Sunflower by Van Gogh

Shujun Wu
Art 103
9/7/2015

         No doubt that sunflower is the Van Gogh the most famous artwork. Van Gogh used sunflower's various posture to express himself, even compare himself to sunflower. In the artwork, the sunflower with gold color filled with alive desire, like burning. Van Gogh consider yellow is the color of the sun, and the sun also a symbol of love, it is has special significance. In Van Gogh short life, painting sunflowers is a kind of represent the love of life, but unfortunately Van Gogh toward self- destruction in front of Art. He panting sunflower was not for the nature, but his life and spirit; In general, Showing the power of life.