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Swirls and spirals are prominent patterns in van Gogh's paintings (The Starry Night). One possible explanation might be that he painted entoptic forms[1]. Entoptic forms (or phosphenes) are visual phenomena that a person experiences in an altered state of consciousness, and are endogenous, not related to his actual visual perception. They emerge from the upper visual pathways, and are typical in migraine attacks, epilepsia, and during externally provoked altering of consciousness (drugs, alcohol etc.). Most frequently they consist of basic visual forms: spirals, zig-zag forms, grids, and hexagons. Cave art is currently most frequently described in this way, although some authors have drawn direct analogies to van Gogh and some other modern painters as well (Monet, Picasso, Pissaro, Kandinski, Klee, Pollock, Miro and others) </ref>.Eichmeier, J. And O.Hofer. Endogene Bildmuster, Urban und Schwarzenberg, Munich, 1974. </ref>.Petricek (talk) 16:56, 17 June 2009 (UTC){{editsemiprotected}}
Thanks for swift response. I am new to Wikipedia, sorry. I wanted o remark on and explain freqent occurence of spirals in van Gogh's paintings, that may be attributed to his altered state of consciousness induced by drugs, alcohol or other reasons, as excellently described in cited article. I think this is important addition to explanation of his work- the text I posted above may be inserted in the passage concerning his health, or about his technique, where spirals are already mentioned.Petricek (talk) 09:09, 18 June 2009 (UTC){{editsemiprotected}}
Any news? Am I doing something wrong in using this page?Petricek (talk) 12:06, 20 June 2009 (UTC){{editsemiprotected}}
and someone will come by to help. Celestra (talk) 15:34, 20 June 2009 (UTC){{editsemiprotected}}
Thanks! So let's see if this works: I would like to insert text with references in chapter Medical records after the sentence:The disorders it is most commonly associated with are mania and epilepsy.[82] The text and references are:Swirls and spirals are prominent patterns in van Gogh's paintings (The Starry Night with cypresses). One possible explanation might be that he painted entoptic forms[2]. Entoptic forms (or phosphenes) are visual phenomena that a person experiences in an altered state of consciousness, and are endogenous, not related to his actual visual perception. They emerge from the upper visual pathways, and are typical in migraine attacks, epilepsia, and during externally provoked altering of consciousness (drugs, alcohol etc.). Most frequently they consist of basic visual forms: spirals, zig-zag forms, grids, and hexagons. Cave art is currently most frequently described in this way, although some authors have drawn direct analogies to van Gogh and some other modern painters as well (Monet, Picasso, Pissaro, Kandinski, Klee, Pollock, Miro and others) </ref>.Eichmeier, J. And O.Hofer. Endogene Bildmuster, Urban und Schwarzenberg, Munich, 1974. </ref>.Regarding the contents of contribution: in the reference that is available on the web authors cited in the second paper (web quotation unavailable) asserted that entoptic pictures did influence work of several authors which I mentioned. The analogy with cave art is also very interesting. So I am not drawing any personal conclusion from data which someone I cite hasn't done already. I feel that this purely physiological phenomenon may explain some quite prominent elements in van Gogh's paintings.I hope this answers your queries. Petricek (talk) 18:41, 20 June 2009 (UTC){{editsemiprotected}}
Since my last posting, I found that on the Wikipedia page Form constant exactly the same phenomenon was described. So I would like to once more suggest to include mentioning this in the context of van Gogh's work. I still think it creates a valuable insight in his work.
- Wheat Field with Crows (dated Jul 1980), an example of the unusual double square canvas size Van Gogh used in the last weeks of his life, is among Van Gogh's most haunting and elemental works with its turbulent intensity[112] ; but often mistakenly thought to be his last work (Jan Hulsker lists seven paintings after it).[110] Barbizon painter Charles Daubigny moved to Auvers in 1861. Pictorially he put Auvers on the map, attracting artists Camille Corot and Honoré Daumier among others, and in 1890 Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh made two versions of Daubigny's Garden in July 1890, and they are more likely candidates to be among his final works.[111]. There are also seemingly unfinished paintings, such as Thatched Cottages by a Hill.
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The Old Mill, (1888), Albright-Knox Art Gallery | Starry Night Over the Rhone, (1888), Musée d'Orsay, Paris | Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background, (1889), Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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