Despite the fact that they lived in different centuries, Vincent Van Gogh and Jackson Pollock had very similar careers and lives. ... Van Gogh’s Post-Impressionist work was an emotional reaction. ... It also shows Van Gogh’s interest in primitivism, a search for uncorrupted societies. ...
Jackson Pollock’s style was also considered very different in his time. ... Like Van Gogh, Pollock was also obsessed with nature, at one point declaring that ‘he was nature. ... Van Gogh drank absinthe, a European concoction that contained the poison laudanum, obsessively. ... Jackson was never institutionalized for his mental problems, but he did see a psychiatrist regularly because he was often in an extremely desperate state of mind. ... Van Gogh and Pollock each ended up committing suicide, although in different ways. Van Gogh shot himself in a field, but did not die right away. ...
Both Vincent and Jackson were searching for a deeper meaning in life, and searching for themselves. Van Gogh believed dreams were the key to understanding. ... This addition is often interpreted as Vincent attempting to achieve emotional and spiritual harmony. ... Jackson often felt as if he didn’t fit in with his peers, especially in the Post-World War II suburban society. ... Even worse off was Van Gogh, who was literally laughed at when he displayed any of his works, and only ever sold one painting during his lifetime.
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