Starry Night Analysis | What makes van Gogh unique? (Video Essay)

Starry Night is perhaps the most visually stunning of Van Gogh's work, here I analyse the painting, looking at the composition, and Van Gogh's situation when painting it. Most revealingly, we discover that what gave Van Gogh his distinctive use of colour was that he was quite possibly colourblind.

References:

"Was Vincent van Gogh Colour Blind? It Sure Looks Like It", Colin Schultz;
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-vincent-van-gogh-color-blind-it-sure-looks-like-it-27576085/

"Van Gogh, Starry Night", Dr. Noelle Paulson;
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe-and-americas/modernity-ap/a/van-gogh-the-starry-night

"Starry Night Analysis";
https://www.artble.com/artists/vincent_van_gogh/paintings/starry_night

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