THERE’S HOPE FOR HUMANITY AND THE ARTS

Chicago’s Art Institute is hosting a display of 36 of Van Gogh’s paintings and explanations of how the paintings reflected his life at the time they were painted. Huge crowds have descended on the Art Institute.
This is a good sign. Let’s hope the crowds weren’t made up mostly of art students who were required to attend. Could culture and the arts still be alive in Chicago? One can only hope.
Poor Van Gogh. A typically “tortured artist”. In his 37 years on earth he lived under 37 roofs across 24 cities in search of happiness and a place of belonging. No wonder so many of his paintings are out of focus. (Sorry, that’s a pathetic attempt at humor). I’ve just never been a fan of his work and or the whole school of impressionism. (I know, some scholars don’t lump him in with typical impressionism. Please don’t send me hate mail.)
While I’m not wild about Van Gogh’s works, I am wild about the fact that the arts are still alive in Chicago.