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matiel72's review against another edition
5.0
I really loved this graphic memoir of the life of my favorite painter. The art was beautiful and captured Van Gough's signature style.
emmanovella's review against another edition
4.0
3.75. I love Van Gogh and I love biographical graphic novels so this was right up my street!! I just want to give Vincent a hug and tell him how loved he is ðŸ˜
sophierenee's review
5.0
I loved this style of illustration in this graphic novel! Also the color selection was fabulous
ivana_jenna's review against another edition
5.0
An interesting way of showing an ill but brilliant mind in such a way we feel we understand, maybe not completey, but enough. The simple and clear art style managed to show a lot of subtle tones of human psyche without making it grotesque. There is no way you can put this book down until you've finished it.
laefe's review against another edition
3.0
Mi piacerebbe poter dire che questa graphic novel sia un bell'omaggio al pittore, ma in realtà ... l'ho trovata abbastanza superficiale. Non emerge, se non verso la fine, la vera anima di Vincent, il suo stato d'animo e la sua visione del mondo. Tutto si trasforma quasi in una favoletta per bambini, con dialoghi sempliciotti che rendono Van Gogh quasi una macchietta comica. Solo sul finale l'autrice è riuscita a rappresentare il mondo interiore del pittore, che viveva più sulle sue tele che su questa terra. Avesse utilizzato la stessa "poesia" sin dall'inizio, si sarebbe giustificato il titolo dell'opera, quel "Vincent" così intimo.
belle_fiction's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t know much about Van Gogh except he was prone to fits of emotional/mental crises which saw him cut off part of his ear and shoot himself. This GN could have easily just focused on these parts of his life but Stok paints a wonderful homage to Van Gogh and documents his time in Arles (in the south of France) where his dreams to become a renowned and celebrated artist is always at the forefront of his mind.
We see the beautiful (but sometimes strained) relationship Vincent had with his younger brother, Theo, an art dealer who offers his unconditional love and support (both emotional and financial) who wanted the best for Vincent but knew of his sensitive, passionate and sometimes volatile disposition but would do whatever it took to ensure Vincent was as happy as possible.
We see Vincent’s breakdown and time spent in a hospital which are some very sad and low points to the story but also his success with his sunflowers painting, and his vision of creating an artists’ house for himself and his artist friends (Gaugin). All I can say was that Vincent was an incredibly intense personality whose need to achieve and succeed in art possibly drove him to despair but Stok has captured his essence perfectly in this short GN and I would thoroughly recommend to all.
The illustrations in this were incredible and vividly captured Van Gogh as a tortured soul. Powerful stuff!
We see the beautiful (but sometimes strained) relationship Vincent had with his younger brother, Theo, an art dealer who offers his unconditional love and support (both emotional and financial) who wanted the best for Vincent but knew of his sensitive, passionate and sometimes volatile disposition but would do whatever it took to ensure Vincent was as happy as possible.
We see Vincent’s breakdown and time spent in a hospital which are some very sad and low points to the story but also his success with his sunflowers painting, and his vision of creating an artists’ house for himself and his artist friends (Gaugin). All I can say was that Vincent was an incredibly intense personality whose need to achieve and succeed in art possibly drove him to despair but Stok has captured his essence perfectly in this short GN and I would thoroughly recommend to all.
The illustrations in this were incredible and vividly captured Van Gogh as a tortured soul. Powerful stuff!
h4vnns's review against another edition
5.0
Van Gogh siempre ha sido un artista que me ha despertado mucho interés por su forma de percibir todo lo que rodea. Este cómic o novela gráfica sin duda nos acerca un poco más a la vida del artista y nos introduce de lleno en sus pensamientos.
A pesar de que la vida de Vincent fuese tan turbulenta y complicada, la novela nos la presenta de un modo bastante poético y ameno. Las ilustraciones son preciosas, tan llenas de color como la mente de Van Gogh.
La lectura se pasa rápida, pero te invita a reflexionar en numerosas ocasiones.
Sin duda, una de mis mejores lecturas en mucho tiempo.
A pesar de que la vida de Vincent fuese tan turbulenta y complicada, la novela nos la presenta de un modo bastante poético y ameno. Las ilustraciones son preciosas, tan llenas de color como la mente de Van Gogh.
La lectura se pasa rápida, pero te invita a reflexionar en numerosas ocasiones.
Sin duda, una de mis mejores lecturas en mucho tiempo.