○ Although he was an ill-fated artist who chose to end his own life that had suffered poverty and frustration, not only is he considered one of the greatest artists to have a profound impact on the history of art by introduction of unique techniques and representations of inner feelings of mind that opened the new era of creativity in the history of arts but also the most admired artist for his intense works by public until today.
○ With the selection of 45 oil paintings and 22 drawings and lithographs from the Van Gogh Museum of Art and the Kröller-Müller Museum which possess more than half of survived works of Vincent van Gogh, the exhibition will consist of total of 67 greatest works of Gogh such as <Irises>, <Self Portrait>, <Sower>, and <Cornfield of Cypresses> that will show the essence of his world of art. It is the first retrospective exhibition of Gogh ever to take place in Korea and it is the largest since the 100th anniversary exhibition of Gogh held at Amsterdam van Gogh Museum of Art in 1990.
○ The exhibition is set up in a chronological order of his works so that people have easier approach to the works from their birth to progress. There will be a number of representative works from each period of his artistic career on display such as the first period in which he tried to accomplish the humanitarianism by putting the miserable lives of poor peasants on canvas in Netherland (1881-1885) and the next period in Paris when he discovered impressionists' works as inspiration for the foundation of his own unique style of painting (1886-1888), and the following period in Arles where he experimented with colors to embody his idealistic ideas (1888-1889), and the next period of Saint-Rémy during which he poured out his uncontrolled artistic passion into natural depictions (1889-1890), and the last period in Auvers-sur-Oise which marked his last 70 days of life (1890).
○ It was not until he died that his works became to be recognized by the world. Since then, his works have had a great influence on many artistic trends such as Impressionism, Fauvism, Abstractionism, and Expressionism and have been the model for many artists of the 20th century. "Your hard work will not fade away in vain.. I am very confident that people will appreciate your works in future. The only question is when..", said his brother Theo. As his brother had predicted, the lively touches of his spirit still stimulate the sensitivity of people in the 21st century today and the myth continues with his imperishable passion as a true hero in art history.
