| The Spirit of a Chair"I would so much like
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| | itself, positioned in the center of the
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| to imbue you with a large share of my
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| | canvas, is turned outward to show off its
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| faith that we shall succeed in starting
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| | rustic beauty and offset by a brick-red
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| something that will endure."Van Gogh wrote
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| | tile floor and a sea-green wall. The only
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| those words to Gauguin three weeks before
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| | object in the painting, other than his
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| they began living together in the Yellow
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| | pipe and tobacco on the straw seat of the
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| House in Arles. The two artists lived
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| | chair, is a box with the artist's
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| together in the "Studio of the South" for
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| | characteristic "Vincent" signature on it.
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| nine weeks. In Vincent's two famous chair
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| | The box is the same yellow wood as the
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| paintings, we see his impression of the
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| | chair, and contains unidentifiable things
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| spirit of each man, made manifest on
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| | that may or may not be painting
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| canvas through the portrayal of inanimate
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| | paraphernalia. The entire effect is simple
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| furniture.He painted his own chair facing
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| | and warm, almost childlike.By contrast,
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| right and Gauguin's chair facing left.
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| | Vincent's painting of Gauguin's chair is
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| Consequently, when the two paintings are
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| | quite formal. Undeniably a van Gogh
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| presented together, they produce a
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| | masterpiece, it still emits a heavy
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| synergistic effect. Viewing them together,
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| | feeling of rigor. The brown wooden
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| we can see clearly what Vincent was
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| | armchair, lovely in its curving structure,
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| getting at. When positioned facing outward
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| | is thickly outlined in black. The ornately
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| from each other, (as they usually are),
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| | patterned reddish rug under the chair
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| they are portraits of two highly disparate
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| | displays an inexorable perspective on its
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| souls, never to find unity. When placed
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| | way to the stark green wall, which
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| facing toward each other, their
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| | occupies more than one-third of the
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| differences and tumultuous problems fade
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| | canvas. The painting comes off as darkly
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| and the underlying spiritual bond
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| | ponderous.Gauguin's chair, also in the
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| emerges.Though both artists are now
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| | center of the canvas facing outward, does
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| recognized as cutting edge masters, they
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| | not seem as important to the viewer as the
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| discovered an enormous rift in their
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| | wall lamp, the burning candle and the
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| approach to painting. Ensuing debates,
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| | books resting on its green cushion. It's
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| sometimes turning ugly, left them frazzled
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| | impossible not to see these simple objects
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| and unhappy. It seems that the fire
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| | depicted with light colors, as symbols.
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| ignited by their proximity burned too hot
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| | Knowledge and illumination are carefully
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| for comfort. Eventually, rather than
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| | presented here as part and parcel of his
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| becoming violent toward Gauguin, van Gogh
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| | friend's spirit.Though their relationship
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| cut off his own earlobe and landed himself
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| | became so stormy it practically undid each
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| in the hospital.Van Gogh's painting of his
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| | of them, ironically, it was the catalyst
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| own yellow chair in the Yellow House is
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| | of change for both their careers, in due
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| full of light and lightheartedness.
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| | course furthering the progress of modern
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| Witnessing this, it would seem that the
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| | art in the western world. This, then, is
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| tension he and Gauguin experienced while
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| | van Gogh's enduring legacy, and his goal
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| trying to find a way to live in harmony
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| | of creating "something that will endure"
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| together affected Vincent not at all
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| | was realized, though not in the way he
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| (though the world now knows better). He
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| | envisioned.Visit the Life of Van Gogh
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| pictures his chair in a carefree manner,
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| | website for more information on Van Gogh
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| employing his usual methods of heavy
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| | paintings, or to get out own Biography of
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| texture, outlining, and the juxtaposition
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| | Vincent Van Gogh.
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| of complementary colors.The wooden chair
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