Think about everything
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from Cuesmes, July 1880
Try to grasp the essence of what the great artists, the serious masters, say in their masterpieces, and you will again find God in them. One man has written or said it in a book, another in a painting. Just read the Bible and the Gospel, that will start you thinking, thinking about many things, thinking about everything, well then, think about many things, think about everything, that will lift your thoughts above the humdrum despite yourself. We know how to read, so let us read!
Letter 133
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
Try to grasp the essence of what the great artists, the serious masters, say in their masterpieces, and you will again find God in them. One man has written or said it in a book, another in a painting. Just read the Bible and the Gospel, that will start you thinking, thinking about many things, thinking about everything, well then, think about many things, think about everything, that will lift your thoughts above the humdrum despite yourself. We know how to read, so let us read!
Letter 133
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
Back to The Way of Vincent: Making art no matter what
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