the real van Gogh- the artist and his letters review

For those of you who have never been to the royal acadamy in London, it is an absolutely beautiful old building, both inside and out, arriving for my 1st ever visit to the Royal acadamy I felt so excited in the que, aside from the fact that I have hardly ever qued for an exibit.

Ive always had a soft spot for van Gogh, influencing so many different art movements, it is hard to imagine art today without him. The first exhibit on van Gogh in a while, a new exibit, "the real van Gogh, the artist and his letters" fetures intimate and reflective letters by van Gogh, next to origianl drwings and paintings in a variety of media.

Dedicating himeslf to art much late in life, at the age of 27, and dieing 10 years later, his life was relatively short and his path in art even shorter, his journey was utterly unique. For anyone who has ever wondered abotu this great artist- the master and the madness, this exhibit shows a compleately new side to him.

Looking at the letters in the exhibit, he speaks of his fears that his art isn't good enough. What was also very interesting was the sketches in the letters, and the passion in which he wites in telling his friends and family about new sketches and art work. You can also see in this exhibit how much his style has changed, from the detailed sketches of his early beggings, to his later work being both more energetic and expressive. The sheer volume of work in this exhibit will blow your mind. Spending three hours there myself I can certainly tell you I wasnt bored, or have that feeling of art overload when I left.

One combination I love is Art and Mental health, and how the two relate. With this exhibition you deffinetley see this mans mind, but also what we seldom see, his humanity.

Get and see it befor its too late... ****