Vincent Van Gogh was not the only one to paint a “Starry Night”, Edvard Munch did too, or Two I should say because I know of at least two that he painted. Munch was one of the most influential artists of the Expressionists. He painted about what he felt and often portrayed in oils, a psychological state. Many of his paintings are about a particular state of mind, such as anxiety, as seen in his famous painting “The Scream”.
I believe that the following quote by Edvard Munch, is one of the best statements about the reason why we do this, that I have ever heard.
“We want more than a mere photograph of nature. We do not want to paint pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room walls. We want to create, or at least lay the foundations of, an art that gives something to humanity. An art that arrests and engages. An art created of one's innermost heart." (E.M.)
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