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When you think of Vincent Van Gogh you probably think of paintings like "Sunflowers" and "Starry Night" but there's more to the story. San Diego artist Joe Nyiri tackled this subject in his new exhibit “Joe Nyiri: Considering Van Gogh The Man,” at The Pacific Beach Taylor Library.
Nyiri has shown his work at Oceanside Museum of Art, taught art at San Diego public schools, libraries, and the Zoo for decades. Still he admits that painting Van Gogh's personal life was a huge undertaking. After all Van Gogh's paintings sell for more than $50 million at auction, and images of his paintings have been plastered on everything from Van shoes to board games!
"It was intimidating," admitted Nyiri, but he was determined to unfold Van Gogh's life on canvas. Walking through the exhibit it’s evident Nyiri was on a mission. Nyiri said he was most interested in Van Gogh's personal struggles with depression. This exhibit is like diving into the canvas and entering a portal into Van Gogh's mind, sometimes tortured, sometimes beautiful, parts still unknown. Like most brilliant people, he was misunderstood. "Even his mom couldn’t accept his greatness," Nyiri said.
Nyiri hopes visitors of the exhibition will take a moment to take in each painting. "I want them to look. People look at things, but they don’t see. I teach kids, and I always say, I am not more intelligent than you, but I see more. "
Perhaps you will not only be inspired by this exhibit, but will walk away with a new understanding of the suffering and inner workings of one of history’s greatest artists.
“Considering Van Gogh The Man” will be on view until August 16th.
Location: Pacific Beach Taylor Library
4275 Cass Street San Diego, CA 92109
For more information visit: http://joenyiri.com/
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