History double major, Van Gogh has always been one of my favorite artists. His short time on Earth yielded so much future influence and he will be remembered as long as mankind is around.
Fun fact, his sister in law, Jo Van Gogh (Theo's wife), was left with nearly all of his artwork after both men died. She ultimately planned an exhibition in Germany which pretty much started his ascent to fame. If she did not decide to show his art, he would have made little to no impact on the world as we know it.
What I find very fascinating and just amazing about Van Gogh is that he made all of his paining in only 10 years. He started paining when he was around 27. That means, as Wendigoon said in his video, that he painted a new painting every 36 hours. Which is, wow. As a person who learns art and paining it's just incredible. It's sad that he never lived to see how people appreciate his art now. But I love that he never gave up paining, that no matter what he was doing that to the very end
I binge watched the hell out of Doctor Who in my teenage years, and the only episode that truly moved me to tears beyond comprehension was the one with Vincent Van Gogh. Ever since that episode, no matter how historically inaccurate or dramatized it was, I have adored this misunderstood man and his work and his brain.
I showed my mom that episode because she loves Van Gogh, and it moved her so much she started buying Doctor Who merch to decorate the house. I had to explain the exploding Tardis painting to her when she found a fabric featuring it. She made herself a skirt out of it.
I like to think that Renee shot vincent by accident, not even seeing vincent, and apologised profusely to him. Vincent didn't want the kid to get in trouble so helped Renee hide his own art supplies and the gun and then headed home (hence why it took so long for vincent to return home)
GOD Bless You. May Jesus Christ Be With You And Your Family.❤️🙏🛐✝️
Sad that Vincent is often written off as “crazy”, that being the explanation people have for his untimely death. Nonetheless, he was an artist ahead of his time and his name will always be a household one.
There is a beautiful movie about his death called "Loving Vincent", every single frame was painted by hand to recreate his paintings, I truly recomend it to anyone interested.
I had a Van Gogh painting in my room when I was a kid that if I remember right my dad got on his mission in the Netherlands. It was the one with the dad holding his arms out for his child to run to. It reminded me of waiting for him to come home late at night right before we went to bed because that was the only time that we really got to see him due to him always needing to work several jobs in order to provide for us.
He could have just sold the van Gogh to provide for you all. Tragic.
@@ToyInsanity I dont think a replica is worth that much
Vincent’s story, as a man, a believer, and one who struggled with mental health and alcoholism, just trying trying to be a good person and better himself. The thought of him putting himself and his reputation through great physical pain, and more mental hardships to save his friend and go to a mental asylum and then literally on his death bed trying to potentially literally save the life of his killer, a boy who was always mean to the man, for other reason than he was a good man. It’s a hell of a thing and something everyone should strive to be kind and caring and this poor man
The story of Vincent’s ear isn’t a sword nor was it given to a lover. Vincent cut off the lobe of his ear (NOT the entire thing) during a fight with his long time friend and artist partner Paul Gauguin (definitely look into his time with Vincent it’s very interesting.) Gauguin as it was recorded wasn’t very nice to Vincent, but Vincent admired him greatly. Their dynamic was always strange to me. Anyways, it’s theorized that he did this in a bout of dementia during a mental break, and there’s no actual evidence of him gifting it to a prostitute afterwards like it’s said he did. Vincent would check himself into the Saint Remy de Provence mental institute afterwards. I loved the video but as a Van Gogh nerd I had to clarify this :)
Have you seen the movie Loving Vincent? It tells the possible last days of his life animated in his art style
well, the doctor who treated the ear did describe it as most of the ear being cut off and even drew a diagram showing that, and so I do lean towards the idea that it was more than just the lobe, because out of all the people involved who said stuff about what happened, I think that in this respect, the doctor who had to treat the ear is the one who is most likely to know the most about how much of it was cut off, and also this was pretty soon after it happened, which might mean he had less time to misremember details, and I mean, generally, time is one of the weirdnesses of some of the other accounts (like how Gauguin's story changed a weird amount when he talked about it a few decades later vs right after and we don't know why, or in which one he was lying/wrong) but also so much about that is weird and uncertain, so unless we get a time machine we will never truly know. history was not designed for history books, and so a lot of things fall through the cracks just because no one at the time saw any reason to document them in the detail we want to have now that we know it is historically relevant. the sword theory sure is weird, and I don't think it's true, but I have seem some art historians who do believe it, but also my interest in specifically van gogh isn't as strong anymore as it was, as I am more interested in art history in general than just van gogh. (right now I am reading a book about toulouse-lautrec, so like, within a similar world, but also very much a different guy) so like, it's been a few months since I have last thought about this, and I never payed that much attention to the sword theory anyways, so I could just be misremebering who it was that was talking about it.
just generally, I find it weird when people say one thing or the other with complete certainty, because we don't actually know and we probably never will. unless you were there, you can't be certain about exactly what happened, you just have to look at all the conflicting accounts of the people who were there, and listen to art historians, and make an educated guess.
this is true, though i believe it was after he got into a bar fight with gaugin that he chopped off his ear
thanks for clarifying this.
i think you mean in a bout of psychosis/during a psychotic break? did he have dementia?
I just want to say (as a native Dutch speaker) - technically you're not mispronouncing Van Gogh's name, for it's his translated name, a common practice in Europe
His name being translated simply shows how importanted he was throughout the world and I think the least we can do is not expect non-Dutch speakers to try to use our harsh G sounds. Often in European history important figures are given translated names for other languages to use, either a different way of pronouncing it (Like Van Gogh) or a different name all together (Like how the founding father of the Netherlands is given a Dutch name in our history eventhough the man in question didn't speak a word Dutch)
It saddens me to see so many Americans shaming themselves for "mispronouncing" names while Europeans have done it for years
Especially with uncommon sounds, I myself still have words I cannot correctly pronounce in English even if I try really hard - it's an accent and people shouldn't feel bad about it! Just wanted to get that off my chest lol
Loved the video too! You always make such interesting videos and I loved that you tackled this case, it always interested me :)
As an American myself, I think a lot of the self-shaming comes from the ridicule we get from the Europeans. The “joke” of “haha stupid Americans/good job America (sarcastic)”. I’ve grown disillusioned with the stupid American jokes because of how it beats us Americans down and causes us to feel shameful about stupid stuff that Europeans do themselves. Drives me bonkers. I remember back in school it was always Van Gogh as the non-Dutch version, and I knew for a fact that non-Dutch Europeans probably said it the same way, so while I have tried to correctly pronounce it, I’m okay with just saying the translation and not feeling ashamed of it.
@@Polyeurythane You're talking like every European speaks the same language.
You’re cool.
Actually, neither the US nor the English pronunciation is correct. In Dutch, there is no "G" sound.
I really appreciate your perspective :D
I think everyone loves to joke and point fun at people but sometimes people accidently take it too far and it creates silly stereotypes like these. At the end of the day if you can't pronounce something completely accurate, it's not gonna kill anyone or anything unless you give an easy trigger teenager a gun lmao
It makes me so sad to think that his OWN mother threw his artwork away. I cherish any art my kids do. I hope that Vincent never knew his mother did this. 💔😞
You took your life, as lovers often do
But I could've told you, Vincent
This world was never meant for
One as beautiful as you...
I loved the rendition by Josh Groban. So beautiful
I swear im giving Wendigoon the most watchtime because i watch his videos at night, and i fall asleep to every one of them (ergo, i watch all the ads fully as well) xD. And i watch each video for like 5 times, cause i start watching from where i fell asleep the previous night.
And we all know and love the hour long videos we get from Wendigoon. Thus amounting to hours and hours of watchtime hihi
I look forward to falling asleep to this video as well. Keep up the good work, Wendigoon
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He's pretty cool. Deserves the love imo
@im calling saul what the fuck did you do? record them sleeping?
As a Dutch person I really appreciate you pointing out the way Van Gogh's name is commonly pronounced is incorrect. I think it makes sense to pronounce it in a way that's comfortable to you, so imo it's fine to say Van Go, but it's still really nice to hear you acknowledge why you say it that way. Thanks for making this video, I've been following you for a while now and it's really cool to see you cover this topic.
How do you pronounce it correctly?
@@everyonesfavoritesejong Van Gog (with the hard G instead of the English G)
(Edit: Typos/grammar)
I agree with the chili on the paintbrush. Early this year, my wife brought home two puppies after one of ours died in an accident. They were actually siblings of our deceased dog (from the next litter) and were the last two of the litter from my wife's friend. About 3 months in, these two started chewing up the corners of the drywall in our 150 year old house. We gave them all sorts of stuff to chew on, but they kept trying to eat the drywall. I decided to coat the spots they were chewing in pepper spray, thinking that the dogs would hate the burning feeling and stay away from it. In fact, it was exactly the opposite.
These little shits ate MORE of the drywall because they seemed to love the taste/burn of the pepper spray. We couldn't believe it so we decided to run a little test by spraying 2 small bones with pepper spray and leave 2 without it. After an hour, the two spicy bones were gone and the regular two were untouched. One of the dogs even picked up an unsprayed bone and dropped it over the baby gate we had (to keep our disabled son separated from the dogs) and sat there whining and howling. So I grabbed the bone, put pepper spray on it, and the dogs started arguing over who got the spicy bone. It was the most bizarre thing I'd ever seen.
By this point, we were out of pepper spray but had some extra spicy hot sauce (pretty close to being as painful as pepper spray) that I dropped onto the other bones. Both were gone in about 30 minutes. Once they had eaten both sets of bones and the rest of the "spicy drywall," they stopped chewing on the drywall. We had a good laugh about it and figured that, even though the plan went 180° from what was intended, we got the dogs to stop chewing up the drywall because it wasn't spicy enough.
I think the best part of this is that these two dogs would be perfect to train as attack dogs because they are totally immune to pepper spray. If someone were to pepper spray them for some reason, they would probably get excited and start begging for more 😆
Love this
This is one of my favorite historical blunders. His story is so overlooked and important its infuriating
Crystalline from starscape 🙀🙀
This just makes the episode of Dr. Who where they bring him to see his paintings in museums and see how much he's adored so much more bittersweet
It always makes me cry
Yeah that one is so heartbreaking
@@DeviantYoshie I alwasy thought it was kinda happy. He thought he was terrible and a disappointment and just bad at everything, and his face when he sees his works not only in a museum, clearly valued, then hears the docent call him on of the greatest artists of all time... Can you imagine how that would feel?
thats what i was thinking of when i watched this lol.
@@stickshiftstarship i think they mean that it’s heartbreaking in the sense that in real life that’s kinda all he needed - to be appreciated.
This was really fascinating. I loved this! Thanks for covering it.
Despite not having encyclopedic knowledge on his art, his story always made me emotional as I suffer from mental illness since my early teens and am an aspiring artist. To think he did what he did in his last hours of life is both tragic and beautiful. Such an intriguing, most likely beautiful soul meeting it's end with selflessness. Thank you for covering this, the line where Vincent wrote "As an artist I won't amount to anything..." Hit too close to the struggle many of us, artists, creators, face. It's a good reminder that you shouldn't give up because your art just might end up inspiring a bunch of people later in life, maybe past your own life, but still, the possibility is there if rather small.
May God heal you completely in Jesus name!
Man. If I had a nickle for every famous person who had a mysterious gun related death by a hotel that was deemed a suicide over a hundred years ago, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice. (Merriwether Lewis)
I understood that reference
@@The_Sunny_One i understood this reference
Ah yes the qoutes of Doof
When you were talking about Vincent’s actions “as he lay dying” it made me think of the book As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. If you haven’t read it-it’s right up your alley. If you enjoy it, PLEASE do a video on it. It’s such a beautiful but forgotten piece of macabre history.
YES!! This is one of my favorite books. It is CRIMINALLY underrated and misunderstood.
@@Nicoleisswole it is so rare to find another fan of it!!! The method of story telling is incredible.
“My mother is a fish.” 😭😭
Regardless of how he died (I believe 100% the kid did it) it warms my heart so much that he passed away surrounded by people who loved him so much. I hope he knows how loved he was when he passed. And I wish he could see how loved he is to this day.
There's so many things that I have never heard from him before, including his relationship to Christianity, at least from the way you told the story, it seems like the most probable cause, and I'd guess saying that he killed himself was just to create a "portray" of him being the struggling hopeless but great artist instead of the even more complicated and interesting person he was.
i grew up and live in the 'van gogh village', in which his brother, theo van gogh, is burried across my brother in a closed off, pitoresque and incredibly small cemetery. each march when i visit my brother's grave, a trail of sunflowers adorns both his grave and that of theo. whenever I visit, id like to think that theo is giving my brother the flowers that remind him of his little bro. from vincent's still-lifes, to theo's moving deaths
That’s beautiful.
I love that you put “Skull with cigarette” for the thumbnail
Such an unknown painting, yet one of his most intriguing
P.S. As an art historian, thank you for this video
i have that painting on a tee shirt lol i love it so much
wait that was one of his?? fuckin badass
This painting is definitely bad to the bone
This is exactly why Van Gogh will always be my favorite. A troubled, lonely soul who was selfless up until the very end, even to those who didn't deserve it. What a beautiful man.
I am an artist and Van Gogh died on my birthday, 100 years before I was born. This makes me feel close to him. He’s one of my biggest inspirations.
Do you have an instagram account or any other platform too see your art?
The “But as always, thank you for watching” just makes me feel so good, I don’t know why, but it’s amazing
Can’t wait for this earful!
oh lord
Badum tsss
And eyeful
You can tell he’s been waiting a long time for that line 😂😂😂
Puns 😏
I’ve always thought the same thing. He was protecting the kid who shot him. Also, I read somewhere that he had just had Theo order him art supplies. But it’s all about keeping the narrative alive that the tortured artist killed himself.
Someone in my middle school art class, when we were learning about Van Gogh, asked the teacher “Did he die from bleeding out because of the ear thing?”
And the teacher responded: “Well… I can’t say for certain that the “ear thing” didn’t have ANYTHING to do with his untimely death.”
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Honestly that teacher sounds pretty cool
I’m half ear
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Glad the site censors people’s opinions but can’t deal with bots!
I'm a new sub here as of this week so it's good to see how frequently you can put out good content like this. Cheers
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I love Vincent Van Gogh, he's one of my favorite artist. And to think he was this selfless makes me respect him all the more.
I think it'll always be beautiful to me that Vincent painted so many of his works while healing/recovering.
Such a beautiful story. I always appreciate stories like these, they’re such a huge eye opener. Im glad that I can appreciate the artist so much more now
Hi dad,
So I live in the UK, in a county called Kent to be particular. A few months ago my new neighbours told me about this wooded area local to us called ‘Dering Wood’, A.K.A ‘Screaming Woods’, which is close to a small village called Pluckley. Now I’d tell you everything I know but it think the mystery of the woods itself is more interesting to unravel as you read into it. I never knew I’ve been living so close to an infamous location and what intrigues me more is that is closing in on Halloween season.
I’d love it if you had a look at this because if anyone were to find out more, it would be you. Love the work!
Many thanks,
Son.
i absolutely think youre right, ive thought this ever since i first learned of the theory that vincent didnt commit s*icide. he may have struggled but as you site, things were looking up. i think its more plausible that renee accidentally fired at him, or they got into a skirmish and it happened, rather than vincent actively doing the deed himself
My art teacher also talked about this theory and he stands by it. He was the coolest teacher and Van Gogh is one of his favorite artists. And I agree it is a very beautiful way for him to go. And as an artist myself he will remain one of my favorites and most relatable artists.
i wish artists were recognized more during their time. i hope that there is an afterlife and that somehow vincent and others like him know that their considered some of the worlds best artists and that students everywhere study and are endlessly inspired by them.
Hitler?
Wendigoon, it’s amazing how much you have grown and ur content keeps getting better much love bro!
Van Gogh’s story never fails to make me emotional, especially when I first learned this alternate explanation of his death-thank you for such a beautifully put together and articulated video
Van Gogh’s work is what made me love art. Especially Starry Night, which i still have on the wall behind my setup. I hope this idea of how he really died is true, as it is a really beautiful picture to paint of his last moments. And it also made me tear up at the end.