Why did Van Gogh cut his ears?

Why did Van Gogh cut his ears? Is it because you don't want to hear the irony from outside? You think wrong!

When it comes to great European painters, many of us will think of Leonardo da Vinci. After all, every one of us knew the story of his painting eggs when he was a child. Others will think of Van Gogh, whose paintings are the most sought-after works in auctions all over the world. Leonardo da Vinci was famous when he was alive, but Van Gogh was different. His situation is very tragic. Although it was some time after his death that people gradually noticed that there were such talented painters and such flamboyant paintings, none of these could change the embarrassing reality that he only sold one painting when he was alive.

Van Gogh was a serious, silent and cautious child when he was young. He went to boarding school when he was young, and later worked as a painter's assistant for others. It was not until 1880 that he decided to become a painter. After a few years, he went to the Academy of Fine Arts to study, but because of his stubborn personality, he often opposed his teacher and dropped out of school a month later. Later, I went to Paris and pissarro, and Gauguin became good friends.

When he was alive, life was not very good, because his artistic creation was not recognized, and he thought his life was a failure. We know that all talented artists have some defects in their personalities to some extent. For example, many artists are immersed in Xiaotian's own land, others are seriously divorced from the life at that time and are out of tune with the secular concept, and some people are prone to depression and even mental disorders.

Not only did his works not get due respect, but his love hurt him again and again. At first, he fell in love with a girl named Eugenia, but the landlord's daughter didn't like him at all. When he saw his favorite woman whispering in other people's arms, he left this sad heart. Later, when he was painting in London, he met a prostitute named Christina. In her warm body, Van Gogh enjoyed a little happiness as a human being, but it didn't last long. The prostitute left him and he was down and out.

However, when he was alive, it was the famous ear-cutting incident that made him famous. This is impossible for today's performance art. At that time, it was even more bloody and horrible. Whatever the reason, people are extremely resistant and exclusive to this kind of violence. There was a saying at that time that his best friend Gauguin had done something to hurt him. When they discuss art together, they often quarrel and even fight. Gauguin was jealous of his artistic achievements, but laughed at his love life. He learned that the humiliated Van Gogh was sorry for his mental imbalance and finally cut off his ear.

There is also a saying that he is a mental patient himself, and his family has a history of this. Even a few months after he committed suicide, his younger brother died in almost the same way. This statement is also reflected in an overseas film about him. He often feels lonely when painting, but he has no ability to control this negative emotion. Sometimes he will take some radical actions, such as driving away birds in the sky, or even hitting his head against a tree, which may cut off his ears.

Of course, some people think that he is ridiculed too much and under too much pressure. If he cuts off his ears, he will lose his hearing, so that he can eliminate external interference and concentrate on painting. However, among his works, there is a self-portrait without ears that is very famous. Just after his death, did he know that his work would achieve such success?