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Винсент
Графическая биография охватывает короткий, но насыщенный период жизни и творчества Винсента Ван Гога. Винсент живет в Арле, на юге Франции, с утра до ночи работает и мечтает создать студию, где друзья-художники смогут жить и творить вместе. Но начало психического расстройства уже дает о себе знать, и когда Гоген отказывается трудится в студии вместе, Ван Гог отрезает себе ухо.
Это история о вдохновении и сомнениях в себе, о дружбе братьев и перипетиях любви.
Писатель и иллюстратор Барбара Сток вдыхает новую жизнь в этот знаменитый эпизод из истории искусства, создавая по-настоящему живой портрет одного из самых популярных в мире художников.
Это история о вдохновении и сомнениях в себе, о дружбе братьев и перипетиях любви.
Писатель и иллюстратор Барбара Сток вдыхает новую жизнь в этот знаменитый эпизод из истории искусства, создавая по-настоящему живой портрет одного из самых популярных в мире художников.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2012
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Barbara Stok
20 books89 followersI used to be a drummer in a punkrock band before I became a comic artist. What is a good life? That is the common thread in my work. I like to write and draw stories about minimalism and resistance, about making important choices, about people who dare to go against the grain for a higher purpose.
My book ‘Vincent’ is published in more than twenty countries around the world. 'The philosopher, the dog and the wedding' is my latest graphic novel, about one of the first female philosophers from ancient Greece. It is translated into English, Spanish and French, and translations in Korea, China and Albany are on the way.
My book ‘Vincent’ is published in more than twenty countries around the world. 'The philosopher, the dog and the wedding' is my latest graphic novel, about one of the first female philosophers from ancient Greece. It is translated into English, Spanish and French, and translations in Korea, China and Albany are on the way.
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November 30, 2020
Me da igual sonar a un cliché andante, pero Vincent van Gogh es mi pintor favorito. Desde muy pequeña he sentido una fascinación sin igual por su obra y, por eso y porque soy friki, vi muchísimas clases de Historia del Arte tanto en el colegio como en la universidad. Así que se imaginarán cuánto me encanta todo lo que tiene que ver con sus pinturas, sus inspiraciones, sus sueños y su frágil salud mental sobre el final de su vida.
En Vincent, Barbara Stok representa de una manera espectacular esos últimos años de van Gogh, cuando por fin se fue hacia el sur de Francia buscando cuidar un poco más de su salud y encontrar nuevos paisajes que pintar. En esta novela gráfica vemos cómo fue su llega a Arles, sus sueños de crear una casa de artistas, la relación tan cercana con su hermano, su pelea con Gauguin, el incidente de la oreja y, finalmente, los ataques tras los cuales decide que lo mejor para él es recluirse en Saint-Rémy, lugar en el que creó su famosísima Noche Estrellada.
Más allá de que la ilustradora va narrando todos estos episodios, es impresionante ver la forma en que estos dibujos y las escenas van cambiando ligeramente conforme el mismo van Gogh va perdiéndose a sí mismo. No hacen falta muchas palabras para entender que toda su mente, que no su genio, estaba en una constante pendiente hacia abajo.
Ahora, si bien todo es absolutamente precioso y fiel, hubo algo que me molestó ligeramente de Vincent y fue su final. Hay quienes siguen pensando que la muerte de van Gogh es un misterio, que no se sabe si alguien le disparó en ese campo al que fue a pintar o si él mismo llevó una pistola para suicidarse, pero la realidad es que hoy en día todo se ha esclarecido hacia la segunda teoría. Así que no me gustó ese final abierto que deja Barbara Stok a la interpretación de los lectores.
En Vincent, Barbara Stok representa de una manera espectacular esos últimos años de van Gogh, cuando por fin se fue hacia el sur de Francia buscando cuidar un poco más de su salud y encontrar nuevos paisajes que pintar. En esta novela gráfica vemos cómo fue su llega a Arles, sus sueños de crear una casa de artistas, la relación tan cercana con su hermano, su pelea con Gauguin, el incidente de la oreja y, finalmente, los ataques tras los cuales decide que lo mejor para él es recluirse en Saint-Rémy, lugar en el que creó su famosísima Noche Estrellada.
Más allá de que la ilustradora va narrando todos estos episodios, es impresionante ver la forma en que estos dibujos y las escenas van cambiando ligeramente conforme el mismo van Gogh va perdiéndose a sí mismo. No hacen falta muchas palabras para entender que toda su mente, que no su genio, estaba en una constante pendiente hacia abajo.
Ahora, si bien todo es absolutamente precioso y fiel, hubo algo que me molestó ligeramente de Vincent y fue su final. Hay quienes siguen pensando que la muerte de van Gogh es un misterio, que no se sabe si alguien le disparó en ese campo al que fue a pintar o si él mismo llevó una pistola para suicidarse, pero la realidad es que hoy en día todo se ha esclarecido hacia la segunda teoría. Así que no me gustó ese final abierto que deja Barbara Stok a la interpretación de los lectores.
July 12, 2016
Dutch artist and writer Barbara Stok’s Vincent is the second graphic novel I’ve read from SelfMadeHero’s “Art Masters” series, after reviewing Munch last month. It’s another biographical study of an artist, in this case of Vincent van Gogh. Oddly, though, the drawing style and the subject’s vibrant shock of red hair reminded me most of Agatha.
The book focuses primarily on the time van Gogh spent in the South of France. He settled in Arles, staying first in a hotel and then in a large rental house he hoped to turn into an artists’ colony – he temporarily attracted Paul Gauguin before driving him away with his strict, workaholic ways and his temper.
In presumably authentic letters to his younger brother Theo (an art dealer who supported him financially) back in Paris, van Gogh details his progress and tells of his fondness for the Provence scenery. I particularly love the panels where you can spot the direct inspiration for some of van Gogh’s most famous paintings: wheat fields, cypress trees, sunflowers, irises, a starry night sky, and even his cluttered bedroom.
We also get insights into the philosophy behind van Gogh’s work: “An artist has to put character and emotion into his work, not just paint whatever sells,” he insists to an art dealer who expects him to pander to public taste. “I use lots of different techniques, all mixed together. I like to exaggerate the colors in order to capture the soul of the subject,” he explains to a couple of fellow painters who take an interest in him. He used thick, confident brush strokes and painted quickly, making him annoyingly prolific in others’ eyes.
Stok does a wonderful job of depicting van Gogh as a misunderstood genius who drove people away with his lack of social skills, and sensitively introduces the breakdown during which he famously cut off his ear. He admitted himself to a mental hospital, where he could be treated for his epileptic attacks and continued to paint natural scenes under supervision.
The book closes on what seems to be a fairly positive note: van Gogh voluntarily leaves the hospital and moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, where he can be closer to Theo and his young family. “I foresee a future full of problems, but I’m not pessimistic,” he declares to his brother. And yet the final page shows a pair of gravestones: Vincent died in 1890 at age 37 and Theo just a year later, at 33.
Turn back one page and you see what might actually be a rather ominous scene: van Gogh has been painting in a wheat field; in one last two-page spread, he has disappeared from view and a flock of crows has taken off and filled the sky. Were they startled by the gunshot of his attempted suicide? While still true to the facts of van Gogh’s life, it’s a refreshingly subtle ending. Stok perfectly captures van Gogh’s personality amid the warm colors of the French countryside, and whetted my appetite to read his letters for myself. I’d recommend this to anyone with an interest in the lives of artists, whether you think you’re a fan of graphic novels or not.
With thanks to the publisher, SelfMadeHero, for the free copy. Translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson.
Originally published with images on my blog, Bookish Beck.
The book focuses primarily on the time van Gogh spent in the South of France. He settled in Arles, staying first in a hotel and then in a large rental house he hoped to turn into an artists’ colony – he temporarily attracted Paul Gauguin before driving him away with his strict, workaholic ways and his temper.
In presumably authentic letters to his younger brother Theo (an art dealer who supported him financially) back in Paris, van Gogh details his progress and tells of his fondness for the Provence scenery. I particularly love the panels where you can spot the direct inspiration for some of van Gogh’s most famous paintings: wheat fields, cypress trees, sunflowers, irises, a starry night sky, and even his cluttered bedroom.
We also get insights into the philosophy behind van Gogh’s work: “An artist has to put character and emotion into his work, not just paint whatever sells,” he insists to an art dealer who expects him to pander to public taste. “I use lots of different techniques, all mixed together. I like to exaggerate the colors in order to capture the soul of the subject,” he explains to a couple of fellow painters who take an interest in him. He used thick, confident brush strokes and painted quickly, making him annoyingly prolific in others’ eyes.
Stok does a wonderful job of depicting van Gogh as a misunderstood genius who drove people away with his lack of social skills, and sensitively introduces the breakdown during which he famously cut off his ear. He admitted himself to a mental hospital, where he could be treated for his epileptic attacks and continued to paint natural scenes under supervision.
The book closes on what seems to be a fairly positive note: van Gogh voluntarily leaves the hospital and moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, where he can be closer to Theo and his young family. “I foresee a future full of problems, but I’m not pessimistic,” he declares to his brother. And yet the final page shows a pair of gravestones: Vincent died in 1890 at age 37 and Theo just a year later, at 33.
Turn back one page and you see what might actually be a rather ominous scene: van Gogh has been painting in a wheat field; in one last two-page spread, he has disappeared from view and a flock of crows has taken off and filled the sky. Were they startled by the gunshot of his attempted suicide? While still true to the facts of van Gogh’s life, it’s a refreshingly subtle ending. Stok perfectly captures van Gogh’s personality amid the warm colors of the French countryside, and whetted my appetite to read his letters for myself. I’d recommend this to anyone with an interest in the lives of artists, whether you think you’re a fan of graphic novels or not.
With thanks to the publisher, SelfMadeHero, for the free copy. Translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson.
Originally published with images on my blog, Bookish Beck.
May 25, 2014
Maybe it’s partly because I know so little about him, but Vincent Van Gogh has always seemed a bit distant and cold - a genius but an isolated and seemingly unknowable one. So I’m thankful that Barbara Stok has created Vincent, a wonderful graphic novel looking at the last few years of Van Gogh’s life, which brings a warmth and character to the artist.
The book opens as Vincent leaves Paris for Provence, an area of France where he would go on to create his most iconic paintings from the sunflowers to Dr Gauchet to the starry night, and of course, die.
By far the most striking thing about the book is Stok’s art style which, if you can see the cover, is almost childlike in its uncomplicated approach but attractively simple - almost achieving that spareness that artists strive for as the highest level of their art. Couple that with the vivid and enormously effective use of colours and you have an utterly beautiful comic! The simplicity of the lines and the bright colours are qualities I feel Vincent would approve of - he certainly talks effusively about the use of strong colours quite a bit in this book.
Besides the art is the excellent writing where the reader learns about Vincent and his brother Theo’s close relationship - Theo was his benefactor his entire life, sending Vincent money which allowed him to paint full time - as well as Vincent’s own neuroses about paying his brother back his money, something Theo always told him he didn’t need to do.
However, this obsession with money drove Vincent to create painting after painting. Getting up early, he would set out and paint fields, plants, the skyline and the landscape, all of which led to the perfection of his style. He hated the image of the lazy artist and devoted every waking moment to his work - when he encounters the artist Dodge, he chastises him for wasting time not painting!
Unfortunately his admirable work ethic and incredible production rate led to his already fragile health debilitating further. While the country air and change of scenery seems to have done him good in the short term, his unresolved physical problems came back to haunt him. Nobody is really sure what Van Gogh suffered from but in this book it’s put down to epilepsy and severe anxiety where he would black out and then come to hours later, unaware of what he’d done (it’s during one of these episodes that the famous ear-mutilation episode happens).
Stok also highlights Vincent’s obsession with setting up an artist’s studio in Arles, one that would attract painters from around the world as a hub and continue for generations. This leads to him inviting Paul Gauguin to stay with him which saw the two artists create great art but also fall out for good - Vincent was not an easy person to live with!
Stok’s approach to the book is superb - several pages go by at a time without words as we see Vincent going for a walk, looking for the best spot, and then paint; some pages are filled with words as Vincent writes to Theo; some pages are a pleasing blend of words and imagery. Stok knows when to write exposition, when to introduce dialogue, and when to let the pictures speak for themselves - it’s a masterful balancing act that works perfectly so the reader is never overwhelmed with information and the pages have room to breathe.
She makes the inspired choice to show Vincent’s psychosis as dots around his head - when he is slightly manic, she peppers dots around his head, and the dots increase the more he loses control, so that when he’s in his most disastrous phase of self-destruction, the entire panel is filled with dots!
Also, she doesn’t reproduce Van Gogh’s work but depicts them in her own style which is delightful in its own way. The page where Vincent holds his paintbrush like a bow against a violin while his starry night plays in the background as if he’s conducting a celestial orchestra of colours is absolutely beautiful.
It’s not the most informative book though as the last few pages’ significance was lost on me until I went and read up on Vincent’s last days. Stok closes the book by drawing one of his last paintings - Wheat Field With Crows - which is gorgeous but is important as it’s possible that’s the place he committed suicide, by shooting himself with a gun, a scene we don’t see.
He wouldn’t die in the field but the bullet would remain lodged inside him as the country doctors weren’t qualified enough to perform surgery and an infection, brought on by the wound, would kill him. Then again, this book doesn’t pretend to be a definitive biography of the artist, but as more of a look at a certain period in his life, through an artistic lens of its own, and chooses to focus on the art and his life, rather than his death. It closes on the landscape he loved, not the drab room he passed away in and that was definitely the right choice.
Vincent is an enormously enjoyable look at one of the greatest painters of all time, rewarding the reader with glimpses into his life and mind thanks to Barbara Stok’s gifted storytelling. It’s also (importantly for a book on art) one of the most beautiful comics I’ve read all year - an absolutely brilliant graphic novel which I’d recommend to anyone and everyone with an interest in this artist.
The book opens as Vincent leaves Paris for Provence, an area of France where he would go on to create his most iconic paintings from the sunflowers to Dr Gauchet to the starry night, and of course, die.
By far the most striking thing about the book is Stok’s art style which, if you can see the cover, is almost childlike in its uncomplicated approach but attractively simple - almost achieving that spareness that artists strive for as the highest level of their art. Couple that with the vivid and enormously effective use of colours and you have an utterly beautiful comic! The simplicity of the lines and the bright colours are qualities I feel Vincent would approve of - he certainly talks effusively about the use of strong colours quite a bit in this book.
Besides the art is the excellent writing where the reader learns about Vincent and his brother Theo’s close relationship - Theo was his benefactor his entire life, sending Vincent money which allowed him to paint full time - as well as Vincent’s own neuroses about paying his brother back his money, something Theo always told him he didn’t need to do.
However, this obsession with money drove Vincent to create painting after painting. Getting up early, he would set out and paint fields, plants, the skyline and the landscape, all of which led to the perfection of his style. He hated the image of the lazy artist and devoted every waking moment to his work - when he encounters the artist Dodge, he chastises him for wasting time not painting!
Unfortunately his admirable work ethic and incredible production rate led to his already fragile health debilitating further. While the country air and change of scenery seems to have done him good in the short term, his unresolved physical problems came back to haunt him. Nobody is really sure what Van Gogh suffered from but in this book it’s put down to epilepsy and severe anxiety where he would black out and then come to hours later, unaware of what he’d done (it’s during one of these episodes that the famous ear-mutilation episode happens).
Stok also highlights Vincent’s obsession with setting up an artist’s studio in Arles, one that would attract painters from around the world as a hub and continue for generations. This leads to him inviting Paul Gauguin to stay with him which saw the two artists create great art but also fall out for good - Vincent was not an easy person to live with!
Stok’s approach to the book is superb - several pages go by at a time without words as we see Vincent going for a walk, looking for the best spot, and then paint; some pages are filled with words as Vincent writes to Theo; some pages are a pleasing blend of words and imagery. Stok knows when to write exposition, when to introduce dialogue, and when to let the pictures speak for themselves - it’s a masterful balancing act that works perfectly so the reader is never overwhelmed with information and the pages have room to breathe.
She makes the inspired choice to show Vincent’s psychosis as dots around his head - when he is slightly manic, she peppers dots around his head, and the dots increase the more he loses control, so that when he’s in his most disastrous phase of self-destruction, the entire panel is filled with dots!
Also, she doesn’t reproduce Van Gogh’s work but depicts them in her own style which is delightful in its own way. The page where Vincent holds his paintbrush like a bow against a violin while his starry night plays in the background as if he’s conducting a celestial orchestra of colours is absolutely beautiful.
It’s not the most informative book though as the last few pages’ significance was lost on me until I went and read up on Vincent’s last days. Stok closes the book by drawing one of his last paintings - Wheat Field With Crows - which is gorgeous but is important as it’s possible that’s the place he committed suicide, by shooting himself with a gun, a scene we don’t see.
He wouldn’t die in the field but the bullet would remain lodged inside him as the country doctors weren’t qualified enough to perform surgery and an infection, brought on by the wound, would kill him. Then again, this book doesn’t pretend to be a definitive biography of the artist, but as more of a look at a certain period in his life, through an artistic lens of its own, and chooses to focus on the art and his life, rather than his death. It closes on the landscape he loved, not the drab room he passed away in and that was definitely the right choice.
Vincent is an enormously enjoyable look at one of the greatest painters of all time, rewarding the reader with glimpses into his life and mind thanks to Barbara Stok’s gifted storytelling. It’s also (importantly for a book on art) one of the most beautiful comics I’ve read all year - an absolutely brilliant graphic novel which I’d recommend to anyone and everyone with an interest in this artist.
January 27, 2016
Το διάβασα στα αγγλικά, οπότε δε μπορώ να μιλήσω για τη μετάφραση, αλλά η εικονογράφηση είναι πολύ καλή! Τα χρώματα ζωντανά και όπως τα προτιμούσε ο Van Gogh. Θα προτιμούσα η αφήγηση να περιλαμβάνει περισσότερο χρονικό διάστημα της ζωής του. Ολοκληρωμένη παρουσίαση/κριτική στο βίντεο εδώ
February 16, 2021
meu deus nao sabia que a questao financeira atormentava tanto o van gogh!!! relatable!!! sei bem como preocupaçoes financeiras podem fazer a gente ter que lidar com niveis altissimos de ansiedade no dia a dia. essa hq mostra esse lado de dificuldade financeiras dele, como ele se sentia meio que um fardo para o seu irmão, por ter que pegar dinheiro emprestado e depois ainda por ter ficado doente. a hq mostra isso tudo em um tom leve, com desenhos muito lindinhos e uma paleta de cores que lembra as cores usadas nos quadros do van gogh ❤
May 14, 2015
I loved this work. And I have been mainly reading experimental art comics lately, so this is pretty conventional stuff, by comparison: a biography of a famous painter. I didn't expect to like it much, but I did. And by the looks of her other nine books that are not yet available in English, she is best known for her autobiographical comics, so I will seek them out. This looks like something that could have been undertaken for more commercial value, because it is a biography of a famous crazy artist, and lo and behold, this is her most successful venture, but it has real integrity and power. I am normally so leery of comic histories and biographies, so often reductive. But at their best they are evocative, and this is light and full of life and pages of almost wordless panels are juxtaposed with some of the lovely letter exchanges Vincent has with his wonderfully supportive brother. Some of the full page paintings she does herself are the best pages in the book; four such pages conclude the book, in silence, wonderfully.
So, I am predisposed to like this. I have read biographies of VanGogh all my life. Maybe the first was Stone's fictional bio Lust for Life which I read in high school. I grew up yearly making a pilgrimage from Grand Rapids, MI with my parents to the Chicago Art Institute, where we never missed their wonderful impressionist collection, where I marveled at all the Monet, Degas, Gauguin, and of course VanGogh. I have visited the VanGogh Museum in Amsterdam, gone to see various collections in Paris, read the Theo-Vincent Letters, etc etc: I'm a fan.
So this is a short and wondrously painted homage to VanGogh by Dutch comics artist Stok (who is from Groningen, where both my mother's [Kuiper] and father's families are from). I really want to read more of her work. This is one of those deftly poetic comic biographies, really lovely and colorful and respectful of the artist's commitment to art to exclusion of everything else to the point of madness. And she shares stories of his actual bouts of madness, stays in hospitals, depicted in a fashion he would have appreciated, surreal. A really interesting guy and a great artist. She doesn't cover up the flaws that drove so many people crazy and dismissive of him. But at the heart of this book is a love of art and life and the Theo-Vincent relationship that is a model for love everywhere. Nothing new, factually, but that's not the point; it's about the love of life and art.
Don McClain: "I could have loved you, Vincent. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you."
So, I am predisposed to like this. I have read biographies of VanGogh all my life. Maybe the first was Stone's fictional bio Lust for Life which I read in high school. I grew up yearly making a pilgrimage from Grand Rapids, MI with my parents to the Chicago Art Institute, where we never missed their wonderful impressionist collection, where I marveled at all the Monet, Degas, Gauguin, and of course VanGogh. I have visited the VanGogh Museum in Amsterdam, gone to see various collections in Paris, read the Theo-Vincent Letters, etc etc: I'm a fan.
So this is a short and wondrously painted homage to VanGogh by Dutch comics artist Stok (who is from Groningen, where both my mother's [Kuiper] and father's families are from). I really want to read more of her work. This is one of those deftly poetic comic biographies, really lovely and colorful and respectful of the artist's commitment to art to exclusion of everything else to the point of madness. And she shares stories of his actual bouts of madness, stays in hospitals, depicted in a fashion he would have appreciated, surreal. A really interesting guy and a great artist. She doesn't cover up the flaws that drove so many people crazy and dismissive of him. But at the heart of this book is a love of art and life and the Theo-Vincent relationship that is a model for love everywhere. Nothing new, factually, but that's not the point; it's about the love of life and art.
Don McClain: "I could have loved you, Vincent. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you."
April 26, 2016
Με συγκίνησε πάρα πολύ.
Περιγράφει τα 2 τελευταία χρόνια του Van Gogh.Το σχέδιο είναι εξαιρετικό,η επιλογή των αποσπασμάτων από τις επιστολές πετυχημένη και το συνολικό αποτέλεσμα φανταστικό.
Ο Van Gogh είναι πολύ αγαπημένος μου ζωγράφος και πάντα διαβάζω με μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον πράγματα σχετικά με τη ζωή του.Το συγκεκριμένο gn καταφέρνει να μας πληροφορήσει σχετικά με τα χρόνια αυτά,αλλά και να προκαλέσει έντονα συναισθήματα για τις δυσκολίες που αντιμετώπισε ο ζωγράφος,για τη σχέση με τον αδερφό του και τα όνειρα που έκανε.
Διαβάστε το!!
Περιγράφει τα 2 τελευταία χρόνια του Van Gogh.Το σχέδιο είναι εξαιρετικό,η επιλογή των αποσπασμάτων από τις επιστολές πετυχημένη και το συνολικό αποτέλεσμα φανταστικό.
Ο Van Gogh είναι πολύ αγαπημένος μου ζωγράφος και πάντα διαβάζω με μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον πράγματα σχετικά με τη ζωή του.Το συγκεκριμένο gn καταφέρνει να μας πληροφορήσει σχετικά με τα χρόνια αυτά,αλλά και να προκαλέσει έντονα συναισθήματα για τις δυσκολίες που αντιμετώπισε ο ζωγράφος,για τη σχέση με τον αδερφό του και τα όνειρα που έκανε.
Διαβάστε το!!
November 9, 2018
Hoy tuve una clase sobre impresionismo, y al pasar al postimpresionismo no faltó Vincent van Gogh. Una de mis compañeras llevó libros, entre ellos "Vincent", de Barbara Stok. De mil amores me prestó esta hermosa novela gráfica sobre la vida del pintor, particularmente desde su llegada a Arlés en adelante. Y en mi viaje de vuelta en el colectivo me lo devoré, fue precioso, aunque bastante triste. Sumamente recomendable.
December 12, 2016
Van Gogh is my favorite painter and i am always so touched by his life story, his art, his illness that they almost always bring tears to my eyes. Really enjoyed this but for a graphic novel that is about an artist i am, ironically, not very impressed with the art.
(Also, completely unrelated but the physical book itself means so much to me because i'd purchased it from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and i'm like, 99% that that is my favorite place in the entire world)
(Also, completely unrelated but the physical book itself means so much to me because i'd purchased it from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and i'm like, 99% that that is my favorite place in the entire world)
June 25, 2021
I don’t know much about Van Gogh except he was prone to fits of emotional/mental crises which saw him cut off part of his ear and shoot himself. This GN could have easily just focused on these parts of his life but Stok paints a wonderful homage to Van Gogh and documents his time in Arles (in the south of France) where his dreams to become a renowned and celebrated artist is always at the forefront of his mind.
We see the beautiful (but sometimes strained) relationship Vincent had with his younger brother, Theo, an art dealer who offers his unconditional love and support (both emotional and financial) who wanted the best for Vincent but knew of his sensitive, passionate and sometimes volatile disposition but would do whatever it took to ensure Vincent was as happy as possible.
We see Vincent’s breakdown and time spent in a hospital which are some very sad and low points to the story but also his success with his sunflowers painting, and his vision of creating an artists’ house for himself and his artist friends (Gaugin). All I can say was that Vincent was an incredibly intense personality whose need to achieve and succeed in art possibly drove him to despair but Stok has captured his essence perfectly in this short GN and I would thoroughly recommend to all.
The illustrations in this were incredible and vividly captured Van Gogh as a tortured soul. Powerful stuff!
We see the beautiful (but sometimes strained) relationship Vincent had with his younger brother, Theo, an art dealer who offers his unconditional love and support (both emotional and financial) who wanted the best for Vincent but knew of his sensitive, passionate and sometimes volatile disposition but would do whatever it took to ensure Vincent was as happy as possible.
We see Vincent’s breakdown and time spent in a hospital which are some very sad and low points to the story but also his success with his sunflowers painting, and his vision of creating an artists’ house for himself and his artist friends (Gaugin). All I can say was that Vincent was an incredibly intense personality whose need to achieve and succeed in art possibly drove him to despair but Stok has captured his essence perfectly in this short GN and I would thoroughly recommend to all.
The illustrations in this were incredible and vividly captured Van Gogh as a tortured soul. Powerful stuff!
June 26, 2019
3.75* Although I wish this had gone into a little more depth, over all this was a fantastic read, complimented by gorgeous and inviting illustrations.
March 11, 2016
«Τα χωράφια με το στάρι λένε τη δική μας ιστορία»
Η Μπάρμπαρα Στοκ παρουσιάζει μια ποπ εξιστόρηση των τελευταίων και πιο παραγωγικών χρόνων της ζωής του Βίνσεντ βαν Γκογκ, αναδεικνύοντας τη στενή σχέση του με τον μικρότερο αδελφό του
«Αγαπητέ μου Τέο,
Κάθομαι μέρες ολόκληρες κλειδωμένος στην απομόνωση. Εχω ανείπωτες εσωτερικές φοβίες και, έπειτα, ένα αίσθημα κενού και κόπωσης στο κεφάλι μου. Ομως πολλές φορές αισθάνομαι απολύτως φυσιολογικός, οπότε μην ανησυχείς. Από όσο μπορώ να κρίνω, δεν είμαι τρελός».
Είναι ίσως ο δημοφιλέστερος ζωγράφος του κόσμου, με εκατομμύρια θαυμαστές του έργου του ανά την υφήλιο. Η ιστορία του, λίγο ώς πολύ γνωστή. Το ίδιο και η μάχη του με την ψυχασθένεια που τον οδήγησε να κόψει το αφτί του και εν τέλει, στον θάνατο. Για τον Βίνσεντ βαν Γκογκ έχουν γραφτεί πολλά. Τι καινούργιο θα είχε να προσφέρει ένα graphic novel για τα τελευταία χρόνια της ζωής του; Κι όμως, όταν αρχίζεις να ξεφυλλίζεις τον «Βίνσεντ» της Ολλανδής – και βραβευμένης στη χώρα της – Μπάρμπαρα Στοκ, δεν μπορείς να τον αφήσεις κάτω.
Το 1888, σε ηλικία 35 ετών, ο Βαν Γκογκ εγκαταλείπει το Παρίσι για τη Νότια Γαλλία και εγκαθίσταται στην Αρλ της Προβηγκίας. Το τοπίο και η αγροτική ζωή των κατοίκων δίνουν έμπνευση στον καλλιτέχνη, που προσπαθεί να αποδώσει αυτά τα θέματα και στη ζωγραφική του. Εκείνη την – πλέον παραγωγική – περίοδο της ζωής του επινοεί και την ιδιαίτερη τεχνική των στροβιλισμάτων με το πινέλο, ενώ στους πίνακές του κυριαρχούν έντονα χρώματα όπως κίτρινο, πράσινο και μπλε, με χαρακτηριστικά δείγματα την «Εναστρη νύχτα» και τα «Ηλιοτρόπια». Πείθει τον Πολ Γκογκέν να πάει να μείνει μαζί του, ωστόσο, η ψυχική υγεία του Βαν Γκογκ είναι ασταθής. Επειτα από λίγους μήνες, οι δυο ζωγράφοι τσακώνονται άσχημα, ο Γκογκέν φεύγει και πάνω σε μια κρίση του ο Βαν Γκογκ κόβει μέρος του αριστερού του αυτιού. Το 1889 εισάγεται στο άσυλο του Σαν Ρεμί, όπου και παραμένει συνολικά για περίπου έναν χρόνο καθώς πάσχει από κατάθλιψη. Το 1890 μετακομίζει σε μια περιοχή κοντά στο Παρίσι, όπου παρακολουθείται από γιατρό. Τον Ιούλιο της ίδιας χρονιάς η κατάθλιψη τον οδηγεί στην αυτοκτονία. Ο τελευταίος του πίνακας φέρεται να είναι το «Σιτοχώραφο με κοράκια».
Αυτά ακριβώς τα χρόνια αφηγείται με εικόνες και λέξεις στον «Βίνσεντ» η Μπάρμπαρα Στοκ, περιγράφοντας το ταξίδι του Βαν Γκογκ στη Νότια Γαλλία, το όνειρό του να δημιουργήσει μια εστία καλλιτεχνών, τις απογοητεύσεις του και τον βασανισμό του από την ψυχική νόσο. Για να διηγηθεί την ιστορία της χρησιμοποιεί υλικό από πραγματικά ιστορικά γεγονότα και αποσπάσματα από την αλληλογραφία του Βίνσεντ με τον μικρότερο αδελφό του Τέο. Ο επιτυχημένος έμπορος τέχνης, φίλος και μόνιμος οικονομικός συμπαραστάτης του Βίνσεντ, κλονισμένος ψυχολογικά από τον θάνατο του αδελφού του, αρρωσταίνει και πεθαίνει έναν χρόνο αργότερα, το 1891.
Οι μικρές, ενίοτε σπαρακτικές εξομολογήσεις μεταξύ αδελφών μιλούν για το τι σκεφτόταν ο Βίνσεντ βαν Γκογκ, για την άποψή του για την τέχνη, για τη μάχη του με την ψυχασθένεια και, γενικά, για τον τρόπο που έβλεπε τον κόσμο. «Οταν σκέφτομαι», γράφει στον Τέο, «όλα τα πράγματα που δεν καταλαβαίνω, κοιτάζω τα χωράφια με το στάρι. Η ιστορία τους είναι και δική μας, γιατί μήπως κι εμείς σαν το στάρι δεν είμαστε; Πρέπει να αποδεχτούμε το γεγονός ότι μεγαλώνουμε σαν τα φυτά, ανίκανοι να κινηθούμε όπως κάποιες φορές η φαντασία μας επιθυμεί, και μετά όταν ωριμάσουμε, σαν τα στάχυα μας θερίζουν. Νιώθω βαθιά μέσα μου πως η ιστορία του ανθρώπου είναι σαν την ιστορία του σπόρου: κι αν δεν σε σπείρουν στο χώμα για να γονιμοποιηθείς, τι σημασία έχει; Ούτως ή άλλως θα σε αλέσουν για να γίνει το ψωμί. Η διαφορά ανάμεσα στην καλοτυχία και την κακοτυχία, το καλό και το κακό, το όμορφο και το άσχημο... είναι όλα τόσο σχετικά».
Η Στοκ ζωγραφίζει την ιστορία της σε απλά καρέ κόμικς με παχιές γραμμές, κλειστά σχήματα και καθαρά χρώματα. Κι αν αυτό φανεί σε κάποιους παιδικά απλοϊκό, μόνο αυτό δεν είναι· στο βιβλίο περιγράφονται πολύ ενήλικες καταστάσεις, όπως οι εμμονές και οι εξαρτήσεις του καλλιτέχνη, ακόμη και σκηνές βίας και σεξ. Η ευαισθησία ωστόσο και η τρυφερότητα με την οποία η Στοκ απεικονίζει τον Βαν Γκογκ είναι μοναδικές και η δική της «διασκευή» των πιο εμβληματικών έργων του ιδιαίτερα πρωτότυπη.
Ο «Βίνσεντ» δεν είναι μια βιογραφία ακαδημαϊκού τύπου. Δεν είναι άλλωστε αυτός ο στόχος της Στοκ. Προφανώς θαυμάζει ως καλλιτέχνις τον συμπατριώτη της και παρουσιάζει τα γεγονότα που σημάδεψαν το τέλος της ζωής του, με τον τρόπο που εκείνη τα ερμηνεύει. Στην εξιστόρησή της, πάντως, ξεκαθαρίζει τον σημαντικό ρόλο που έπαιξε ο Τέο στη ζωή του Βίνσεντ. «Θα σπρώξουμε το αλέτρι όσο μας παίρνει, μέχρι να σταματήσει» λέει στον μεγάλο αδελφό του, ενώ ατενίζουν παρέα τους αγρούς της Οβέρ, λίγο πριν από το τόσο μελαγχολικό αλλά συνάμα αισιόδοξο φινάλε της ιστορίας. «Οσο μπορούμε ακόμα να θαυμάζουμε τις μαργαρίτες και τους σβώλους της φρεσκοοργωμένης γης και τα κλαδιά των θάμνων που φυτρώνουν την άνοιξη, το γαλήνιο γαλάζιο του καλοκαιρινού ουρανού, τα μεγάλα σύννεφα το φθινόπωρο, τα γυμνά δέντρα τον χειμώνα, τον ήλιο, το φεγγάρι και τ’ αστέρια. Ο,τι και να γίνει, όλα αυτά είναι δικά μας».
Γ.Β. ΤΑ ΝΕΑ «Βιβλίοδρόμιο» 11.03.2016
Η Μπάρμπαρα Στοκ παρουσιάζει μια ποπ εξιστόρηση των τελευταίων και πιο παραγωγικών χρόνων της ζωής του Βίνσεντ βαν Γκογκ, αναδεικνύοντας τη στενή σχέση του με τον μικρότερο αδελφό του
«Αγαπητέ μου Τέο,
Κάθομαι μέρες ολόκληρες κλειδωμένος στην απομόνωση. Εχω ανείπωτες εσωτερικές φοβίες και, έπειτα, ένα αίσθημα κενού και κόπωσης στο κεφάλι μου. Ομως πολλές φορές αισθάνομαι απολύτως φυσιολογικός, οπότε μην ανησυχείς. Από όσο μπορώ να κρίνω, δεν είμαι τρελός».
Είναι ίσως ο δημοφιλέστερος ζωγράφος του κόσμου, με εκατομμύρια θαυμαστές του έργου του ανά την υφήλιο. Η ιστορία του, λίγο ώς πολύ γνωστή. Το ίδιο και η μάχη του με την ψυχασθένεια που τον οδήγησε να κόψει το αφτί του και εν τέλει, στον θάνατο. Για τον Βίνσεντ βαν Γκογκ έχουν γραφτεί πολλά. Τι καινούργιο θα είχε να προσφέρει ένα graphic novel για τα τελευταία χρόνια της ζωής του; Κι όμως, όταν αρχίζεις να ξεφυλλίζεις τον «Βίνσεντ» της Ολλανδής – και βραβευμένης στη χώρα της – Μπάρμπαρα Στοκ, δεν μπορείς να τον αφήσεις κάτω.
Το 1888, σε ηλικία 35 ετών, ο Βαν Γκογκ εγκαταλείπει το Παρίσι για τη Νότια Γαλλία και εγκαθίσταται στην Αρλ της Προβηγκίας. Το τοπίο και η αγροτική ζωή των κατοίκων δίνουν έμπνευση στον καλλιτέχνη, που προσπαθεί να αποδώσει αυτά τα θέματα και στη ζωγραφική του. Εκείνη την – πλέον παραγωγική – περίοδο της ζωής του επινοεί και την ιδιαίτερη τεχνική των στροβιλισμάτων με το πινέλο, ενώ στους πίνακές του κυριαρχούν έντονα χρώματα όπως κίτρινο, πράσινο και μπλε, με χαρακτηριστικά δείγματα την «Εναστρη νύχτα» και τα «Ηλιοτρόπια». Πείθει τον Πολ Γκογκέν να πάει να μείνει μαζί του, ωστόσο, η ψυχική υγεία του Βαν Γκογκ είναι ασταθής. Επειτα από λίγους μήνες, οι δυο ζωγράφοι τσακώνονται άσχημα, ο Γκογκέν φεύγει και πάνω σε μια κρίση του ο Βαν Γκογκ κόβει μέρος του αριστερού του αυτιού. Το 1889 εισάγεται στο άσυλο του Σαν Ρεμί, όπου και παραμένει συνολικά για περίπου έναν χρόνο καθώς πάσχει από κατάθλιψη. Το 1890 μετακομίζει σε μια περιοχή κοντά στο Παρίσι, όπου παρακολουθείται από γιατρό. Τον Ιούλιο της ίδιας χρονιάς η κατάθλιψη τον οδηγεί στην αυτοκτονία. Ο τελευταίος του πίνακας φέρεται να είναι το «Σιτοχώραφο με κοράκια».
Αυτά ακριβώς τα χρόνια αφηγείται με εικόνες και λέξεις στον «Βίνσεντ» η Μπάρμπαρα Στοκ, περιγράφοντας το ταξίδι του Βαν Γκογκ στη Νότια Γαλλία, το όνειρό του να δημιουργήσει μια εστία καλλιτεχνών, τις απογοητεύσεις του και τον βασανισμό του από την ψυχική νόσο. Για να διηγηθεί την ιστορία της χρησιμοποιεί υλικό από πραγματικά ιστορικά γεγονότα και αποσπάσματα από την αλληλογραφία του Βίνσεντ με τον μικρότερο αδελφό του Τέο. Ο επιτυχημένος έμπορος τέχνης, φίλος και μόνιμος οικονομικός συμπαραστάτης του Βίνσεντ, κλονισμένος ψυχολογικά από τον θάνατο του αδελφού του, αρρωσταίνει και πεθαίνει έναν χρόνο αργότερα, το 1891.
Οι μικρές, ενίοτε σπαρακτικές εξομολογήσεις μεταξύ αδελφών μιλούν για το τι σκεφτόταν ο Βίνσεντ βαν Γκογκ, για την άποψή του για την τέχνη, για τη μάχη του με την ψυχασθένεια και, γενικά, για τον τρόπο που έβλεπε τον κόσμο. «Οταν σκέφτομαι», γράφει στον Τέο, «όλα τα πράγματα που δεν καταλαβαίνω, κοιτάζω τα χωράφια με το στάρι. Η ιστορία τους είναι και δική μας, γιατί μήπως κι εμείς σαν το στάρι δεν είμαστε; Πρέπει να αποδεχτούμε το γεγονός ότι μεγαλώνουμε σαν τα φυτά, ανίκανοι να κινηθούμε όπως κάποιες φορές η φαντασία μας επιθυμεί, και μετά όταν ωριμάσουμε, σαν τα στάχυα μας θερίζουν. Νιώθω βαθιά μέσα μου πως η ιστορία του ανθρώπου είναι σαν την ιστορία του σπόρου: κι αν δεν σε σπείρουν στο χώμα για να γονιμοποιηθείς, τι σημασία έχει; Ούτως ή άλλως θα σε αλέσουν για να γίνει το ψωμί. Η διαφορά ανάμεσα στην καλοτυχία και την κακοτυχία, το καλό και το κακό, το όμορφο και το άσχημο... είναι όλα τόσο σχετικά».
Η Στοκ ζωγραφίζει την ιστορία της σε απλά καρέ κόμικς με παχιές γραμμές, κλειστά σχήματα και καθαρά χρώματα. Κι αν αυτό φανεί σε κάποιους παιδικά απλοϊκό, μόνο αυτό δεν είναι· στο βιβλίο περιγράφονται πολύ ενήλικες καταστάσεις, όπως οι εμμονές και οι εξαρτήσεις του καλλιτέχνη, ακόμη και σκηνές βίας και σεξ. Η ευαισθησία ωστόσο και η τρυφερότητα με την οποία η Στοκ απεικονίζει τον Βαν Γκογκ είναι μοναδικές και η δική της «διασκευή» των πιο εμβληματικών έργων του ιδιαίτερα πρωτότυπη.
Ο «Βίνσεντ» δεν είναι μια βιογραφία ακαδημαϊκού τύπου. Δεν είναι άλλωστε αυτός ο στόχος της Στοκ. Προφανώς θαυμάζει ως καλλιτέχνις τον συμπατριώτη της και παρουσιάζει τα γεγονότα που σημάδεψαν το τέλος της ζωής του, με τον τρόπο που εκείνη τα ερμηνεύει. Στην εξιστόρησή της, πάντως, ξεκαθαρίζει τον σημαντικό ρόλο που έπαιξε ο Τέο στη ζωή του Βίνσεντ. «Θα σπρώξουμε το αλέτρι όσο μας παίρνει, μέχρι να σταματήσει» λέει στον μεγάλο αδελφό του, ενώ ατενίζουν παρέα τους αγρούς της Οβέρ, λίγο πριν από το τόσο μελαγχολικό αλλά συνάμα αισιόδοξο φινάλε της ιστορίας. «Οσο μπορούμε ακόμα να θαυμάζουμε τις μαργαρίτες και τους σβώλους της φρεσκοοργωμένης γης και τα κλαδιά των θάμνων που φυτρώνουν την άνοιξη, το γαλήνιο γαλάζιο του καλοκαιρινού ουρανού, τα μεγάλα σύννεφα το φθινόπωρο, τα γυμνά δέντρα τον χειμώνα, τον ήλιο, το φεγγάρι και τ’ αστέρια. Ο,τι και να γίνει, όλα αυτά είναι δικά μας».
Γ.Β. ΤΑ ΝΕΑ «Βιβλίοδρόμιο» 11.03.2016
April 15, 2020
"We will pull the plough until it moves no longer.
And we shall gaze in admiration at the daisies
and the freshly stirred clods of earth
and the branches of the bushes that bud in spring,
the serene skies of limpid blue,
the big clouds of autumn,
the bare trees of winter,
the sun, the moon and the stars.
Whatever happens, that belongs to us."
~ Theo Van Gogh to Vincent Van Gogh 💙💛
I have been a Van Gogh fan for the longest time and had vowed to buy this book with my first paycheck in the US 😅
And I did! Although I read it only now on Van Gogh's 167th birthday (March 30).
This graphic novel perfectly captured his passion for art, his genius and his lifelong struggle with his mental health. Quite predictably, I teared up and the book actually left me heartbroken by the end.
Btw, do watch the movie "Loving Vincent" if you haven't seen it yet, as it's a work of art on its own.
Pictured here is my absolute favorite sweatshirt and also my Kindle 💙💚
And we shall gaze in admiration at the daisies
and the freshly stirred clods of earth
and the branches of the bushes that bud in spring,
the serene skies of limpid blue,
the big clouds of autumn,
the bare trees of winter,
the sun, the moon and the stars.
Whatever happens, that belongs to us."
~ Theo Van Gogh to Vincent Van Gogh 💙💛
I have been a Van Gogh fan for the longest time and had vowed to buy this book with my first paycheck in the US 😅
And I did! Although I read it only now on Van Gogh's 167th birthday (March 30).
This graphic novel perfectly captured his passion for art, his genius and his lifelong struggle with his mental health. Quite predictably, I teared up and the book actually left me heartbroken by the end.
Btw, do watch the movie "Loving Vincent" if you haven't seen it yet, as it's a work of art on its own.
Pictured here is my absolute favorite sweatshirt and also my Kindle 💙💚
May 3, 2017
Vincent de Barbara Stok foi o primeiro livro que li para o #graphicmay, no qual estou a participar com a @jojosdaydreams e com a @mary_red_hair
É uma biografia de Van Gogh, sob a forma de BD. A arte é a cores, a sua leitura é fácil e é uma boa maneira de conhecermos a vida do pintor.
Algumas das coisas que gostei de conhecer foram a sua amizade com Gauguin (com quem chegou a partilhar casa) e a sua obsessão com a criação de uma casa para artistas.
Também foi muito bom saber um pouco mais sobre a sua personalidade, ideais e doença.
Noite Estrelada que é o meu quadro favorito de todos os tempos também marcou presença, o que me deixou feliz.
Tudo considerado, foi um bom arranque para este projecto.
Este livro enquadra-sr também no número 96 do #101withbooks : ler um livro do género literário que menoa gostas (biografias. Preconceito ou não, ainda tendo a pensar que biografias no geral são chatinhas. Especialmente as tradicionais.)
É uma biografia de Van Gogh, sob a forma de BD. A arte é a cores, a sua leitura é fácil e é uma boa maneira de conhecermos a vida do pintor.
Algumas das coisas que gostei de conhecer foram a sua amizade com Gauguin (com quem chegou a partilhar casa) e a sua obsessão com a criação de uma casa para artistas.
Também foi muito bom saber um pouco mais sobre a sua personalidade, ideais e doença.
Noite Estrelada que é o meu quadro favorito de todos os tempos também marcou presença, o que me deixou feliz.
Tudo considerado, foi um bom arranque para este projecto.
Este livro enquadra-sr também no número 96 do #101withbooks : ler um livro do género literário que menoa gostas (biografias. Preconceito ou não, ainda tendo a pensar que biografias no geral são chatinhas. Especialmente as tradicionais.)
November 1, 2020
AMO AMO AMO.
Nunca podía encontrar una novela gráfica que me guste al punto de ponerle 5 estrellas pero esta novela gráfica superó todo.
Ya sabemos que yo amo a Vincent con toda mi alma y estoy obsesionada con su vida pero sin dudas se lo recomiendo a cualquier persona porque se lee rapidísimo y está muy bien representado.
Los dibujos me encantaron, es muy visual y me encantaba pararme a ver las ilustraciones para apreciar lo bellos que eran los paisajes y los personajes; la paleta de colores que tiene la novela capta muy bien la esencia de los colores que usaba, los amarillos estridentes más que nada.
Refleja perfectamente el sufrimiento por el que pasó, la angustia y esos momentos en los que estaba abrumado, genera y transmite mucha empatía, me parece increíble que en una novela gráfica así de corta puedas conectar con los personajes y entenderlos.
Sin dudas creo que la autora se lució e hizo un trabajo increíble con esta novela gráfica que superó todas mis expectativas.
Nunca podía encontrar una novela gráfica que me guste al punto de ponerle 5 estrellas pero esta novela gráfica superó todo.
Ya sabemos que yo amo a Vincent con toda mi alma y estoy obsesionada con su vida pero sin dudas se lo recomiendo a cualquier persona porque se lee rapidísimo y está muy bien representado.
Los dibujos me encantaron, es muy visual y me encantaba pararme a ver las ilustraciones para apreciar lo bellos que eran los paisajes y los personajes; la paleta de colores que tiene la novela capta muy bien la esencia de los colores que usaba, los amarillos estridentes más que nada.
Refleja perfectamente el sufrimiento por el que pasó, la angustia y esos momentos en los que estaba abrumado, genera y transmite mucha empatía, me parece increíble que en una novela gráfica así de corta puedas conectar con los personajes y entenderlos.
Sin dudas creo que la autora se lució e hizo un trabajo increíble con esta novela gráfica que superó todas mis expectativas.
May 23, 2019
Van Gogh’un babasının ölümünden sonra kardeşi Theo’nun yardımı ile Paris’e gittiği ve orada yaşadıklarını anlatan bir çizgi roman Vincent.
Van Gogh’un en önemli eserlerinin nasıl doğduğunu, Paris’te edindiği sanatçı dostlarını ve son zamanlarında ki psikolojik sorunlarını konu edinmiş genellikle.
Çizimler harika olmasa bile ilerleme şeklini çok sevdim. Van Gogh’un hayatına ilgi duyuyorsanız okuması çok keyifli olucaktır.
Ben çok severek okudum.
Art Masters serisine ait bir çizgi roman. Serinin diğer kitaplarını Türkiye’de bulmak malesef ki kolay değil ama ufak bir bilgi olsun🌻
Van Gogh’un en önemli eserlerinin nasıl doğduğunu, Paris’te edindiği sanatçı dostlarını ve son zamanlarında ki psikolojik sorunlarını konu edinmiş genellikle.
Çizimler harika olmasa bile ilerleme şeklini çok sevdim. Van Gogh’un hayatına ilgi duyuyorsanız okuması çok keyifli olucaktır.
Ben çok severek okudum.
Art Masters serisine ait bir çizgi roman. Serinin diğer kitaplarını Türkiye’de bulmak malesef ki kolay değil ama ufak bir bilgi olsun🌻
February 22, 2018
“Tireremo l’aratro fino a quando non potrà più andare avanti. Fino a quel momento potremo ancora guardare con stupore le margherite e le zolle di terra appena arate e i rami dei cespugli in primavera, i cieli azzurri sereni d’estate, le grandi nuvole in autunno, gli alberi nudi in inverno, il sole, la luna e le stelle. Qualsiasi cosa accada, tutto questo ci appartiene.”
April 25, 2021
Barbara Stok schreef een stripboek over Vincent van Gogh. Een prachtige ode aan Vincent de man en Vincent de kunstenaar, ze gaan hand in hand.
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June 9, 2024
"One tube of chrome yellow, please". Det är Vincent som ber om det, hos apotekaren i Arles. Vi vet ju till vad.
Man kan tycka att Van Goghs levnadshistoria nästan är överdokumenterad, t.ex. på film, men den här är ändå läsvärd. Den visar hur visionär han var. Integrerat i illustrationerna förekommer hela brev till brodern Theo. De som finns samlade i många andra volymer, t.ex. chez moi på acertainjenesaisquoi.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/14768...
Själv blev jag sugen nu på att läsa The Yellow House . Den känns som en sommarbok.
Man kan tycka att Van Goghs levnadshistoria nästan är överdokumenterad, t.ex. på film, men den här är ändå läsvärd. Den visar hur visionär han var. Integrerat i illustrationerna förekommer hela brev till brodern Theo. De som finns samlade i många andra volymer, t.ex. chez moi på acertainjenesaisquoi.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/14768...
Själv blev jag sugen nu på att läsa The Yellow House . Den känns som en sommarbok.
September 29, 2019
Really cute art, it gave me a cute view of the life Vincent Van Gogh had. But as I saw other review I noticed that other readers noted that the author really sugar coated his story. And as a person that loves art but knows close to nothing of their painters personal life, I can't say this novel helped me. So I recommend this book only if you are interested in Barbara Stok art and not really the personal life of Vincent Van Gogh.
May 12, 2024
Yıllar sonra bir yeniden okuma. Yine keyifli. Kitap Hollanda’daki Van Gogh Museum ile bir ortak çalışma. Kesitsel bir biyografi denebilir. Sanatçının hayatının (önemli) bir bölümüne mercek tutuyor. Van Gogh’a dair şöyle bir genel bilgi sahibi olmak, tablolarını, hayatını bilmek okuma keyfini artıracaktır. Çünkü bazı detaylar “bilenler biliyor” şeklinde bırakılmış. Didaktik olmayan hava da bu şekilde okunduğunda güzel olmuş. Renkler ve çizimler çok güzel. Sanatçıyı ve eserlerini yansıtma konusunda çok başarılı. Bizde kullanılan font çok kötü geldi bana. Orijinal edisyon nasıl merak ettim. Burada bildiğin #comicsans gibi 🤷🏻♂️ Çocuklar için sanat serileri var. Kapağından ve Van Gogh’un tatlı renk paletinden çocuklara uygun bir kitap sanılmasın. Sevimli çizgilerle buhranlı bir sanatçının buhranlı bir dönemi yetişkinler için anlatılmış. Biraderi Theo ile meşhur mektupları da önemli yer tutuyor kitapta. Öyle veya böyle çok özel bir isim Theo. Sanatçının yaşamında aldığı tavrı görünce “ne yüce gönüllü adammış” demeden edemiyorum. Rasyonel bir paya çekmek gerekirse, kardeşinin sanatını çok sevmesi merhametine sebep olabilir mi diye düşünüyorum ama kimsenin Van Gogh’u bizim gibi görmediği yıllarda bu mümkün mü? Hem “koşulsuz sevgi ve destek” gerçektir belki? Bunu tam özümseyememiş olmak beni üzüyor. Miras kavgalarının, düğün küskünlüklerinin, basit kavgaların ilişkileri yıktığı akraba ilişkilerini çokça müşahade ederken bu ayrıksı kardeşe “koşulsuz bir sevgi” sunulması ihtimali yüreğimi yumuşatıyor. İnşallah işler böyle gelişmiştir. Gerçi Vincent sürekli borçlarını hesaplayıp, kederleniyor ve üretkenlikle durumu kapamaya çalışıyor. Özet, öneriyorum 🌻
July 7, 2017
8/13 #Readathon 2017 Ένα κόμικς βασισμένο σε ιστορικά στοιχεία ή πραγματικά γεγονότα
January 2, 2016
Vincent van Gogh is my favourite artist. The way his depression was portrayed in the illustrations was amazing. I loved this graphic novel so much
December 15, 2017
I actually really enjoyed this. I've come to realize that graphic novels may be my favorite way to read biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.
July 12, 2017
Genel olarak sanatçının Fransa'da yaşadığı dönemi anlatan, çizgi roman niteliğinde yazılmış güzel bir kitap. Evet gerçekten severek okudum fakat çizimleri çok fazla beğendiğimi söyleyemem. Sanki çizimler de hep bir şeyler eksikti. Sanırım yine büyük bir beklenti ile alıp başladığım için.
Ayrıca keşke sadece hayatının bir bölümüne odaklanmaktansa tüm hayatını ele alan bir çizgi roman olsaymış. Mesela ben kendisinin ailesi ile olan ilişkilerini okumayı daha çok seviyorum.
Mektuplardan da alıntılar olduğu için çok sevdim.
Sanatçının hayatını okumaya üşenenler varsa bu sevimli çizgi romanı alıp okuyabilirler.
Son olarak kardeşi Theo'un söylediği şu sözleri okurken gözlerim doldu; "Toprağı sürebildiğimiz kadar süreceğiz. Bu arada papatyalara, yeni sürülmüş toprağa, ilkbaharda çiçeklenen dallara, sakin yaz havasına, sonbaharda büyük yağmur bulutlarına, kışın çıplak ağaçlara, güneşe, aya ve yıldızlara hayranlıkla bakmaya devam edeceğiz. Ne olursa olsun, en azından bunlar bizim."
Her zaman Van Gogh'a olduğu kadar kardeşi Theo'ya da hayranlık beslemişimdir.
Ayrıca keşke sadece hayatının bir bölümüne odaklanmaktansa tüm hayatını ele alan bir çizgi roman olsaymış. Mesela ben kendisinin ailesi ile olan ilişkilerini okumayı daha çok seviyorum.
Mektuplardan da alıntılar olduğu için çok sevdim.
Sanatçının hayatını okumaya üşenenler varsa bu sevimli çizgi romanı alıp okuyabilirler.
Son olarak kardeşi Theo'un söylediği şu sözleri okurken gözlerim doldu; "Toprağı sürebildiğimiz kadar süreceğiz. Bu arada papatyalara, yeni sürülmüş toprağa, ilkbaharda çiçeklenen dallara, sakin yaz havasına, sonbaharda büyük yağmur bulutlarına, kışın çıplak ağaçlara, güneşe, aya ve yıldızlara hayranlıkla bakmaya devam edeceğiz. Ne olursa olsun, en azından bunlar bizim."
Her zaman Van Gogh'a olduğu kadar kardeşi Theo'ya da hayranlık beslemişimdir.
October 12, 2019
Premessa : per linguaggio e poche non si consiglia la lettura ai minori.Del resto con un linguaggio semplice e diretto conosciamo le ossessioni del pittore e il suo modo di vivere.Ci fornisce questa grafica novel uno spunto di riflessione.Non importa come siamo e come siamo percepiti dagli altri.L' importante è fare qualcosa che ci renda felici..per cui cari nerd, solitari o altro...se a voi fa star bene essere così, il resto non conta.
October 9, 2022
I love it 🥹.
Poor poor Vincent, so misunderstood 🥺
Poor poor Vincent, so misunderstood 🥺
May 24, 2016
Van Gogh çok özel bir bağımın olduğu bir ressam. O yüzden bir miktar abartı olabilir değerlendirmemde.
Kitap kısa, ama o kadar da verimli bir kesiti aktarıyor Van Gogh'un hayatından. Güney Fransa'da bulunduğu, meşhur sarı evde yaşadıkları, Gaugin'le arkadaşlığı, teknik olarak en güzel tablolarını yaptığı ve ne yazık ki sonu akıl hastanesine giden bir dönem.
Çizimler oldukça sade, renkler bir harika. Theo'yla aralarındaki kardeş ilişkisini çok güzel yakaladığını düşünüyorum çizerin. Genel itibariyle de oldukça sade ama yoğun bir grafik roman. Kıyıya köşeye iliştirilmiş detayları yakalamak çok keyifli. Mesela iflah olmaz bir köpek insanı olarak arkaplanda gezinen sokö'leri gördükçe gülümsemekten alamadım kendimi.
Çoğu sanat eseri arkasında yaratıcısının ölüm kalım mücadelesini taşır. Yazmazsa, çizmezse, yaratmazsa ölecek hastalığından muzdariptir bu insanlar. Bahsettiğim biraz daha kemikleşmiş, organik, insanı yiyip bitiren bir yaratıcılık. Ve bugün biliyoruz ki epilepsinin haricinde Van Gogh bipolardı. Tabii ki o tabloların tek sırrı bipolar olmak değil, ancak bipolar olan sanatçıların da hayatı, yeryüzünü çok daha farklı algıladıkları ortada.
Konuyla alakalı bir iki uzman görüşünü de buraya not ediyorum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMerS...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fwDV...
Konuya ilgi duyanlara 2010 yapımı "Van Gogh: Painted with Words" belgeselini izlemelerini de öneririm.
Evet bu arada, hepimiz "Loving Vincent" ı bekliyoruz. Heyecanla, çok heyecanla bekliyoruz!
Kitap kısa, ama o kadar da verimli bir kesiti aktarıyor Van Gogh'un hayatından. Güney Fransa'da bulunduğu, meşhur sarı evde yaşadıkları, Gaugin'le arkadaşlığı, teknik olarak en güzel tablolarını yaptığı ve ne yazık ki sonu akıl hastanesine giden bir dönem.
Çizimler oldukça sade, renkler bir harika. Theo'yla aralarındaki kardeş ilişkisini çok güzel yakaladığını düşünüyorum çizerin. Genel itibariyle de oldukça sade ama yoğun bir grafik roman. Kıyıya köşeye iliştirilmiş detayları yakalamak çok keyifli. Mesela iflah olmaz bir köpek insanı olarak arkaplanda gezinen sokö'leri gördükçe gülümsemekten alamadım kendimi.
Çoğu sanat eseri arkasında yaratıcısının ölüm kalım mücadelesini taşır. Yazmazsa, çizmezse, yaratmazsa ölecek hastalığından muzdariptir bu insanlar. Bahsettiğim biraz daha kemikleşmiş, organik, insanı yiyip bitiren bir yaratıcılık. Ve bugün biliyoruz ki epilepsinin haricinde Van Gogh bipolardı. Tabii ki o tabloların tek sırrı bipolar olmak değil, ancak bipolar olan sanatçıların da hayatı, yeryüzünü çok daha farklı algıladıkları ortada.
Konuyla alakalı bir iki uzman görüşünü de buraya not ediyorum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMerS...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fwDV...
Konuya ilgi duyanlara 2010 yapımı "Van Gogh: Painted with Words" belgeselini izlemelerini de öneririm.
Evet bu arada, hepimiz "Loving Vincent" ı bekliyoruz. Heyecanla, çok heyecanla bekliyoruz!
September 9, 2018
Oh Vincent, I can be fascinated by so many art styles and obscure artists and niche movements but you just stole my heart first, didn't you? It's actually because of his and Kandinskij's works that I discovered art history, back in elementary school, and his story has been told a thousand times in a thousand different ways, but it still gets me every time. This graphic novel (brought to Italy by the one and only @baopublishing ) describes the last years in Van Gogh's life in a simple and straightforward style: as I said, it wasn't anything I didn't already know, but it was really nice to get to experience it through another media! Much appreciated were the little snippets of his letters to Theo, inserted directly on page, and the renditions of some of his masterpieces. Overall, I think this graphic novel was super cute to experience and I'd mainly recommend it to younger people and people who want to approach the world of art from an easier perspective, but I can't refrain from recommending the actual bind-up of his letters and Irving Stone's "Lust For Life" if you want a deeper insight into Van Gogh's life. Oh, and the "Vincent and the Doctor" episode of Doctor Who, too!
August 12, 2015
Τα δύο τελευταία χρόνια του αγαπημένου ζωγράφου. Το ταξίδι στην Αρλ, οι αγώνες και οι φοβίες του, τα γράμματα στον αδελφό του Τεό, η αρρώστια και η δημιουργία. Το διάβασα μονορούφι.Υπέροχο σκίτσο, χρώματα εκπληκτικά, τα καρέ των κρίσεων συγκλονιστικά. Στα τελευταίες σελίδες σχεδόν έβαλα τα κλάματα. Από τις πιο εμπνευσμένες αποδόσεις θανάτου που έχω δει.
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