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    Principle in Human Nature Is The Craving To Be Appreciated," A Directly Stated Principle That

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    Vincent Van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" and Don McLean's song "Vincent" both convey loneliness and a longing for appreciation. The painting uses blended visual elements to communicate a message without words, while the song captures Vincent's struggles as an artist through rhyming lyrics that synchronize with the painting. Both the painter and the singer seem to have experienced obstacles in their lives and a desire for love and recognition of their work, which they failed to receive from an indifferent world during their lifetimes.

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    Principle in Human Nature Is The Craving To Be Appreciated," A Directly Stated Principle That

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    Vincent Van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" and Don McLean's song "Vincent" both convey loneliness and a longing for appreciation. The painting uses blended visual elements to communicate a message without words, while the song captures Vincent's struggles as an artist through rhyming lyrics that synchronize with the painting. Both the painter and the singer seem to have experienced obstacles in their lives and a desire for love and recognition of their work, which they failed to receive from an indifferent world during their lifetimes.

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    Vincent Van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" and Don McLean's song "Vincent" both convey loneliness and a longing for appreciation. The painting uses blended visual elements to communicate a message without words, while the song captures Vincent's struggles as an artist through rhyming lyrics that synchronize with the painting. Both the painter and the singer seem to have experienced obstacles in their lives and a desire for love and recognition of their work, which they failed to receive from an indifferent world during their lifetimes.

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    Principle in Human Nature Is The Craving To Be Appreciated," A Directly Stated Principle That

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    Vincent Van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" and Don McLean's song "Vincent" both convey loneliness and a longing for appreciation. The painting uses blended visual elements to communicate a message without words, while the song captures Vincent's struggles as an artist through rhyming lyrics that synchronize with the painting. Both the painter and the singer seem to have experienced obstacles in their lives and a desire for love and recognition of their work, which they failed to receive from an indifferent world during their lifetimes.

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    #28 FORJES, RONDEL JOHN ESTANISLAO

    HUMANITIES 13

    VINCENT VAN GOGHS STARY NIGHT PAINTING AND DON MCLEANS VINCENT
    INSIGHT

    A beautiful masterpiece made


    by a genius artist. A poetic artwork
    reflected in a beautiful song. What lies
    behind those swirling clouds and
    magnificent lights under a peaceful
    place? Who knows . . . but my
    curiosity was really awakened after
    seeing this painting and hearing the
    song of Don Mclean.

    A picture speaks a thousand words, though it may not literally speak, the message of it
    through the blended elements of visual art is more than enough, but the danger of interpreting it
    would be based on the perception of a certain spectator. As for me starry night itself is loneliness,
    the painting of Van Gogh with the combination of sentiments embedded in the song Vincent, it
    made me somehow think of the quotation by William James which goes this way the deepest
    principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated, A directly stated principle that
    states how important appreciation is to each of us, as we live and struggle with the misty mystery
    pace of time here on earth. Its like a food that feeds the soul and a heat that warms the heart.
    I believe that the singer of the song and the painter of the painting had somehow the
    same sentiments, because Don Mclean will not be able to collect pieces of words and put them
    together, which rhymed perfectly fine and synchronize so perfectly with the art work of Van
    Gogh if he didnt underwent through obstacles like the obstacles met by the painter.
    In the song, every word described the every bit of Vincent's struggles in life as an artist.
    Vincent's attempt of opening to the world his whole heart to show his desires as seen in the scene
    presented behind his painting was very obvious in the song and the disillusionment after his
    failure in letting the whole humanity recognize the presence he signified. The hunger for love
    and recognition is present but the world is so blind that they did not notice it. He tried to show
    how he cared for others; he tried to let the horizons meet to let others know his realm, but it just
    lead into a melancholic end.

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