Žízeň po životě - 2 CDmp3 (Čte Aleš Procházka)

I experienced the true painter within me only when I was missing teeth and breath. The story of the wandering Dutchman Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is a tragedy of a brooding genius whose tenacity went far beyond the bearable limit. When he left his position at his uncle's gallery and, as a lay confessor to Belgian miners, developed his own painting talents, his Calvary began, framed by misunderstanding and the struggle for mere existence. He forgot that even an artist creating from pure conviction – in his own way and regardless of contemporary taste – must make a living. He was unwilling to compromise on this, and thus was forever dependent on the charity of his brother Theo even after they left pragmatic Netherlands for France. In the land promised to painters, Vincent first sought truth in art with Parisian bohemians over absinthe, and then discovered the potential of color in the light of Provence. However, he underestimated the treacherous shadows that transformed passion into obsession... Stone's account of the decade-long creative struggle of the post-impressionist who stood at the birth of modern painting delves into the tortured soul driven to the desert of madness. The peak work of the American biographer depicts van Gogh's unfulfilled loves, dramatic friendships, and the pressure of inner demons that the hermit had to resist...