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| "Bedroom at Arles." Vincent van Gogh's Letter October 16, 1888 to Theo. his brother. "...colour must be abundant in... to suggest a certain rest or dream. Well.. have thought that we stop thinking and imagining. The square pieces of furniture must express unswerving rest; also the portraits on the wall, the mirror, the bottle, and some costumes. The white colour has not been applied to the picture, so its frame will be white, aimed to get me even with the compulsory rest recommended for me. I have depicted no type of shade or shadow; I have only applied simple plain colours, like those in crêpes." First Version (1888) Aparently van Gogh thought this painting provided calm rest and tranquility. It is not unusual for artists to completely misunderstand their own work. Just as Georgia O'Keefe vehemntly rejects the opinion that her paintings of flowers are not erotic and Pablo Picasso catagorically states that cubism was a dead end, a big mistake. The rest of the world shakes their head in disbelief that such great artists can be so wrong about their own work. |
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