Expressionism -- Van Gogh's Starry Essay

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By pointing straight up, it is emulating the church steeple, pointing perhaps to God, and Creator that has brought the stars and the moon and the clouds and the land to the people so they could build a village. In the village the lights are on in many of the houses, or are those bright windows merely reflecting the starry splendor from above?

In conclusion, Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night" received a great deal of exposure when Don McLean sang the song in 1970. Many listeners likely did not know at first the song was about Vincent Van Gogh, but a careful review of the lyrics clearly indicates that the song was an ode to the great expressionist.

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The painting will endure long after the song though. It will endure as long as humankind is still on the planet. And the planet is better for the fact that artists like Van Gogh were here to capture its many forms, shapes, and expressions.

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